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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Big Brother

I would just like to say how angry programmes like Big Brother make me. Many people complain about "Operación Triunfo" (the Spanish equivalent of Pop Stars), but at least there is an academy, and the young people who take part really do learn how to sing. But what does anyone learn by taking part in or watching trash like Big Brother? It is just an endless display of grotesque, anti-social behaviour. The prticipants are conscious of being in the public eye so they are always play-acting. They are always just playing to the gallery, even when they are trying to give the impression that they are being "natural". I just cannot understand how anyone would want to waste even five minutes watching such junk. And yet the audience ratings are still high, even after two or three years. It is a very sad reflection on the cultural level of TV viewers!

Do you not all agree with me?

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