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Earlier I read the newspaper and then I looked at Yahoo news and I copied it so you can read it.
Big Brother black out after brawl
LONDON (Reuters) - "Big Brother" was taken off air for 90 minutes early today after screaming housemates threatened to kill each other and had to be dragged apart by security guards.
Producers of the reality TV show said they pulled the plug when contestants pushed one another, hurled trays and unleashed a torrent of swearing.
Police said on Thursday they were examining the brawl.
"We've obtained a copy of the tape of last night's footage and we're looking at it with a view to seeing whether there's anything to take forward," said a spokeswoman for Hertfordshire police.
One contestant was physically sick from the shock after a food fight spiralled out of control.
Bodybuilder Jason Cowen, 30, screamed at 21-year-old student Marco Sabba: "I'll knock you out. I'll take your head off, end of story."
Legal administrator Emma Greenwood, 20, hurled insults at student Victor Ebuwa, 23, who replied: "Don't ever f*** with me Emma -- one warning, that's all. Get out of my face."
Student Vanessa Nimmo, 26, accused bank clerk Nadia Almada, 27, of calling her a **** and the pair traded insults.
The live feed on Channel 4 and digital channel E4 was cut from 1:20 a.m. (0020 GMT) to 3 a.m. on Thursday.
Viewers were shown an outside shot of the house as guards were called in for the first time in five series of the show.
"We are monitoring the situation closely," a Channel 4 spokeswoman said. "We are more concerned about their health and welfare than ratings."
Television watchdogs said the chaos marked a new low for reality TV shows desperate to attract viewers with ever more shocking scenes.
"They are really scraping the barrel by creating controversy," said John Beyer, director of Mediawatch, a TV standards campaign group. "I wish they'd take it off permanently."
There has already been nudity, the suggestion of sex and frequent argument on the show.
In a bid to attract audiences and counter accusations the formula has grown tired, its producers have deliberately tried to create a tense environment.
The slogan for the fifth series is "Big Brother Gets Evil" and among the original housemates were an aspiring glamour model, a political activist and a former asylum seeker.
They are made to perform a variety of tasks and contestants are evicted from the house each week in a public vote. The last one standing in seven weeks will win a prize of up to 100,000 pounds.
Any comments?
Is it on for TV shows to put people through this when they knew this kind of thing was gonna happen. I mean putting different personalities I mean very different personalities together is bound to cause this.
I THINK BIG BROTHER HAS GONE TOO FAR.HAVE YOU?
Big Brother black out after brawl
LONDON (Reuters) - "Big Brother" was taken off air for 90 minutes early today after screaming housemates threatened to kill each other and had to be dragged apart by security guards.
Producers of the reality TV show said they pulled the plug when contestants pushed one another, hurled trays and unleashed a torrent of swearing.
Police said on Thursday they were examining the brawl.
"We've obtained a copy of the tape of last night's footage and we're looking at it with a view to seeing whether there's anything to take forward," said a spokeswoman for Hertfordshire police.
One contestant was physically sick from the shock after a food fight spiralled out of control.
Bodybuilder Jason Cowen, 30, screamed at 21-year-old student Marco Sabba: "I'll knock you out. I'll take your head off, end of story."
Legal administrator Emma Greenwood, 20, hurled insults at student Victor Ebuwa, 23, who replied: "Don't ever f*** with me Emma -- one warning, that's all. Get out of my face."
Student Vanessa Nimmo, 26, accused bank clerk Nadia Almada, 27, of calling her a **** and the pair traded insults.
The live feed on Channel 4 and digital channel E4 was cut from 1:20 a.m. (0020 GMT) to 3 a.m. on Thursday.
Viewers were shown an outside shot of the house as guards were called in for the first time in five series of the show.
"We are monitoring the situation closely," a Channel 4 spokeswoman said. "We are more concerned about their health and welfare than ratings."
Television watchdogs said the chaos marked a new low for reality TV shows desperate to attract viewers with ever more shocking scenes.
"They are really scraping the barrel by creating controversy," said John Beyer, director of Mediawatch, a TV standards campaign group. "I wish they'd take it off permanently."
There has already been nudity, the suggestion of sex and frequent argument on the show.
In a bid to attract audiences and counter accusations the formula has grown tired, its producers have deliberately tried to create a tense environment.
The slogan for the fifth series is "Big Brother Gets Evil" and among the original housemates were an aspiring glamour model, a political activist and a former asylum seeker.
They are made to perform a variety of tasks and contestants are evicted from the house each week in a public vote. The last one standing in seven weeks will win a prize of up to 100,000 pounds.
Any comments?
Is it on for TV shows to put people through this when they knew this kind of thing was gonna happen. I mean putting different personalities I mean very different personalities together is bound to cause this.
I THINK BIG BROTHER HAS GONE TOO FAR.HAVE YOU?
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Pandaemonium wrote:
> Since "Big Brother" comes directly from the book
> "1984" I feel they should go one step further.
>
> "Room 101".
>
> I'd love to see how much higher that screetching marco character
> could go with a cage of hungry rats strapped to his f***** face.
harhar
Big Bruvver was made by C4!
> Since "Big Brother" comes directly from the book
> "1984" I feel they should go one step further.
>
> "Room 101".
>
> I'd love to see how much higher that screetching marco character
> could go with a cage of hungry rats strapped to his f***** face.
harhar
Big Bruvver was made by C4!
lalakersrule wrote:
If they're
> going to arrest anyone arrest the retarded members of the public who
> actually called the police in the first place for wasting police
> time.
...didn't you say (or imply) that the police should be spending their time doing more important things?
If they're
> going to arrest anyone arrest the retarded members of the public who
> actually called the police in the first place for wasting police
> time.
...didn't you say (or imply) that the police should be spending their time doing more important things?
This years big brother is better than last years but the contestants are just unbearable. I mean you've got Victor who is just stirring things and Marco who is just completely off his head.
rats or crocodiles
Since "Big Brother" comes directly from the book "1984" I feel they should go one step further.
"Room 101".
I'd love to see how much higher that screetching marco character could go with a cage of hungry rats strapped to his f***** face.
"Room 101".
I'd love to see how much higher that screetching marco character could go with a cage of hungry rats strapped to his f***** face.
but victor is a legend
IT should never come back... it's gotten too boring and the only thing they can do now it's MESS about with it just to win back audiences!
Should give Big Brother a rest and start it again after 6 or 8 years from now.
I think reality TV has just had it's day, that's all. The first few series' of Big Brother were good, but then reality TV programs started popping up all over the place. They're just incredibly boring now, think about it, it's reality TV. When you watch something on TV you want it to be interesting, exciting, new, and imaginative. Reality TV is neither of those things.
I think they should carry on with big brother but make some very big changes.The reason that big brother has gone down in popularity is because its virtually the same each time.
If Big brother was to be combined maybe with Im a celebrity get me out of here for a one of or something completely original it should be successful one more time. As long as the contestants are kept out of touch of whats going on in the world and the contestants are being controlledamd keeps big brother feel.
It shoudn't matter. Basically what im trying to say is originality equals success.
Do you think if Big Brother was to be completely different next time it would be successful?
If Big brother was to be combined maybe with Im a celebrity get me out of here for a one of or something completely original it should be successful one more time. As long as the contestants are kept out of touch of whats going on in the world and the contestants are being controlledamd keeps big brother feel.
It shoudn't matter. Basically what im trying to say is originality equals success.
Do you think if Big Brother was to be completely different next time it would be successful?
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