Realizing my addiction was getting out of control, I looked for a Big Brothers Anonymous support group. Instead, I found chat rooms where fellow voyeurs make sarcastic comments while watching the live video feeds. Sick, I know. Thus the Orwellian name of the show. Every two weeks they nominate two people for banishment, with the TV audience having the final say in a nationwide telephone vote.
Reality TV is considered commercial kitsch today.
While compelling TV, the show was also a cautionary tale that left people pondering the extent to which the cameras had aided and abetted in the family's implosion. But the real show is the Webcast. But it is still a voyeur's paradise. At this writing, the house guests have been isolated for a little over a month. Of the 10 original contestants, William the black guy and Jordan the stripper have been evicted.