Big Brother Up Late...

Leonis · 06-04-2003, 11:12 AM

Don't know if the other countries had it, but for this series (3rd) we get 2 hours of live unedited footage from 11:30pm-ish.

I am ashamed to say I am utterly addicted... it's terrible I know... but funny...

Albromor · 06-04-2003, 11:17 AM

Uh, Leonis, for those of us living outside of Australia, could you explain please! Thanks!

Leonis · 06-04-2003, 11:21 AM

Sorry - The Big Brother TV show - It's been on in the UK, Spain, USA?? and a number of other countries I think.

Where a bunch of 'ordinary' people are locked in a house with cameras on 24/7 - the human zoo/fishbowl experiment.

Big Brother Australia

[ 06-04-2003, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: Leonis ]

Grojlach · 06-04-2003, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Leonis:
Sorry - The Big Brother TV show - It's been on in the UK, Spain, USA?? and a number of other countries I think.

I'm ashamed to admit the entire Big Brother concept is Dutch in its origin - it's one of our most embarrassing export products, right up there with XTC, wooden shoe fetishes and the Vengaboys.

johnny · 06-04-2003, 12:57 PM

You gotta hand it to John de Mol though. He's probably the only businessman who got disgustingly wealthy by selling half an hour of pure BS to the world.

It's not my favourite program either, but millions do appreciate it. God knows why, it's not even real.

Aelia Jusa · 06-04-2003, 04:46 PM

LMAO Leonis [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I am a little ashamed to admit I do watch the daily show occasionally [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] . But the live feed sounds excruciating! Some of the conversations they have in the edited version which is supposedly all the 'interesting' stuff are so dull! I'd hate to think what it must be like to just watch them

. LOL I think it was on the Fat that they showed some of the up late - it was them sleeping [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img]

Leonis · 06-04-2003, 08:23 PM

It's weird. It's boring, but I liken it to the musician's habit of having MTV or some such show permanantly on, with the sound down, while recording their own stuff.

It's so brainless that it doesn't distract you from what you're doing but in a way it provides a counterpoint to what's going on around you.

I particularly like it while sitting in my office at work. A bit like having a fishtank in there...

wellard · 06-05-2003, 08:34 AM

Can't stand the programme [img]tongue.gif[/img]

off topic, good to see you back on IW. Yorick said you have been busy. Now you may find this hard to belive but just after I logged on for this session I thought about you!! and wondered if you were going to grace us all again and here you are!

Barry the Sprout · 06-05-2003, 02:39 PM

I recommend anyone who finds Big Brother unbearably pseud-ish most of the time to read "Dead Famous" by Ben Elton. Its an incredibly cutting satire on Big Brother thats told through the medium of a murder mystery story. Sounds crap, but its the funniest and truest thing I've ever read about reality TV.

Leonis · 06-06-2003, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by wellard:
Can't stand the programme [img]tongue.gif[/img]

off topic, good to see you back on IW. Yorick said you have been busy. Now you may find this hard to belive but just after I logged on for this session I thought about you!! and wondered if you were going to grace us all again and here you are!

Hey! Good to be back wellard, thanks. My life at the moment doesn't leave a lot of room for down time; it's either work or home renovations, but I've been missing here...
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06-04-2003, 12:57 PM	#5
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	You gotta hand it to John de Mol though. He's probably the only businessman who got disgustingly wealthy by selling half an hour of pure BS to the world. It's not my favourite program either, but millions do appreciate it. God knows why, it's not even real. __________________

06-04-2003, 04:46 PM	#6
Aelia Jusa Iron Throne Cult Join Date: August 23, 2001 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 44 Posts: 4,867	LMAO Leonis [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] I am a little ashamed to admit I do watch the daily show occasionally [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img] . But the live feed sounds excruciating! Some of the conversations they have in the edited version which is supposedly all the 'interesting' stuff are so dull! I'd hate to think what it must be like to just watch them . LOL I think it was on the Fat that they showed some of the up late - it was them sleeping [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img] __________________

06-05-2003, 08:34 AM	#8
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Can't stand the programme [img]tongue.gif[/img] off topic, good to see you back on IW. Yorick said you have been busy. Now you may find this hard to belive but just after I logged on for this session I thought about you!! and wondered if you were going to grace us all again and here you are! __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

06-05-2003, 02:39 PM	#9
Barry the Sprout White Dragon Join Date: October 19, 2001 Location: York, UK. Age: 42 Posts: 1,815	I recommend anyone who finds Big Brother unbearably pseud-ish most of the time to read "Dead Famous" by Ben Elton. Its an incredibly cutting satire on Big Brother thats told through the medium of a murder mystery story. Sounds crap, but its the funniest and truest thing I've ever read about reality TV. __________________ [img]\"http://img1.ranchoweb.com/images/sproutman/certwist.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br /><i>\"And the angels all pallid and wan,<br />Uprising, unveiling, affirm,<br />That the play is the tragedy, man,<br />And its hero the Conquerer Worm.\"</i><br /> - Edgar Allan Poe

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06-04-2003, 11:12 AM	#1
Leonis Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	Don't know if the other countries had it, but for this series (3rd) we get 2 hours of live unedited footage from 11:30pm-ish. I am ashamed to say I am utterly addicted... it's terrible I know... but funny...

06-04-2003, 11:17 AM	#2
Albromor Mephistopheles Join Date: June 13, 2001 Location: Northfield, NJ USA Posts: 1,417	Uh, Leonis, for those of us living outside of Australia, could you explain please! Thanks!

06-04-2003, 11:21 AM	#3
Leonis Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	Sorry - The Big Brother TV show - It's been on in the UK, Spain, USA?? and a number of other countries I think. Where a bunch of 'ordinary' people are locked in a house with cameras on 24/7 - the human zoo/fishbowl experiment. Big Brother Australia [ 06-04-2003, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: Leonis ]

06-04-2003, 08:23 PM	#7
Leonis Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	It's weird. It's boring, but I liken it to the musician's habit of having MTV or some such show permanantly on, with the sound down, while recording their own stuff. It's so brainless that it doesn't distract you from what you're doing but in a way it provides a counterpoint to what's going on around you. I particularly like it while sitting in my office at work. A bit like having a fishtank in there...

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