2007-01-17 21:58:08 · 16 answers · asked by cavapasmieux 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
No: no government (or government surrogate) should ever step in and stop a program being broadcast.
However channel 4 is a commercial organistion, it only puts on programs that are cost effective.
BB is realtively cheap, its attracts income form advertisers and people phoning in. if people didnt phone in revenue will drop, if people dont wathc advertising will drop.
There are already suggestions that Carphone Warehouse are reconsidering their sponsorship, there are signs that advertisers are worried. Although the 25% increase in audience figures since the racisism/bullying row burrst on the scene isnt going to be that much of a deterrent.
So in short if you think Big Brother shouldn't be broadcast then dont watch it, encourage like minded friedns and realtive mnot to watch it, dont talk about it.
Although I dont watch it I think this program may actually do this country a favour. Its showing how incredibly stupid, ignorant, unfeeling and dumb some people in this country are. After years of being told how wonderfull our education system is, of how grades are improving, its showing up that many people are leaving school essentially dumb, unable to speak properly, unable to do basic maths (the FSA wants to introduce a traffic light scheme because it thinks around 50% (sorry half) of the population is unable to understand percentages.
2007-01-17 22:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by Mark J 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't think ch4 should stop making or broadcasting the programme at all-i do however think they should stop trawling rundown council estates for bozo contestants who want their '15 minutes' of fame...or "celebrity's", who are so far up their own a$$e'$ most of the time that they think they are on another, more celestial planet than the rest of us! Get some older people in there, 40-50 plusses, see how they get on with participating-see what life skills and experiences they could bring to the house...ch4 is in a winwin situation with this show-i only wish they would try differing formats, differing age groups-(how about a "kid brother" type show, for youngsters as an example!)-there are lots of ideas the programme planners could try but don't...but no, it shouldn't be stopped.
2007-01-17 22:27:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why stop at celeb BB? Stop broadcasting any programme with Celeb in its title!
Except for a new show 'Celeb shoot out', put them all on an island with unlimited armaments, only rule is that just one person gets of the island alive.
2007-01-17 22:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by Corneilius 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They should've stopped it years ago. But as far as the current debacle (1 celebrity (not known in the UK), a handful of past celebrities (not heard since 1984) and some idiots with no class) I think the Bollywood star and J Jackson should be given weapons in a Battle Royale stylee - giving them the chance to improve the world by killing the Goody clan
2007-01-17 23:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by dumberthangeorgebush 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This CBB Is nothing short of a Filthy Moronic Load of RUBBISH - It demeans Television Broadcasting and Great Britain to allow such Disgusting Trash , Featuring Nothing more than a Mindless Excercise in Degredation of our Nation .....
2007-01-17 23:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Channel 4 are only keeping it going for the money. They used to edit out the bad bits, or put "silence" over the bad bits, but this doesn't seem to happen now. Jade hasn't even been pulled into the diary room to be reprimanded, which I think is wrong.
2007-01-17 22:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The programme is aimed in direction of human beings of low IQ interior the 1st place. those are often this style of ppl to discover the time to ***** approximately such nonsense. Whats the vast deal.some dopey female stated something not relatively insulting to a distinctive dopey female,in no way hasbeen , getting paid £3 hundred 000 to allow herself to be insulted by using yet another dopey female. So what?
2016-10-31 10:24:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DEFINATELY YES!! OFCOM SHOULD STOP THEM BROADCASTING SUCH DISGUSTING BULLYING BEHAVIOUR. THE ONLY REASON THEY WONT SAY ANYTHING TO THE THREE WITCHES OF EASTWICK IS FEAR OF THEM WALKING. THEY CANT AFFORD OTHER HOUSEMATES TO LEAVE. YET ON THE OTHER HAND THEY ARE DESTROYING THE SHOW. EVEN THE NORMAL BIG BROTHER IS NOW A DISGRACE TO WATCH!! OFCOM SHOULD PULL THE PLUG ON IT IF THEIR NOT PREPARED TO DO ANYTHING. C4 HAVE GOT TO BE STUPID BEYOND BELIEF, EVEN THOUGH THEIR SPONSORS THREATENING TO DROP THEM THEY WONT BUDGE. STOP THE ROT NOW!! ITS BLATANT BULLYING BEHAVIOUR WHICH SENDS OUT BAD SIGNALS. THERE RUBBISH EXCUSE- ' ITS SOCIAL INTERACTION' CRAP, NORMAL DECENT FOLK DON'T SOCIALISE IN SUCH A FASHION.
2007-01-17 22:50:16 · answer #8 · answered by emzc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was time to do that after the first one, as it is nothing more than rubbish. But if people want to watch and therefore demand this rubbish, they have to put up with it. Storm in a teacup....
2007-01-17 22:07:37 · answer #9 · answered by PvteFrazer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think they should stop getting idiots that like to think they are a celeb for the show
2007-01-17 22:01:25 · answer #10 · answered by helen34 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