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Is Big Brother Fake?
I just read this:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/bigbrother/view/43929/Fakin-Hell
I remember when I used to work and with producers as well, I've always been in pub conversations about how they manipulate events and costruct scenarios to give what they assume, the audience want.
Other events I've read about are how when the cameras are in one location, elsewhere producers will enter the confines of a reality TV scenario and talk to house mates on consecutive events.
I do believe there are people completely desperate enough to do anything for some money and as much as people want to fall into the world of Big Brother being real - I always find that so much of the show and the relationships and interactions were not real.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/bigbrother/view/43929/Fakin-Hell
I remember when I used to work and with producers as well, I've always been in pub conversations about how they manipulate events and costruct scenarios to give what they assume, the audience want.
Other events I've read about are how when the cameras are in one location, elsewhere producers will enter the confines of a reality TV scenario and talk to house mates on consecutive events.
I do believe there are people completely desperate enough to do anything for some money and as much as people want to fall into the world of Big Brother being real - I always find that so much of the show and the relationships and interactions were not real.
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I would say there are some half truths in what Sylvia reportedly said. I would imagine she was told not to talk about knowing Stu, but this could be no more than what we know already, that the HMs are not allowed to talk about the audition process or test runs, etc.
From what I remember of that night, I think her claim that she was called into the DR as soon as he entered was a lie. I don't think she was called in until a long time after Stu arrived, after she had bathed with him, etc.
As for Stu being told that his best chance of winning was to have a relationship, well again, I would imagine this is common knowledge and part of their talk of doom - i.e. If you think you are going to make money off the back of the show, you are probably mistaken as the only ones to make a lot of cash is those who have some sort of relationship, fake or otherwise.
Don't get me wrong, I am sure there is some stuff that goes on that we do not know about in the DR, but I don't think it is as overt as that report tries to make it out to be. If it were, we would have heard far more positive proof by now.
Whilst this happens on other reality shows, I don't think it does on our BB. If it did, the HMs wouldn't be able to keep quiet about it whilst in the house. There have been several times when there have been power cuts, and other things happen to cause the LF to go down, etc. yet when they come back on, you eventually hear the HMs talk about what happened, and what BB told them.
You don't always get the exact details, like this year when there was a security scare, but you do hear that 'somthing' happened.
On other shows, like BB US, you often hear the actual details. I'm not sure now as I haven't watched the LF since series 4, but in the earlier series you even heard BB instruct the HMs on what they wanted them to do, what would be happening, etc.
I have at times felt a large part of it is completely orchestrated. This is because, I've seen a lot of production and events where people are left to their own devices, they just let things fly by and let time take it's course.
In Big Brother you have ridiculous events and real personality, true character never really comes out e.g. it appears as though they are following a script rather than being themselves.
It does beg the question why Sylvia - who has been out of the house for a very long time now - suddenly comes out with this now the wrap party is over etc?
She is clearly unhappy at not getting enough media attention. she came over as a highly jealous female (can't say lady, as any self respecting lady would not have behaved in the manner she did).
I suspect this sudden urge to reveal all is more to do with her realising other housemates are enjoying more success than her after the show.
She didn't. Date of article: 13th July 2008
This article was released just after she left the house.
The article is from the 13th of July so not just after the wrap party ect
Remember the night, Rex and Darnell were discussing how they were being portrayed and what character they were. It was exactly how they were shown.Darnell poor me and rex rude and obnoxious.They seemed to know exactly how they were perceived, interesting.
The thing is, you get this naturally as they aren't being themselves. They never shower/bath get dressed/undressed without covering themselves up. They are discouraged from singing in the house. They know not to talk about certain aspects of their lives, either for reasons of privacy, or in order to sell their 'story' at a later date. They won't respond to certain events the way they would normally because it might get them nominated, or the public might not like it and vote them out/boo them. Or they act in a way they normally wouldn't as they know it will get 'airtime'. Etc., etc..
This is why you end up with a house full of people who rarely actually say anything about themselves, and only talk about things that have happened within the confines of the house itself. It's gotten worse and worse as the show has gone on. And that's with no overt interferance by BB.
Yeah, sometimes when they said things it was like exactly like a personality/character they were expressing.
True it is a unnatural environment, full of pressure and manipulation.We forget that all the time.
LOL, it wouldn't exactly take a genious to work that out though would it? Not only did they say it about themselves, but other HMs had been saying it about them too.
If they were going to make them "act" it, there would never be a dull show and BB4/8 would never have happened.
The triangle didn't need much direction. The storyline made itself because he was like a bigger version of Dale but also had a young daughter in common with Jen.
Anyway, all I know now is, big brother ain't getting a penny from me next year re voting.
The rest if it's true is disappointing. It does seem in a way that Rex and Darnell were clued up over public response to their behaviour. It sort of removes part of the appeal of BB if stuff like this is done.
HMs are chosen to play set roles in the house and scenarios and storylines developed. They are given secret 'tasks' and told in some cases exactly what to do.
You didn't think they'd leave anything to chance?
What Sylvia has said in this story (and again, it may be the star not her) is not true. In the trial run they did not share a bed and were not especially close at all.
It doesnt take Einstein to work out those in "relationships" tend to earn the most money post BB