[Mac Hiavellian]

Cheers Phlip and AtomicKitty

Originally Posted by AtomicKitty

Right on!

BB concept is based on those 1960's psychological experiments where they would put people in isolation and let all hell break loose.
and BB keeps on dumping people in or taking them out.... how are we supposed to see these characters develop when they keep doing silly things like that.

It's funny you should mention that. After I went offline I read some of the BB3 book where Phil Edgar Jones, Gigi Eligoloff and Helen Hawken explain how they wanted to 'up the ante' with twists in BB3. Phil Edgar Jones said "We didn't want to compromise the essence of Big Brother, which is a group of strangers creating a life for themselves in isolation from the rest of the world."
And Gigi Eligoloff explained the rich/poor side twist "Is still Big Brother. It is about how a group of people interact with each other, and because the success or failure in the task is so important, you get a clearer view of how they see eachother."
So, when exactly did Phil Edgar Jones change his mind and start shoving in random guests? Like Jimmy Saville? Jade Goody's granparents? The Queen imperonator last year? The army guy and the estate agent this year? It really is less of a social experiment and more of an entertainment show now.