[Ammi]

..yeah, I certainly think that applies in BB and other reality shows..housemates seem to be chosen because the programme makers believe their characters will cause conflict..but I'm not sure whether it's because it's believed that the public 'like' a certain personality type, rather than arguments/conflict etc will make for higher viewing figures and also more votes to evict those people when they are nominated...but the problem is that these are real people and they're setting them up as figures of hatred...creating like a villian people love to hate, type thing...