‘Big Brother’ Still a Big Disappointment
Posted on March 25, 2008 in Entertainment
Last summer, during the eighth installment of CBS’s ‘Big Brother,’ I wrote about how the show could be so much better. Unfortunately, season nine has been an even bigger disappointment.
This season was rushed into production due to the writers’ strike, but considering the fact that the show has nine seasons’ worth of applicants to look through and choose from, the casting for this season has proven to be an abomination.
In seasons six and eight (seven was an all-star edition), it was clear that the show had taken a turn towards mostly casting the stereotypical Hollywood types you see on ‘The Real World,’ and I thought it took a little bit of the reality out of the show.
But I’d love to have that type of cast instead of the motley crew they dug up for season nine.
This season’s cast includes a paparazzo, one of Scott Baio’s ex-girlfriends, a former cocaine addict, a wannabe model, a gay porn actor, and a guy who calls autistic children"retards."
Even "Evel Dick" seems down-to-earth compared to this bunch.
Maybe CBS deserves a mulligan for this season, though. After all, it was hastily thrown together in a rush for programming to fill the void left by the writers’ strike.
Or, maybe not. After eight seasons, they should be old pros at this, so it’s hard to believe that anything was overlooked during casting. It’s more likely that the producers turned a blind eye to the less-than-favorable aspects of some of the cast members in hopes of creating ratings-boosting controversies.
One way or another, ‘Big Brother’ is going to be back for at least one more season. The tenth season is currently casting, and it’ll kick-off sometime this summer.
Have you watched this season of ‘Big Brother?’ What do you think of the cast?
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I lost interest in it early. If that picture you have posted is any indication of where the show is right now, yeah I’ll pass.
I think we have seen them all by now. No “character” or rather, person with certain characteristics has been anywhere genuine and I don’t mean Jen-uine either.
The fact that they kept the unitard says little for the direction the show is taking and even less about what they want to offer.
I may check out the summer installment, well will no doubt have to since my wife loves this series. Her and her friends phone each other up as soon as the show is over and “I know! She’s such a bitch.” and keep each other informed when one misses and episode.
So, how about “10″?