Reality TV

Inside the Mind of a Reality TV Contestant

Why do we watch reality TV so much? My theory: we hate the contestants. Face it, having a valid reason to despise is just the rarest of experiences. There is nothing quite like the vibe guilt-free hatred. So a show like Big Brother, full of prepped, prim, and obnoxiously self-absorbed narcissists is a boon for the malcontent among us.

Big Brother fans will argue that the show is a contest of intellectual skill. Indeed! Hauling garbage cans full of gummy worms, using a little sex to butter up your competitors, stabbing each other in the back all the hallmarks of a game of human chess if Ive ever seen it. Its not that Big Brother contestants are stupid (quite a few of them are), nor is it a matter that Big Brother fans are stupid (judging from the numbers, Id say it must be a factor though.) Big Brother is merely an excuse for a large number of people, fed up with the daily wage-earner grind, to feel good about hating some pompous punk on TV.

Now how does this explain Chicken George, and other older Big Brother contestants you ask? Easy, it gives the upper half of the target demographic (18-49 year olds) somebody to root for or, if youre staying true to my theory, jeer. Dont buy my snake oil? (Guaranteed to make you wise up!) Just read an interview with any Big Brother contestant and youll understand it a little better. They themselves, the sane ones at least, dont think of it as a game and perhaps Big Brothers most legendary player, Dr. Will, actually used a strategy of not wanting to play to stay in the fray. Heck, Big Brother all-star winner Mike Boogie won with admittedly having no strategy at all. Tell me were supposed to root for these people.

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