Big Bother
Topic: TV
After what seems like almost an eternity, the latest version of the UK Big Brother lurches into its final week, with Channel 4 in hot water with programme regulators Ofcom, after some 2,500 viewers complained to the regulatory board concerning the programme's latest twist of four previously evicted housemates returning to the show. Callers were incensed that they were having to spend even more money on phone calls to stop their least favourite contestants from being voted back onto the programme. And now it looks like Channel 4 may be forced to refund £2.5 million worth of phone line revenue as a result.

Is it just me, or are there not several flaws to this argument. Firstly, if you're one of those people who call up the voting lines week after week then you've obviously got more money than sense. Secondly, by phoning to report Channel 4 to Ofcom, then surely you've just spent even more money on this phone call than you would've done if you'd just left well alone (remember, its only a Game Show!!!!!!!). Thirdly, if Channel 4 do end up having to cough up £2.5 million, then who's going to be faced with the task of having to divvy up all the money and refund the voters? Can anyone really be bothered with the administrative costs involved? Better get those itemised phone bills at the ready people! Here's that 50p you spent in Week 7, Mrs Scoggins of Dumfriffe. And here's that £45 you spent in week 2 Mr Jones, cos you kept ringing up to vote out the wrong person....

Personally, I have only felt compelled to vote once throughout the entire history of Big Brother. It was during the first year of the programme, and it was to stop Mel from being voted out cos I quite fancied her, and of course it was a fruitless task anyway, as the majority of people who do actually call up Big Brother are women, who hate other woman, and only want to keep the blokes in, which is why it gets boring because there's nothing left for the Male viewer to look at.