Extant

:This article is about the whole series of Extant. For the upcoming season, see Extant (season 1).
Extant is an online reality television game show in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house for 2 weeks-2 months, trying to avoid being evicted with the aim of winning a large prize at the end of the run. It is an online reality game, based on the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Extant is live-streamed and made on Discord, and later edited and uploaded to YouTube.
The host of Veggie Brother is Josiah Stuart. Josiah would host the show and conduct all interviews with players.
Over the course of its run, there has been a total of 1 season of Extant.
==Format==
Extant is a game show in which a group of contestants, called players live in isolation from the outside world in a custom built "house", which includes everyday facilities such as a fully equipped kitchen, garden, bedroom, bathroom. The house is also a Discord server with dozens of cameras and microphones in most of the rooms to record the activities of the players. The only place where players can escape the company of the other contestants is the Diary Room, where they are encouraged to voice their true feelings. Not all Diary Room footage is broadcast due to the privacy of the contestants.
Players must remain in the house at all times, with the aim of avoiding eviction from the house to be the last Player remaining to win a prize at the end of the season. Alternatively, players can also be removed from the house if Big Brother feels this is necessary, and can voluntarily leave the show at any time. In order to support the players' well-being, all participants have access to psychologists and a doctor, at all times. Players are filmed for 20 minutes to 3 hours per day with edited highlights broadcast during prime time slots every week.
The main television coverage takes the form of a weekly highlights program.
Hi House, the time has come. (nominated players' names), your housemates have voted, and I have the result. With X votes, it's time to go...(evicted housemate's name). (evicted housemate's name), you have 30 seconds to say your goodbyes; I'm coming to get you!— Stuart's speech when announcing the evicted player.
===Eviction format===
Over the duration of the competition, the Players will face nominations and eviction to eliminate each other from the game.
*Power Player: Free from the threat of eviction, the Power Player will have the power to nominate two players for eviction.
*Power of Immunity: The housemate that wins the Power of Immunity will have the power to save themselves or someone else before nominations are to begin. The Power of Immunity Holder will also have the power to nominate someone for eviction.
*Nominations: The Power Player will nominate 2 people, then the Power of Immunity Holder will nominate a third person. Occasionally, the Red Token will nominate an additional 4th nominee.
*Power of Veto: Whenever a nominee wins the PoV, they are automatically taken off the list of nominees. The PoV will be in play until Final 5.
*Evictions: In lieu of public voting, the players would be voting to evict. The Power Player will only vote in the event of a tie. When 3 nominees face eviction after the PoV, the nominees will also vote. The player(s) with the most votes will be evicted.
**Eviction Roulette: For certain evictions, the players will leave their fate in the hands of Lady Luck herself; as the players will spin a wheel to see whether they receive a Gold Token or a Black Token. The player who received the Black Token will be automatically evicted.
*Final: At the Final 3, the power shifts from the players over to the Jury (last few evicted players) and the viewers; as both will decide which finalist will win the game.
===The Diary Room===
In the Diary Room, Players are allowed to privately tell Big Brother about their issues and worries about other players. The Diary Room is also used by Big Brother when needed to speak to individual Players alone for any reason. Some of the Players are comfortable enough in the Diary Room to discuss personal feelings, issues and even general personal business not relating to the house. The Diary Room is also the only room in the house not shown on live streaming in order to protect the Player' privacy. However, some conversations in the Diary Room will appear in highlights shows, especially if they pertain to an event or situation within the house.
===Auditions===
Open auditions have been held throughout the globe via Discord.
===Launch night===
On the launch night, anywhere from upwards of 16 housemates enter the house. A live launch with Josiah Stuart was implemented, a format that has continued since the show's launch. Starting with the second season, an opening night twist was introduced to make the show more interesting from the start.
===Life in the House===
Over the duration of the show, the Players are given a series of tasks by Big Brother which test them in many ways. They are also put to the test by their own ideals, prejudices and opinions against other people from different walks of life; something that has survived from the original "social experiment" of the first season. They live in the communal House server and share cooking and cleaning chores among themselves, which usually provides plenty of tension. Players are forbidden to sleep during daylight hours (unless unwell). Players must also live by the fundamental rules of Big Brother; if the rules are broken it can result in formal warnings, various punishments or even a player's removal from the House.
===Prizes===
The winner of Extant receives a cash prize and additional prizes.
==Schedule==
Each highlight show features the events that happened in the house. On the Live Eviction Shows, the players are evicted the same day as the results are shown, and the highlight show from the next week will often show their eviction again (without the interview.) The highlights show was originally aired in an afternoon slot in summary form.
===Theme tune===
Theme Songs 	Theme Songs 	Theme Songs
Song 	Artist 	Season used
Someone's Watching Me	Qleo feat. Lazee	Extant (season 1)–present
==List of Seasons==
Season	Season run	Days	Players	Winner	Runner-up	Final vote
 	TBD 	19 	16 	TBD 	TBD 	0-0
==References==
==Trivia==
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