my review of Big Brother

Big Brother is one of the most vacuous shows I have ever seen on television. It is a classic example of what Newton Minow referred to when he said, "I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland."

The show consists of about a dozen people who live together in a house (for over 90 days) and they scheme and make frivolous and childish "alliances" to remain in the house week after week without being "evicted" so that they can get to the end where one person wins $500,000. They also have to perform in various competitions which can keep them safe until the next week or save them if they are "on the block." And a few have tedious "showmances."

Other than that, the show is totally devoid of content. The house guests seem to never engage in thought provoking conversations or to even discuss anything interesting. They don't talk about art, history, politics, theater, classic films, or books. But, they sit day after day talking about nonsense that almost never moves beyond who should "go home" next or who should be "back doored." The show is an excruciating insult to intelligence.

Yes, I can change the channel and not watch... but you have to wonder what Bill Paley would think of this hot mess.