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Большой Брат 1 [nb 1] - дебютный сезон американского реалити-сериала « Большой брат» . Она была основана на Нидерландах серии с одноименным названием , которая получила известность в 1999 и 2000 серии премьера 5 июля 2000 года и продолжалась в общей сложности 88 дней. Сезон завершился через 88 дней, когда Эдди МакГи был коронован победителем, а Джош Соуза занял второе место.

Предпосылка сериала резко отличалась от будущих частей сериала. Сериал вращался вокруг десяти незнакомцев, живущих в доме, не имеющих связи с внешним миром. Во время пребывания в доме их постоянно снимали, и им не разрешали общаться с теми, кто их снимал. Каждые две недели каждый участник, которого называли «гостями», выбирал двух человек, которых они хотели покинуть из дома. Двое или более человек, набравшие наибольшее количество голосов, были «помечены для изгнания». Затем зрители решили, кто из номинантов должен уйти (что соответствовало формату, используемому в других странах, в отличие от сегодняшнего дня, когда гости решают сами), а выбранный человек уходит во время живого шоу. Этот процесс продолжался до тех пор, пока не осталось только три гостя дома,в это время зрители решали, кто из них выиграет главный приз в размере 500 000 долларов.

Развитие [ править ]

Дрю Пински появлялся в сериале раз в неделю, чтобы обсудить события в доме.

Впервые сериал был запущен в Нидерландах , а выпуски в таких странах, как Германия, оказались популярными среди публики. [3] [4] После международного успеха сериала началась война торгов за права на сериал между CBS , ABC и кабельной сетью [5], изначально рассчитанная на 100 дней. [6] Марк Иткин, старший вице-президент William Morris , сказал: «Я и не подозревал, что торги будут такими жаркими. Но в шоу так много элементов, от того, что он транслируется 100 дней подряд до выхода в Интернет. компонент, который особенно привлекателен для сетей ". [7]В конечном итоге было подтверждено, что шоу было куплено CBS примерно за 20 миллионов долларов. [8] [9] Позже сообщалось, что стоимость производства увеличилась примерно до 200 000 долларов за серию. [10] Пол Ромер, один из создателей оригинального сериала, был исполнительным продюсером сериала. [11] По поводу концепции Ромер заявил: «Сериал посвящен человеческому взаимодействию. Это люди, которые любят друг друга, ненавидят друг друга. Они дерутся, плачут, смеются - все эмоции мы увидим в жилой дом." [12] В более позднем интервью Ромер добавил: «Первое, о чем люди думают, когда слышат Большого Брата.идея - это сексуальные вещи, нагота, сексуальная активность в доме [...] Это не то, о чем идет речь » [13] . Сериал был одним из первых реалити-шоу, вышедших в эфир, и потребовал от съемочной группы более 150 человек. [14]

Первый сезон « Большого брата» показал двух ведущих, Джули Чен в качестве главного ведущего и Иана О'Мэлли в качестве соведущего. [15] Получив эту работу, О'Мэлли заявил: «Я действительно не знал, что это было. Это первый этаж реалити-шоу. [Но] SAG объявила забастовку, [и это была] очень длительная и очень болезненная забастовка для многих ". [16] О'Мэлли был позже освобожден от контракта после всего лишь одного месяца в сериале; [17] он был выкуплен из его контракта, который он позже назвал «облегчением». [18] Чен, который надеялся принять участие в 60 Minutesв будущем изначально отклонила предложение провести сериал, так как не хотела работать в развлекательном подразделении сети. [19] После отклонения предложения президент CBS News Эндрю Хейворд сказал Чену, что отказ от участия в сериале можно рассматривать как «неподчинение». [20] Чен пояснил: «Они сказали, что им нужен кто-то, кто знает, как задавать вопросы в прямом эфире, и я спросил:« Неужели я навсегда запечатываю дверь на 60 минут? » и [Хейворд] сказал «да» ». [21] [22] Доктор Дрю Пински и онлайн-консультант AOL Регина Льюис появлялись в сериале один раз в неделю, чтобы обсудить события в доме. [23]Актерский состав сериала был раскрыт во время премьеры. HouseGuest Уильям показал быть членом Black Panther Party , [24] в то время как Джейми был коронован Мисс Вашингтон США за год до ее участия в шоу. [25] Гости дома Кертис и Джош моделировали перед тем, как войти в дом. [26] Джин Джордан была экзотической танцовщицей до того, как вошла в дом, [27] в то время как Карен и Джордж были женаты и имели детей. [28] Кассандра и Уильям были афроамериканцами. [29]Создатель сериала Джон де Мол позже заявил: «10 человек в нашем доме, вы можете с ними познакомиться. Это девушка по соседству, это парень в продуктовом магазине [...] Это обычные люди, и я думаю, что Большой Брат доказывает обычные люди могут быть интересными ". [30]

