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Thursday, 31st May 2007

A grim reality

2:32pm

 
Nothing better sums up everything that is wrong with this country and our culture than Big Brother. Yet, the public is still fascinated by it and the idea of having an all-female house has won the show acres of space in the red tops. This morning on the tube the majority of people in my carriage were all studying Metro’s form guide intently.

After the whole Big Brother racism row, there was much hopeful talk about how we’d finally turn our backs on this vile concept. But 6 million people tuned in last night, only a million down on last year’s launch. Indeed, I suspect that if we had our own win a kidney reality show it would get record viewing figure. Anyway, expect the twins Sam and Amanda to be F-list celebs by the end of the series.

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NastyNigel

May 31st, 2007 3:31pm Report this comment

If there's one thing worse than Big Brother, it's the commentariat writing long pieces on how they don't like big brother. And I notice you didnt miss the chance to picture those two lovely ladies. Time to leave the country for a few months....

hogarth zombie

May 31st, 2007 4:13pm Report this comment

I think there should be a reality show called "Big Leader Writer" in which famous columnists and pundits give each other a verbal pasting and then go off to the diary room to cry

Disraeli's ghost

May 31st, 2007 4:40pm Report this comment

Surely, this all girl house falls foul of Harman's equality legisaltion? When

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