https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Elissa_Slater

Found a thread on Twitter with a bunch of people saying they thought it was famous actresses like J Law and Shailene Woodley and thought I'd share my special interest knowledge.

  • Dolores [love/loves]
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    1 year ago

    i still don't know what the fuck big brother is and i'm afraid to ask

    • Wheaties [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      a bunch of brits are in a house together and there's cameras. They wait to be executed by public opinion and then Christopher Eccleston shows up to stop the Daleks

      • huf [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        that just sounds like britain in general though

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    1 year ago

    Figured I'd watch the full scene, and it just made me more surprised that people watch shows like this.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Idk how organic it is. Iirc this kind of television became fairly dominant during and after the 2006 writers strike bc it didn't require any writers.

      • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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        1 year ago

        I don't care about whether it's "organic". I listen to people shouting over each other for no good reason at all on a regular basis already.

        Cash Cab was one of my favorite shows for a while and that was widely understood to be fake. Still was a whimsical show about challenging people and making them happy.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          1 year ago

          The more positive, people on the street shows are much more palatable to me. The ones about people being nasty and betraying each other are the ones that I really dislike. they make me feel bad. swole-chonk

          • autismdragon [he/him, they/them]
            hexagon
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            1 year ago

            Like i said i look at the "being nasty" as a psychological study (though sometimes it goes too far for me too) and the "betrayals" as just part of the social strategy game which actually has fascinating game theory because of the jury

            • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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              1 year ago

              Totally fair, I can see the appeal there. Studying people in weird or unusual situations can reveal a lot of fascinating things. Just what the actors/subjects feel they need to play up for the camera probably holds up a mirror that reveals a lot about society.

              Kind of makes me think of telenovelas and long-running dramas like Days of our Lives that people love/loved to follow for the drama of the characters day to day lives.

              • autismdragon [he/him, they/them]
                hexagon
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                1 year ago

                It is a similar appeal to soaps in a way. My other major special interest is Pro Wrestling which is often called a "soap opera for men" lol

                • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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                  1 year ago

                  I really enjoy all the storytelling, athleticism, and drama that goes in to pro wrestling. It's a really cool intersection of sport and theater.

    • autismdragon [he/him, they/them]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      Its my special interest lol. Idk I find social strategy games fascinating, as well as the psychology of the human drama. Its not borderline scripted like something like the Kardashians (there are live feeds, it cant be). Theres producer manipulation of the game sometimes, but thats it.

      Not as cool as Survivor though.