Премьера первого сезона « Большого брата» состоялась 5 июля 2000 года. [31] Премьера была снята 4 июля 2000 года. [32] Первоначально сериал транслировался пять вечеров в неделю, [33] хотя позже в сериал был добавлен шестой эпизод. расписание. [34] [35] Добавление шестого эпизода в неделю привело к тому, что эпизод изгнания в прямом эфире перенесен на среду, а не на четверг. [36] Четыре из этих эпизодов были получасовыми ежедневными повторениями, а один - ежечасным еженедельным повторением; шестой эпизод был живым изгнанием. [37] Во время живого изгнания, HouseGuest, который выходит из дома, был предметом интервью с ведущей Джули Чен .[38] В первом сезоне было всего 70 эпизодов, больше, чем за любой сезон на сегодняшний день. [39] Этот сезон длился в общей сложности 88 дней. [40] Заглавную песню к сериалу, известную как «Live», исполнил Джонатан Кларк. Он воспроизводился во время заключительных титров каждого эпизода, а фрагменты темы игрались на протяжении всего шоу. Зрители сериала также могли смотреть прямые трансляции в доме, которые были доступны бесплатно на официальном сайте. [37] Лента была отредактирована с учетом авторских прав на музыку и защиты конфиденциальности некоторых участников. [41] [42] Ленты также содержали отказ от ответственности для пользователей младше 21 года из-за неотредактированного аспекта фидов. [43]

Дом [ править ]

Дом, который использовался в течение первого сезона, представлял собой одноэтажный дом с двумя спальнями, кухней, столовой и одной ванной комнатой. [44] Дом площадью около 1800 квадратных футов располагался в центре студии CBS в Лос-Анджелесе, Калифорния. [45] По всему дому установлено 28 камер, через которые камеры видны все части дома, и 60 микрофонов. [46] [47] Во время пребывания в доме гости должны были постоянно носить микрофоны, чтобы все, что они говорили в доме, было слышно. [46] По всему дому стены украшены двухсторонними зеркалами, за которыми снимает съемочная группа. [48]В спальнях были инфракрасные камеры, что позволяло камерам продолжать съемку, пока в комнатах было темно. Дизайн дома включал в себя плохой фен-шуй , противоречивые цвета и расположение. [49] Дом был оформлен в ярких тонах как часть своей темы: кухня была ярко-синей, а гостиная - желтой. [32] Две спальни в доме были идентичны, в обеих была двухъярусная кровать и три односпальные кровати. В ванной комнате был туалет, душ, стиральная доска и умывальник. [49] В Красной комнате гости должны были делиться своими мыслями о событиях в доме и часто получали задания. [50] [51]На заднем дворе дома было патио, где гости дома могли сидеть снаружи. На заднем дворе также был курятник, и гости дома могли использовать куриные яйца в качестве еды. [52]

Форматировать [ редактировать ]

