From: ian@istevens.wanadoo.co.uk 
  
 "Major ChrisB"  wrote in message 
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 > "mo"  wrote in message 
 > news:d93oup$mdm$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk... 
 > >> Writing about "Big Brother" etc is just going to look horribly dated in 
 > >> ten years time. 
 > > 
 > > I completely agree with that, as all of the reality sh1te is very much 
 Of 
 > > The Moment and will hopefully GO AWAY pretty soon.  It's a bit like the 
 > > scene with The Beatles in The Chase.  I'm sure it looked great in 64/65, 
 > > but 
 > > now it justs looks dreadful..... 
 > 
 > you can't say reality Tv is a fad and of the moment anymore...MTV's been 
 > doing it since 1990, FOX in the Us has been doing it since the 80's and 
 > everyone in the world has been doing it en masse for at least the last 6 
 > years. 
 > 
 > with the exception of CSI and Friends reality TV show have been the higest 
 > rated consistantly over the last 6 years with shows like Survivor, 
 > Apprentice, Big Brother and American Idol.  Here in the UK it's soaps 
 which 
 > are the exception and when channel 4 and ITV are getting about 10million 
 > viewers combined for their head to head reality shows, I'm a Celeb, Pop 
 > Idol, etc etc are all hitting double digits in the ratings I dont see how 
 > anyone can claim it to be a fad.  It's here and it'll be staying for a 
 > while...hell if you think Big Brother will look dated on DR Who you'r way 
 > off considering the show is on it about 50 countries and they have a 
 > contract with C4 here in the uk till about 2011. 
  
 You have just successfully plunged me into the depths of despair. 
  
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