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i still don't know what the fuck big brother is and i'm afraid to ask
a bunch of brits are in a house together and there's cameras. They wait to be executed by public opinion and then Christopher Eccleston shows up to stop the Daleks
that just sounds like britain in general though
The American version is a social strategy game show.
Figured I'd watch the full scene, and it just made me more surprised that people watch shows like this.
Idk how organic it is. Iirc this kind of television became fairly dominant during and after the 2006 writers strike bc it didn't require any writers.
I don't care about whether it's "organic". I listen to people shouting over each other for no good reason at all on a regular basis already.
Cash Cab was one of my favorite shows for a while and that was widely understood to be fake. Still was a whimsical show about challenging people and making them happy.
The more positive, people on the street shows are much more palatable to me. The ones about people being nasty and betraying each other are the ones that I really dislike. they make me feel bad. 
Like i said i look at the "being nasty" as a psychological study (though sometimes it goes too far for me too) and the "betrayals" as just part of the social strategy game which actually has fascinating game theory because of the jury
Totally fair, I can see the appeal there. Studying people in weird or unusual situations can reveal a lot of fascinating things. Just what the actors/subjects feel they need to play up for the camera probably holds up a mirror that reveals a lot about society.
Kind of makes me think of telenovelas and long-running dramas like Days of our Lives that people love/loved to follow for the drama of the characters day to day lives.
It is a similar appeal to soaps in a way. My other major special interest is Pro Wrestling which is often called a "soap opera for men" lol
I really enjoy all the storytelling, athleticism, and drama that goes in to pro wrestling. It's a really cool intersection of sport and theater.
Survivor became a hit well before the writers strike.
Good to know.
Its my special interest lol. Idk I find social strategy games fascinating, as well as the psychology of the human drama. Its not borderline scripted like something like the Kardashians (there are live feeds, it cant be). Theres producer manipulation of the game sometimes, but thats it.
Not as cool as Survivor though.
Also annoyed that i can upload a gif but it doesnt show up as a preview so people have to click through
Damn I have literally always thought this was JLaw
Yeah thats apparently the most common one people think.
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