Big Brother - это игровое шоу, в котором группа участников, именуемых «гостями дома», жила в специально построенном «доме», находящемся под постоянным видеонаблюдением. [53] Находясь в доме, участники были полностью изолированы от внешнего мира, то есть у них не было телефона, телевидения, Интернета, журналов, газет или контактов с теми, кто не был в доме. [54] Однако это правило может быть нарушено в случае чрезвычайной семейной ситуации или смерти. [55] Находясь в доме, гости дома должны были назначить двух своих товарищей по конкурсу для возможного изгнания, и двое с наибольшим количеством голосов будут выдвинуты. [56]Если несколько гостей получают наибольшее количество номинаций, то все гости помечаются для изгнания. [23] Этот процесс был обязательным для всех гостей дома, и невыполнение его могло привести к изгнанию из дома. [57] Публика посредством голосования, проводимого по телефону, проголосовала бы за изгнание одного из назначенных гостей Дома из дома, а Гость, набравший наибольшее количество голосов от зрителей, был бы изгнан из дома. [58] Когда оставалось только три гостя дома, зрители голосовали за того, кто из них должен выиграть серию, и гость, набравший наибольшее количество голосов, становился победителем. Гости дома соревновались за денежный приз в размере 500 000 долларов, [32] [59]хотя занявший второе место в этой серии получит 100 000 долларов, а второй призер - 50 000 долларов. [23]

Во время пребывания в доме гостям дома давали еженедельные задания. [5] Гости дома будут ставить часть своего еженедельного бюджета на покупки на выполнение задания и либо выиграют вдвое свой размер ставки, либо проиграют сумму ставки, в зависимости от их выполнения в задаче. [23] Гости дома должны были работать как группа для выполнения задания, причем формат заданий варьировался в зависимости от количества оставшихся гостей дома. Если у гостей дома закончилась еда, им был предоставлен запасной паек. Гости дома также должны были посещать Красную комнату во время своего пребывания в доме, где они могли поделиться своими мыслями и чувствами о других гостях дома и игре. [60]Формат сериала в основном рассматривался как социальный эксперимент и требовал, чтобы гости дома взаимодействовали с другими людьми, у которых могут быть разные идеалы, убеждения и предрассудки. [61] [62] Во время соревнований сериал позволяет зрителям наблюдать за отношениями, сложившимися в доме, и за поведением гостей дома. [63] Нина Тасслер, президент отдела развлечений CBS, заявила: «Вы говорите о людях из очень разнородных слоев общества и заключаете их в дом на ограниченный период времени [...] вы должны признать, что да, это это шоу. Это социальный эксперимент ». [64] Хотя гости были заперты в доме, они могли выйти из игры, но им не разрешили войти обратно в дом. [65]Если HouseGuest нарушит правила игры, они могут быть изгнаны из дома и не могут вернуться. [66] [67]

Гости дома [ править ]

Актерский состав Большого Брата 1 .

Вверху: Кертис, Бриттани, Кассандра и Джош.
В центре: Карен, Джордан и Джордж.
Внизу: Уильям, Эдди и Джейми.

В первом сезоне « Большого брата» было десять гостей дома, каждый из которых был совершенно незнакомым человеком. Все гости Дома были из разных штатов, за исключением Эдди и Кертиса, оба из Нью-Йорка. Эдди был самым молодым гостем Дома, в 21 год, а Карен была самой старшей, в 43 года. Зрителям представили Бет Тим, потенциальную одиннадцатую гостю Дома, хотя она в конечном итоге не вошла. [68] Большой Брат 1 - единственный сезон, в котором представлены десять гостей дома, а в последующих сезонах - двенадцать или больше.

† Указывает, что гость умер после съемок.

Будущие выступления [ править ]

Джордж Босвелл вернулся в Big Brother: All-Stars, а затем в Big Brother 10, чтобы провести конкурс еды вместе с другими выпускниками Big Brother . Пока что Босуэлл - единственный HouseGuest из Большого Брата 1, который появится в будущем сезоне шоу.

