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Is UK Celebrity Big Brother a parody show?
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This is an honest question because I'm not very familiar with the format. I saw pictures of the "Celebrity Housemates" and am pretty baffled by what they call celebrities. As an American, the only American so called celebrities would be Daniel Baldwin and Jenna Jameson and I've never heard of the Brit celebrities, which should be expected because I'm American. But my question is is this a parody show that gets the bottom of the barrel fame **** together so that people can laugh at them or is this a serious show where they try to get people whom they think are celebrities? Even Daniel Baldwin and Jenna Jameson really haven't been quasi-famous in over a decade or 2..
Are the actual UK housemates "celebrities" over there or are they the same dregs as the American housemates? And they pin this as the UK vs. America and that's the trash they get? Come on now.
Are the actual UK housemates "celebrities" over there or are they the same dregs as the American housemates? And they pin this as the UK vs. America and that's the trash they get? Come on now.
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Now it's just a trashy low-rent reality show with z list "celebs". So, yes, you could call it a parody. It's on channel 5 now which is a synonym for "trash".
Do you honestly think any real celebs would do a show like this? Being filmed for 24 hours a day?
It's one of those situations that can either make you or break you, and for highly successful and well known celebrities, the monetary payment for taking part is just not worth the risk of ruining their reputation when they can get that amount of money or more by doing what they are famous for.
Hence the reason only Z list or past it celebs take part.
That may be so. But in its early days it had a certain spark to it.
Now it's bottom of the barrel sh*te, as reflected in the channel it now airs on and the ratings it gets.
Channel 5 have taken a turd and rolled it in shit.
BTW, the only US participant on the show I have heard of is Jenna Jameson, but I'd never have recognised her (in clothes and with all that weight! ...lol !)
Brilliant! We need a 'like' button on this forum!
Yes, emphasis on "good for channel 5"
That was 14 years ago, and that format only last for two series!
Haha. I was interested to catch an episode but I wanted to know if I should laugh or just feel pity. The only "celebrity" show in America I have seen that tries to actually get famous people is Dancing with the Stars. But it usually is made up of past celebrities trying to jump start their career, or athletes trying to expand on their brand.
Now I'll watch it for the car crash entertainment that it was intended.
Yes, I did say "used to be". That's what CBB started as.
Erm... no it isn't.
The last CBB to air on channel 4 in January 2010 has a series average that's still higher than any aired on channel 5.