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Ok am I the only person on TVSA who really does not care much for Big brother? Who thinks that the show is played out, lame and tedious. For those who seem to love it to bits what do you guys see in the show that I don't see? Is it the nudity? Is it the banality of watching people being bored the whole day with nothing better to do? Or is it the joys of watching people getting sloshed and "acting the fool" ?like Mr.T I really do pity the fool,maybe thats why I am not a fan mmmh.
For me, seeing people getting naked and bathing is not really sexy,anyway for me. I find dead pan nudity unappealing.Espicially if its is us poor mortals who don't work hours in the gym. It's just looks plain and sometimes odd. So the shower hour holds no appeal whatsoever for me.Maybe if I was a randy teenager who has never seen a naked woman or a vagina .Maybe the curiosity factor will be ratched up a bit but other than that,I don't see the fuss about shower hour. Maybe if there was like baby oil wrestling and the girls would wear skimpy tight outfits that get nice and wet when they tussle.Maybe I could switch into shower hour for that. Plus if they take baths together and the rub oils and on each other( this is strictly ladies only) and they give each others "sensual massages" while taking their baths and help each other to put on their kangas. just maybe I may tune into the shower hour but a month of baby oil wrestling and naked bodies will probably get tired very soon.mmmh
As for sitting and watching people waiting for something to happen,thats just too plain B-O-R-I-N-G . The reason I love reality shows such as the Amazing Race or Survivour is the fact that theres some form of pressure on the contestants. Espicially on the Amazing Race, theres something happening which pushes the guys to act. You only get to see a small amount of the down time in between the action. In BB its 80% downtime and 20 % action. That equation can't work in any relationship then why should it work on a tv show. Just laying around and waiting for Biggie to give you challenges is not what I call compelling viewing.Or waiting for some illicit romance to happen,that is just too mills and boon for me. Didn't people have enough of that in high school? The "voyerism" aspect ,as we all know its a sham. Cause everyone, from the viewers to the contestants are aware of the cameras and are mostly playing for them. I always feel sorry for those people who at two am ,are up and are busy sending sms to the show.Im like don't you have to work the following day!? Is the highlight of ones day sending sms to a show talking about people who are sleeping when you should be sleeping yourself.Or running commentary about people who can't even read or see your comments.
As for the alcohol adding some very needed fuel to the fun factor,I think its a pity that people need to get sloshed so that the ratings can go up. The show is almost a 24 hour circus , with freaks on display that resemble us. The freaks can only truely come out when their tipsy,I wonder what does that say about our sense of self and the contestants. Millions sitting infront of the idiot box hoping for someone to do something stupid or get intangle in some sordid affair? It's just too Daily Sun for me; "oh how can he do that, he is such a slut" let me watch some more. "he should know better he is married' but then we continue to stay glued heaping our criticism but still glued.Please its not bad enough that we do the same thing with the ANC and goverment but now we have to do the same thing with or entertainemt eish eish eish.I think sadism rhymes with South Africaness.
Anyhow, I like many fellow "blockers" am human,yes its true I am, and I've probably missed the point of the show. The proud followers of the show can enlighten me about whats so great about BB.Maybe they can give me a path way to BB nirvarna ,so that I too can be a BB zen master. So maybe I too I will be able to stay up until 2am watching tv on a school night and wake up by 7am to see other people take a bath. Still go to work and make it in time to recharge onmore BB. My narrowmind sometimes misses stuff,so please do enlighten me on what am I missing. As for me, right here and right now, I feel that BB is just a waste of time and sad sign of how banal modern living is, that one can dedicate most of their time (i.e life) at watching other people "having fun" instead of going out and creating your own. But I'm hoping the big fans will show me the light,till then i'll sit in the bliss of my ignorence in the dark singing the song of ignorance ao lethu mshini wam mshini wam
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