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On Day 1, Brittany, Cassandra, Curtis, Eddie, Karen, George, Jamie, Jordan, Josh, and William entered the house.[69][70] On Day 2, they were given their first task to complete. They were required to solve a word puzzle, which would inform them of the location to find money for groceries. They were successful and earned $100 as a group.[69] On Day 3, HouseGuests were given the task of building a clock out of potatoes in the house.[71] Should they fail this task, they would not know the time in the house; they passed the task.[72] On Day 4, HouseGuests were given the task of making plaster masks of themselves.[69] On Day 5, one of the chickens in the backyard was injured. It was removed from the house and brought back later to be nursed back to health.[73] On Day 7, HouseGuests were given their first weekly task. They were given the names of dozens of celebrities and had to state whether they were dead or alive.[69] They were given days to attempt to recall the correct answers and would be quizzed about it at a later date. They wagered 20% of their weekly budget on this task, which they ultimately failed.[23] William intentionally failed his portion of the challenge, upsetting many HouseGuests.[74] On Day 9, the HouseGuests participated in their first round of nominations. William and Jordan were announced as the nominees this week, with William receiving six nominations and Jordan receiving five.[75] Josh, Jamie, George, and Cassandra all received no nominations this week.[23] HouseGuests were later given their new task, which required them to ride a stationary exercise bike to achieve a total distance of 1,000 miles.[69] They wagered 50% of their weekly budget on this task, which they passed.[23] HouseGuests were later given another task, in which they were required to imitate another HouseGuest in the Red Room.[23] On Day 17, William became the first HouseGuest to be banished from the house when he received 73% of the public vote.[76][77]

Jamie Kern was the last female HouseGuest.

On Day 20, HouseGuests are given their new weekly challenge, in which they had days to practice making a set of dominoes fall down in a single session. They had to set up 12,100 dominoes to form the series logo and then make them all fall by knocking only one domino over.[69] The group passed this task, which they wagered 20% on.[23] The HouseGuests later held a fake trial dealing with the issue of flag burning, with Karen as the judge, Jordan being on trial, Brittany being a witness, Curtis and Cassandra as lawyers, and the other HouseGuests as members of the jury.[69] On Day 22, HouseGuests participated in the second round of nominations. Curtis and Jordan became the second set of nominated HouseGuests this season, with Curtis receiving six nominations and Jordan receiving five nominations.[78] Josh, Jamie, Cassandra, and Brittany received no nominations this week, making it the second time in a row that Josh, Jamie, and Cassandra had received no nominations from their fellow HouseGuests. HouseGuests were later given their new weekly task, which required them to ride a stationary bike for a total of one thousand miles. They wagered 50% of their shopping budget on the task, which they passed.[23] The HouseGuests were later given another task, which required them to split into three teams and attempt to toss water balloons to their teammates from across the pool.[23] The team of Eddie, Cassandra, and George won, though there was no reward. On Day 28, the HouseGuests held a roast for Curtis and Jordan as they were marked for banishment. On Day 30, Jordan became the second HouseGuest to be banished from the house when she received 78% of the public vote.[79][80]

HouseGuests were given their new weekly task, which required them to write a poem pertaining to the game. They would then have to jump rope together while the rope holders recited the poem. They had one chance to correctly complete the poem, and failure to do so would result in the group failing the task. They wagered 30% of their shopping budget on the task, which they failed.[69] HouseGuests were later given the task of hosting their own daytime talk show.[23] On Day 36, HouseGuests participated in a live challenge in which they had to vote for one HouseGuest to receive a phone call from home; they voted for George.[23] That night, it was revealed that Cassandra, Josh, and Karen had been marked for banishment due to a tie in the voting process.[81] George was the only HouseGuest to receive no nominations this week. That same night, the HouseGuests were given their new weekly task, which required them to take care of a pug named Chiquita.[82] In the days following her nomination, Karen began to ask the viewers to banish her from the house as she missed her children.[83] HouseGuests were later given their new weekly task, in which they were required to make eight raspberry and eight blueberry pies, and split into teams named after the various pies. The first team to eat all eight of their pies would choose how the weekly allowance was spent.[23] On Day 44, HouseGuests participated in a live challenge in which they were tempted with a reward in exchange for watching the nominations process. They ultimately chose not to watch the nominations, thus were not given a prize.[23] That night, Karen became the third HouseGuest to be banished from the house as she had received 76% of the public vote.[28]

