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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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Lou Role wrote:
> I honestly think this is the last series of BB. So I think they'll be
> willing to do anything for ratings, because they'll have nothing to
> lose really.
last series, it's the end of the world
> I honestly think this is the last series of BB. So I think they'll be
> willing to do anything for ratings, because they'll have nothing to
> lose really.
last series, it's the end of the world
I honestly think this is the last series of BB. So I think they'll be willing to do anything for ratings, because they'll have nothing to lose really.
I thought they should of still had the task instead of cancelling it last this weekend. I think Michelle should be allowed to visit Emma if she is to remain in the bedsit for longer.
I don't think big brother has gone to far. They are just trying to make it interesting for the viewing public and as soon as any physical violence happened then the took in the security guards. It all would of been ok if Victor never said any of the stupid things he said when Emma and Michelle were in the big brother bedsit.
Rosalind wrote:
> Because when a member of the public makes a complaint they have to
> investigate or face negligance charges, and many members of the
> public made complaints directly to the police.
Maybe so but now they've gone down the studio had a look round it should be the end of this completely ridiculous story. 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.
> Because when a member of the public makes a complaint they have to
> investigate or face negligance charges, and many members of the
> public made complaints directly to the police.
Maybe so but now they've gone down the studio had a look round it should be the end of this completely ridiculous story. 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.
Seriously, get a girlfriend.
Most housemates are playing to the cameras but I Emma is just as annoying when not playing to the cameras.
Jason and Victor are showing off certainly and just full of themselves.
I think venessa might get voted off as Dan is quite amusing and calms the other housemates down when fighting.
Who do you think will get voted off next friday?
Dan or Venessa?
Jason and Victor are showing off certainly and just full of themselves.
I think venessa might get voted off as Dan is quite amusing and calms the other housemates down when fighting.
Who do you think will get voted off next friday?
Dan or Venessa?
It's extremely pointless now, though.
The original point was, I assume, to have normal though interesting, natural people.
By the 5th series, it's the opposite.
They're not natural anymore (not in that sens...actually, yes. In that sense also), as they're acting.
It's not reality TV anymore. They are acting. Completely.
The original point was, I assume, to have normal though interesting, natural people.
By the 5th series, it's the opposite.
They're not natural anymore (not in that sens...actually, yes. In that sense also), as they're acting.
It's not reality TV anymore. They are acting. Completely.
Well, I haven't watched Big Brother since about 30 mins of the first season, yet still seem to have been asked about this by every other random person I come in to contact with. Some seem to think it's a good way to start a conversation with a random person they don't know. It is not. It is a good way to make this random person (say, me) wish they had taken the seat next to the balding middle aged businessman rather than suffer an entire flight's worth of rambling about Vanessa, Nadia and .. I blanked after that.
Really my only issue with this is why cut to the outside for 90 minutes? They stir up situations and present a new wicked side to the show, then run away as soon as anything intereting happens. At least let the public see the "reality"..
Really my only issue with this is why cut to the outside for 90 minutes? They stir up situations and present a new wicked side to the show, then run away as soon as anything intereting happens. At least let the public see the "reality"..
maddmun wrote:
> Azul wrote:
> Big Brother is crap, you hussies.
>
> I know, but compare it with everything else on TV, and you'll see why
> I often catch it.
Big Brother is one of the few, if not the only show that manages to make every other programme on TV that doesn't pretend to be reality look brilliant in comparison. Suddenly, soap operas, My family and even talk shows don't look as bad as they used to, though it's sad C4 have to rely on such a turgid show when they often make decent programmes, Spaced, Darkplaces, Black Books, how about more of them and less people wandering about in a house looking bored and sounding dull all day.
Oh and I don't watch big brother but I did hear about this fight, Christ I can't escape hearing about it, it's as if this is the first time people have actually seen other people fighting. But isn't this what C4 wanted all along? After they couldn't get their 24-hour sex fest they hinted at with the previous big brother shows?
> Azul wrote:
> Big Brother is crap, you hussies.
>
> I know, but compare it with everything else on TV, and you'll see why
> I often catch it.
Big Brother is one of the few, if not the only show that manages to make every other programme on TV that doesn't pretend to be reality look brilliant in comparison. Suddenly, soap operas, My family and even talk shows don't look as bad as they used to, though it's sad C4 have to rely on such a turgid show when they often make decent programmes, Spaced, Darkplaces, Black Books, how about more of them and less people wandering about in a house looking bored and sounding dull all day.
Oh and I don't watch big brother but I did hear about this fight, Christ I can't escape hearing about it, it's as if this is the first time people have actually seen other people fighting. But isn't this what C4 wanted all along? After they couldn't get their 24-hour sex fest they hinted at with the previous big brother shows?
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