http://newcritics.disqus.com/the best in web criticismenMon, 05 Feb 2007 12:36:23 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/30/this-is-the-last-time-im-going-to-mention-big-brother-really/#comment-1372274<p>with exception to war reportage, 'reality television' is an oxymoron anyway, surely?</p><p>anyway ... it was certainly interesting to witness that the only cultured, civilised people on the show were jermaine and shilpa. one should include ken russell i suppose, but he represents britain from a different era - many modern britons are sadly being truly depicted by the utterly vacuous 'three witches' we witnessed in CBB.</p>Carl Rahn GriffithMon, 05 Feb 2007 12:36:23 -0000http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/30/this-is-the-last-time-im-going-to-mention-big-brother-really/#comment-1372272<p>Steve - clearly, this outcome (great as you say) wasn't scripted or planned by the organizers, but it was exploited. what does this say about the reality genre?</p>Tom WatsonWed, 31 Jan 2007 19:36:13 -0000