HouseGuests were given their new weekly task, which required them to memorize all of the major highways in the country. They would then be required to state what highways would get them from one city to another. The group wagered 20% of their shopping budget on this task, which they passed.[23] The group was later given a new task in which they were required to paint each other like animals.[23] In another task for the week, HouseGuests competed in a sumo wrestling competition in an attempt to win a luxury massage. Eddie was the winner, with former HouseGuest William secretly giving him a bad massage.[84] For their next weekly task, the HouseGuests were required to have two HouseGuests dancing at all times. When cued, all HouseGuests would be required to dance at the same time. They passed this task, which they wagered 20% of their weekly budget on.[23] On Day 50, the HouseGuests participated in their fourth round of nominations. Due to a tie in the voting, Brittany, Cassandra, Curtis, Eddie, George, and Josh were all marked for banishment.[85] For the first time, all of the HouseGuests received at least one nomination from their fellow HouseGuests. That same night, Jamie won a two-minute conversation with a casting director due to winning a task earlier in the week.[23] HouseGuests were later given a task in which they had to name a "Mr. and Miss Big Brother 2000", with Eddie, Brittany, and Cassandra being given the title; they won a dinner with the meal of their choice.[23] On Day 58, Jamie was given a live task in which she was able to co-host the episode with Julie Chen, including announce who had been banished from the house.[23] That night, it was revealed that Brittany had become the fourth HouseGuest to be banished from the house when she received 34% of the public vote.[86][87]

HouseGuests were given their new weekly task, which required them to build a puzzle that featured 4,928 pieces by the end of the week. The group wagered 50% of their weekly shopping budget on this task, which they failed.[23] The HouseGuests were later given the task of discussing whether or not they would be willing to split the total prize money.[23] On Day 64, it was revealed that Cassandra, Curtis, and Eddie had been marked for banishment.[88] Much like the previous round of nominations, all of the HouseGuests received at least one nomination from their fellow HouseGuests. Following this, the six remaining HouseGuests were offered $20,000 to walk from the game, with this offer later rising to $50,000.[89] Should one of the HouseGuests accept the offer, a new HouseGuest named Beth Thieme was set to enter the house and the nominations would be voided.[90][91] Ultimately, none of the HouseGuests took the offer, thus Beth did not enter the game.[68][92] That same night, Brittany was able to talk to Josh as part of a task.[93] HouseGuests were later given a new task in which they had to estimate the price of a luxury item requested by another HouseGuest. If they came within one dollar of the correct price, they would earn that luxury.[23] For their new weekly task, the HouseGuests had to train Chiquita to go through an obstacle course. The group passed this task, which they wagered 20% of their weekly budget on.[23] During a luxury competition, Curtis won the reward of going to the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards.[94] On Day 72, HouseGuests were given the live task of writing a message to be flown on a banner plane above the house.[23] That same night, Cassandra became the fifth HouseGuest to be banished from the house as she had received 46% of the public vote.[95][96]

HouseGuests were given their new weekly task, which required at least one HouseGuest to be juggling at all times. They were not permitted to drop more than two balls, or they would fail the task. The group wagered 50% on the task, which they ultimately failed.[23] On Day 74, the HouseGuests were given another live task in which they had five minutes to make a phone call to a loved one. The timer did not stop while the HouseGuests were dialing.[23] That same night, the group made their nominations live for the first time. It was revealed that Curtis, Eddie, George, and Jamie were marked for banishment.[97] Josh received no nominations this week, and was the only HouseGuest not to be marked for banishment.[23] HouseGuests were later given a new task in which they had to write lyrics for the show's theme song, and were later required to record their song in the Red Room.[23] In another task for the week, the HouseGuests attempted to find Chiquita in the house, with the winner being able to present the weather from inside the house; Josh was the winner.[23] On Day 79, the five remaining HouseGuests were asked to select one of the previously banished HouseGuests to return to the house in a matter of days; they chose Cassandra.[23] That night, George became the sixth HouseGuest to be banished from the house as he had received 51% of the public vote.[98]

