From Big Brother, we’re just looking for our little brother

Bruce says:

08:30am | 14/08/12

Rubbish ! Thats sounds more like a compliment ! Insulting ‘CRAPP’ would be a better description.

Winter says:

01:54pm | 14/08/12

Michael has orthinophobia, remember he asked big brother if they were going to send in some chickens for company and he looked slightly worried.

Winter says:

04:39pm | 14/08/12

ornithophobia

k.marshall says:

12:56pm | 14/08/12

The book 1984 ,  the experiment is based on, was written when ?  Mabye the retro fit out fits the theme of then.

Jack says:

03:18pm | 14/08/12

You wont see us in there, because we have jobs and things to do. Hence the population of bokeass students, smelly backpackers and bogan hairdressers.

Triple tautology achievement unlocked!

Admiral Ackbar says:

01:07pm | 14/08/12

Or slip one person per week some PCP and the audience can win prizes by guessing which one it is. It’s easy, so everyone can play.

Mouse says:

01:23pm | 14/08/12

hahahahahahaha! Yes, now that would be fun to watch.  LOL :o)

M says:

09:42am | 14/08/12

Women love that sort of thing.

miloinacup says:

01:03pm | 14/08/12

Men love that sort of thing.

M says:

01:23pm | 14/08/12

Come on milo, be reasonable. Women watch these shows because they love to gossip about the lives of others. Why do you think the fat bogan Sarah thing from the first season became so famous?  Hint, it wasn’t because men liked her.

miloinacup says:

01:53pm | 14/08/12

M - plenty of men watch these kinds of shows. They may watch for different reasons, but they still watch. My boyfriend watches that Lara Bingle drivel, and even though his reasons don’t go past anything other than “she’s hot”, he’s still giving it ratings. I’m sure there are PLENTY of men out there who watched BB last night, so to say that the only reason these shows thrive are due to women and their need to gossip is just stupid.

M says:

02:18pm | 14/08/12

I disagree, the only people i know who watch/are talking about big brother are women. Maybe I move in different circles to you.

I didn’t watch it, but I’ll be watching the next episode keenly. If the advertisments during the add breaks are disproportionally targeted at women, I will have been vindicated.

Any man who watches bingle forfeits a man card.

miloinacup says:

02:43pm | 14/08/12

M - we most definitely move in different circles. Your views on the way women act or the things they like are so far removed from the women I surround myself with, it’s almost laughable.

M says:

02:56pm | 14/08/12

They aren’t views, they are realities based on experience.

Did you and your friends do gender studies at uni per chance?

miloinacup says:

03:46pm | 14/08/12

Yeah, realities based on YOUR experience. I’m a woman, and a lot of the things you claim every woman does are totally foreign to me. Making a blanket statement about an entire gender is ridiculous, and like Slothy said in the other thread, you do it all the time. It’s hard to get on your side with an argument, or even take your arguments seriously, when you constantly take a few things you have decided are ‘female traits’ and apply them to every female ever, and then claim it’s “reality”.

Men are more likely to be violent than women, and therefore every single man is violent. Silly statement, no? Switch the genders around and replace violence with gossip and surely you can see why sometimes your comments come across as plain idiodic.

M says:

04:22pm | 14/08/12

Actually, women are more likely to be violent than men are when you consider the many defininitions of domestic violence.

What I say are generalisations, and to a large extent they are true. Just because you get your skirt up because they don’t apply to you in particular doesn’t mean they aren’t true, there will always be an exception to the rule.

M says:

09:45am | 14/08/12

At least home and away has a believable script.

Dave says:

11:48am | 14/08/12

“At least home and away has a believable script. ” Just how many people would believe half the crap on Home & Away would occur in such a small place and call it believable!!! That is like saying politicians are here to help

M says:

12:22pm | 14/08/12

You reckon what happens on reality television is believable?

Markus says:

10:17am | 14/08/12

The ‘turkey slap’ incident was a ratings peak for a show spiralling into an ever sinking trough.

Rather than can it outright, I’m actually surprised the network didn’t milk the outrage for all it was worth and make the following Friday night games a Teabag special.

M says:

11:28am | 14/08/12

Nothing short of Hardcore pornography would entice me to watch big brother, and even that’s a stretch.

Dave says:

11:44am | 14/08/12

How about they put the Dutch Women’s Hockey team into the house? Now that would be something worth watching with or withour the hundreds & thousands

M says:

12:14pm | 14/08/12

Hey dave, you can get that sort of thing on the internet now you know?

Mouse says:

01:26pm | 14/08/12

Oh Cry in my Gin, you either need to change your beverage or get a hobby, methinks! lol :o)

Freeman says:

01:24pm | 14/08/12

This show is;
*Produced by idiots
*Produced for idiots
And;
*Features idiots

No more analysis required.

M says:

01:51pm | 14/08/12

Freeman has it.

AdamC says:

02:09pm | 14/08/12

@Economist, I cannot say I remarked especially on the housemates’ skin colour. What struck me was how similar to the old series it all looks. Despite the hype, the housemates, the house and the ‘secrets’ gimmick could all be from earlier seasons on Ten.

The obvious reason why Nine has resurrected Big Brother is to integrate it with social media. If the clunky Twitter feed last night is anything to go by, that is still a work in progress. (Tweets like BigBrother Rocks!!!!XOXO probably do not need to go to air.)

I actually think some integration with a wagering company could be a nice addition to proceedings.

Jack says:

04:07pm | 14/08/12

à la Dead Set?

Good premise, but fell apart after the first episode.