When I arrived in the UK 5 years ago, I saw Big Brother for the first time & I prayed to the Heavens not to bring this imported trash to the Philippines. Obviously, my prayers weren’t answered. Granted it took 4 years to arrive but it still got translated to Pinoy Big Brother.

Sure BB may be entertaining but it’s really hogwash. Why would I want to watch it after slaving in the office? Besides I get to read about the housemate’s sex-capades on the papers everyday, anyway.

I work in a software house and typical of most British IT companies, most of my colleagues are men. To my surprise, when Channel 4 launched Big Brother 7 it was these men who often talk about what went on inside BB7 the night before. One even admitted to having been in the house & sat in the “diary room”. Even more amazing was a few admitted to being impressed, not just amused! Now it’s not just in this company that I’ve seen this phenomena. Two jobs ago, my male peers even told me they like it because it gives them “insight into the human psyche”. About three years ago, BB started inviting psychologists on the sofa & they’d discuss why the housemates acted the way they did. Obviously, they were trying to make BB (then) appear as a serious & credible endeavour. But money demands slush so now their focus is for scandals like women going at it with a bottle or under-the-sheet romps.

Yup, serious viewing for people with nothing better to do.

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