HouseGuests were given their new weekly task, in which they were required to determine whether or not specific news articles had actually appeared in the news or not. The group wagered 50% of their weekly shopping budget on the task, which they passed.[23] The group was later given another task in which they played the Big Brother board game.[23] On Day 81, the HouseGuests participated in their second round of live nominations. Due to a tie in the voting, all four of the remaining HouseGuests were marked for banishment.[99] This was the final round of nominations for the season. Former HouseGuest Cassandra entered the house as a guest that same night, as the HouseGuests had selected her to return days prior.[23] Due to a new task, Josh was selected to become a saboteur in the house, and performed tasks such as setting time back on the potato clock. If one of the other three HouseGuests correctly guessed that Josh was the saboteur, they would win a new flat screen television; Curtis won this prize.[23] On Day 86, Jamie became the seventh HouseGuest to be banished from the house as she had received 31% of the public vote.[100] Chiquita also exited the house that night, and was adopted by a couple upon her exit.[101] On Day 88, it was revealed that Curtis had come in third place, receiving 14% of the public vote to win.[102] Minutes later, it was revealed that Josh had come in second place with 27% of the public vote, meaning Eddie had been crowned the winner with a total of 59% of the public vote.[103][104][105]

Episodes[edit]

Nominations table[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • ^Note 1 : Three HouseGuests were "Marked for Banishment", with Josh received five nomination votes while Cassandra and Karen were each tied second with three votes.
  • ^Note 2 : Six HouseGuests were "Marked for Banishment", with George received three nomination votes while Brittany, Cassandra, Curtis, Eddie, and Josh were each tied second with two votes.
  • ^Note 3 : The percentage results were not revealed during the live show.
  • ^Note 4 : Three HouseGuests were "Marked for Banishment", with Cassandra, Curtis and Eddie each received the most nomination votes at three.
  • ^Note 5 : Four HouseGuests were "Marked for Banishment", with George received three nomination votes while Curtis, Eddie, and Jamie were each tied second with two votes.
  • ^Note 6 : On Day 81, Cassandra visited the remaining HouseGuests for a discussion. All four HouseGuests were "Marked for Banishment" due to a tie after receiving two votes each.
  • ^Note 7 : For the finale America voted for who they wanted to win Big Brother.

Reception[edit]

Ratings[edit]

Big Brother 1 premiered on July 5, 2000 in the US, with the season premiere having over 22 million viewers.[106] Despite the high premiere, ratings for the series quickly began to decline, and the series quickly dropped out of the Top 10 slot in terms of viewers.[106][107] Ratings began to decline even more following the banishments of Will "Mega" and Jordan, who were both seen as colorful characters in the game.[69] Big Brother 1 was noted as having its highest ratings on Wednesdays, when it aired after the hugely successful Survivor: Borneo.[108] The Saturday, July 8 episode was beaten out by an episode of the reality series Cops.[106] This episode saw ratings lower from the previous episode.[109] Ratings continued to drop, with at one point the series had fallen behind re-runs of shows such as Friends.[110] The Monday, September 4 episode only achieved 5.5.[111] Cassandra's banishment episode did see an increase in ratings, however, receiving 12.5 million viewers.[112] The finale garnered 11.13 million viewers, beating out the Olympics.[113] Despite the decline in ratings, the series' official website did receive a large amount of traffic, due to the live feed being available there.[114] It was also noted that as the ratings decreased, traffic onto the main site increased.[114] The online aspect of the series "changed both the dynamic in the house and the TV show’s content" according to the LA Daily News.[115] It was also reported that the official website for the series was one of the most popular new websites for the month of July.[116]

Public reaction[edit]

Andy Rooney was one of many to criticize Chen's role as host.

