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Coming Soon: Hott New Big Brother Horror!

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 24 Aug 2009
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Please note: this column was published in November last year and today BBC Entertainment (DStv Channel 120) announced that the show will be premiering on the channel in September: on Thursday, 3 September 2009 at 20h30.

It runs weekly at the same time for three weeks. The premiere episode runs solo and thereafter there are two half-hour episodes weekly.

A sneak peak  ...


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It's not on our boxes (yet) unfortunately but I've caught an episode of a new show and had such an excellent laugh I had to share it with you.

It's a new UK mini series called Dead Set that's about Big Brother and what would happen if the whole world turned into killer, flesh eating zombies - except for five BB housemates trapped in the BB house.

There are five episodes in total and they've done it brilliantly. They've re-created the actual UK Big Brother - complete with eviction night and Davina McCall - the BB UK host, who plays herself.

The action starts on a Sunday eviction night with all sorts of things happening at the same time: the housemates are dressed up for the event, their family's are travelling through to the studios, the producer's being a Pig and badmouthing everyone and the production secretary's having sex problems with one of the camera men.

Next thing a zombie attacks one of the family members as they're driving into the studios and kills her and as soon as she dies she turns into one too. She bites others and so the rampage and carnage begins - even Davina gets zombified.

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The Living

Through it all a couple of characters manage to avoid being bitten: the evicted housemate (she's in a special room type thing), the production secretary, the producer and all five housemates - who have no clue anything's even happened.

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Big Brother disappears, the cameras stop following them, the production secretary ends up looking for safety in the house and the housemates are convinced she's a plant sent in to spice things up.

The whole thing's hysterical - it's a superbo mix of being super tense, gory and funny and makes tons of satirical commentaries on Big Brother and reality TV.

I'm really, really hoping we get to see it here - if I spot it on anywhere I'll give you headsup bigtime.

In the meantime I'm feeling tripped out at how similar our BB is.

Five housemates are left. All of them need a slap.

Big Brother's disappeared.

I'm feeling zzz- zzz- zzzombied - I trust you are too ..... let's go Zombi!! Arghrghgrghaaaaaaaaargh

A trailer of the show: (The link clicks through to the video on YouTube)


Quick quiz: Guess the show's tagline?

The Answer! 



12 Comments

Luke
06 Nov 2008 04:07

Best. Show. Ever.

Brown Shuga
06 Nov 2008 06:48

Wish our BB housemates would be eaten by that Zombie! Mnet shud make a plan for us to see this.

Renegade
06 Nov 2008 07:59

Lol, sounds really cool!

Teeza
06 Nov 2008 10:05

Eish, tuned in last nite, caight Hazey KNITTING, KNITTING!!! Oupa T looking on fondly. I asked myself "Are you out of your mind?" I burst out literally laughing at stupid self and switched on to Football, FAST.  Oboma is in rage about gossip. I made a STUNNING suggestion that we shud send in the Pret News, The Star, Sowetan. WSB or Meme can courier the Nam. We can throw in a Tv set whilst at it. We culd also instruct these mofos to update us on the stove's well being, the swimming pool and the furnishings. Maybe you guys have other topics they can talk about:-)

Teeza
06 Nov 2008 10:05

Eish, tuned in last nite, caight Hazey KNITTING, KNITTING!!! Oupa T looking on fondly. I asked myself "Are you out of your mind?" I burst out literally laughing at stupid self and switched on to Football, FAST.  Oboma is in rage about gossip. I made a STUNNING suggestion that we shud send in the Pret News, The Star, Sowetan. WSB or Meme can courier the Nam. We can throw in a Tv set whilst at it. We culd also instruct these mofos to update us on the stove's well being, the swimming pool and the furnishings. Maybe you guys have other topics they can talk about:-)

khanimamba
06 Nov 2008 16:34

Cnglemother
08 Nov 2008 17:21

Eish gotta read this again,my minimal english aint delivering at all.

Teeza
24 Aug 2009 18:44

Teeza? Teeza? Obviously there's TWO of us in this space. How's that? Because I was shocked to read a reply by yours trully when I have not been here for a while. Can someone help me out, is this normal?

Brown Shuga
24 Aug 2009 19:18

LOL Teeza darling, you wrote that last year! LOL this article was first published in November 2008 while BBA was still on

Teeza
24 Aug 2009 19:25

Yho enkosi sihlobo sam!! Besendithe nqa and I was hoping you would come to my rescue!!  Now that's telepathy!!  Just re-read and DO remember.

Paralyzer
24 Aug 2009 19:27

Kwa kwa kwa, oh my word, Teeza!! Cnglemother, u r alive!!

Teeza
25 Aug 2009 09:30

Eish wena Piz, it's called a Brain F.....rt, he he:-)


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