2006-09-25 01:07:34 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Bad. Very, very bad.
No programme in TV history has done more to degrade people.
If the producers state that they allow in a cross-section of society then God help us all.
I've never seen such a bunch of cretins, layabouts and scroungers. I've nothing against homosexuals at all, but why oh why do the ones in the BB house have to be the most outrageously camp queens in the world, and I've nothing against neurotic women, but why oh why do the ones in the BB house have to be the most bitchy, spoilt drunken old tarts in the world? I've nothing against people with Tourets, but why did this years winner have to have the advanced form of it?
2006-09-25 01:18:23 · answer #1 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a matter of opinion which is partly influenced by the person who is watching it, the format of the show, and the people who star on it.
The idea itself is relatively clever, based on George Orwell's 1984- I am sure some of the so called 'educated' (which often translates to meaning they have had no properly new ideas since the 1970s) professors who probably mainly look down on it would have liked to have come up with the idea as a psychology experiment.
Wanting to be famous just for being famous is not particularly new- and maybe if most people stopped pretending that it was new then we would have less people aspiring to it. Anyway, that's better than wanting to be famous by being infamous (eg. committing a crime.)
Anyway, Pete from the last series may have been put on for the shock factor of somebody involuntarily saying swear words but, in fact, his character is stronger than this stereotype- he has great punk style and seems to have a heart of gold.
It seems unfair that being a goldfish in a bowl for a few weeks deems you sufficiently qualified to have your own magazine column (eg Jade) whilst other people with A-Levels and degrees and journalism qualifications begin on local newspapers but it has always been this way and it probably always will be.
The main problem with Big Brother is that it is old now. The celebrity shows tended to be far more entertaining than the ones with non-celebrities because we already had an idea of the celebrities persona so the show either confirmed or eroded that, whereas no expectations could really be changed in such a dramatic way with the non-celebrities..
2006-09-25 08:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by _Picnic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how you look at the show, In today's society television is changeing and we as a society have to learn to adapt, Big Brother is a reality show that has people competing for money, People will have there own opinion on wether the show is bad or good.
2006-09-25 13:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by mth16us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you talking about the big brother shows? or Big Brother as in the Goverment watching us??
ok well I will tell you my thoughts on both,, giggle
the TV show is interesting to see how other people handle situations, and social settings that are out of the norm. Good or bad for society?? I think it's good becuase it helps us break some stereo types and helps us accept different lifestyles.
As far as the goverment Big Brother,,, I think it's nessarsary in some situations,, but I don't think they need to know what books we read ,, or what tv shows we watch. ect,, ect..
2006-09-25 08:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by B V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really representative of society, as it's full of publicity seeking wanna bee's who don't represent the populace in any way.
As for the Yahoo BB message board, that did seem to attract some very strange characters(Trolls I believe is the correct term for them) who had very limited social skills and just seemed to want to cause trouble and interrupt a social discussion of a subject people had a shared interest in and so in that way it was bad for society.
2006-09-25 08:21:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big Brother is a total waste of air-time and should not be allowed to manifest itself on TV ever again. It has no value, produces Z-list "celebrities" who milk their "status" for all it's worth. You just have to look at the covers of the gossip magazines to see people go "We're seeing each other" or "We've split up" to see how pointless it really is. Use the airtime for something with purpose, for once.
2006-09-25 08:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's bad for society. This show brings out the absolute worse in people. The winners are held in high regard for using sleazy
tactics to win. Deceit and manipulation aren't good characteristics in anyone. The losers are humiliated being manipulated and deceived. this show is morally wrong.
2006-09-25 09:18:59 · answer #7 · answered by mikberw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Entertainment is not intended to be good or bad. It is just that entertainment. Anybody who becomes addicted to and / or emulates the behaviour of people on these shows doesn't have a life of their own and have nothing to contribute to society in any case.
2006-09-25 08:17:53 · answer #8 · answered by Brian M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I,m sure there are a lot worse things than B.B out there for society.Personally i love it totally addicted.The way strangers interact the psychology behind it.Don't think the right person always wins.But this year Pete definitely deserved it.Glad he ditched Nikki thought she was a bit much even though she was entertaining i don't believe she really loved him just the media attention she was going to get.
2006-09-25 08:16:21 · answer #9 · answered by crystal tips 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that it is bad for society itself, but it is an indicator of things that are wrong with society right now: enjoying watching people humiliating themselves, the desire for instant undeserved celebrity etc etc. Very sad.
2006-09-25 08:18:29 · answer #10 · answered by peggy*moo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