Big Brother 1 has typically been cited as "boring" by critics and fans of the series. John Carman of The San Francisco Chronicle stated "Wondering 'Will Karen run out of Kleenex?' is about the most interesting thing about Big Brother."[117] Comedian Kathy Griffin (who has since become a fan of the series, making guest appearances in Big Brother 16 and Big Brother 17) mocked the series, stating "Do you guys [watch] those 'tards on Big Brother?"[118] Joyce Millman of Salon.com felt that ratings for the series dropped due to the "boring" cast.[119] The New York Times later reported that CBS was disappointed with the series.[120] Les Moonves, CBS chief, stated that the "casting sucked" for the series, leading to its disappointing run.[121] He later stated "there were more provocative storylines that could have been followed that were dropped."[121] John de Mol, the creator of the series and owner of Endemol, blamed not only the casting but the changes made to the show and format to suit American audiences.[122] Executive producer Paul Romer felt that the group of HouseGuests were "too aware of the cameras" and were concerned with "how they'd look on TV."[123] Former co-host Ian O'Malley claimed he predicted the series would be panned, stating "I knew the critics were probably going to go bananas because of the voyeuristic aspect."[18]

Upon its announcement, the series has come under fire for both controversy and criticism. After the premiere of the first season, Chicago attorney Marvin Rosenblum filed a lawsuit against CBS, then corporate parent Viacom, and the production company Orwell Productions for alleged copyright infringement. Rosenblum, a producer of the film 1984, owns the film and TV rights to the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four and claimed the show "illegally borrows from it."[124] Rosenblum accused the network of illegally using the Big Brother moniker from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four and "deceiving the public into thinking the author's classic novel was the origin of the show." CBS, Viacom, and Orwell Productions filed a motion to dismiss the $20 million lawsuit.[125] The dismissal was denied on January 4, 2001. In 2001 Rosenblum, CBS and Viacom settled the lawsuit under undisclosed terms.[126] The decision to select Chen as the host of the series caused much debate, mainly due to her role on the talk show The Early Show.[127] Andy Rooney of 60 Minutes said Chen's participation in the series was "a further deterioration of news standards", and further controversy arose when it was revealed some of Chen's lines had been scripted.[128]

Numerous events occurred during the game that sparked controversy as well. The show's security was breached early in the series when two publicity-seeking screenwriters threw a tennis ball stuffed with fake news stories - including one in which then President of the United States, Bill Clinton, purportedly called Big Brother a "national disgrace" - into the house's garden after finding it was unguarded. The HouseGuests were also communicated with by a plane towing a banner reading: "Big Brother is worse than you think. Get out now."[23] The show also came under criticism after HouseGuest George Boswell's wife and family began campaigning for viewers to vote out some of the more popular HouseGuests to keep George in the game. Recently evicted HouseGuest Brittany, who was permitted to talk to Josh for a certain amount of time, informed Josh of this news. Various "anti-George" banners were flown over the house, leading Josh to inform them of the news.[129] Various other points in the game led to the HouseGuests feeling they were being portrayed poorly, and they would often be required to do acts they didn't necessarily feel like doing.[130] George then decided he would walk from the game, and attempted to convince the other HouseGuests to walk with him as well during a live episode.[53] Ultimately, none of the HouseGuests chose to leave the game. There was speculation that CBS had hired for the banners to be flown over the house, though this was never confirmed.[131]

Renewal[edit]

Despite the lack of strong ratings and numerous controversies surrounding the series, Big Brother did help earn CBS a 17% increase for its time slot, and was ultimately renewed in September 2000 for a second season.[132] It was then confirmed, however, that there would be numerous changes to the format of the series.[133]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ While the opening credits and the logo simply identify this season as Big Brother the official website at the time identified the title as Big Brother 2000. The title of this season was retconned to Big Brother 1 during the seventh season of the show.[1][2]

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External links[edit]

  • Big Brother – official American site (Archived)
  • Big Brother – list of episodes at IMDb