The UK BB is about to start. A rival broadcaster, UKTV, is offering BB contestants £70,000 if they refrain from speaking while in the House:
The contestant who manages to stay silent throughout their stay on the 11-week series stands to walk away with as much cash as the victor of the Channel 4’s show.
Satellite network UKTV described its new prize as a “public-spirited” attempt to “diminish the amount of mindless drivel generated by the deluge of reality TV shows”.
The network, which has been responsible for shows like Watching Paint Dry - an ironic attack on the genre - said that the prize was designed to help put an end to Big Brother “inanities”.
A UKTV spokesman said: “Any contestant who manages to keep it zipped will be doing Britain’s TV viewers a huge favour.”
Laudable. Who do you wish had accepted a similar offer on Australian BB?
Very hard pick. Gianna’s sulking so much she’s silent most of the time already when she’s not saying “look at moi” or bitching. Hotdogs constantly talks utter rot. Lefty Tim teaches Lacan to the Alpaca. The Logans never have anything interesting to say. No-one can understand anything the Shearer says.
Geneva, Kate and Michael are the ones I like at the mo.
Best. Idea. Ever.
Gianna is a cracker, isn’t she. She is completely stuck at 14, in a world where the only thing she thinks is valuable about her is that she’s a pretty girl. So Gianna.
What a way to steal another networks thunder! Marketing students in job queues everywhere are applauding.
Christie.
Who’s leaving?
I’d pay money just to see blogs stop refereing to the program
I’ll email you my accnt details FXH and I promise to never refer to it again. Deal?
How much, FXH? I’m pretty broke at the moment. Prepared to consider offers!
I’ve given up posting on my blog - so therefore I don’t post about BB. Can I have the cash, please, Francis?
Lordy! Gianna’s in her kinky nurse costume again!
Have just turned on the live feed - she’s trashed again, silly girl!
Commenting on BB on others blogs, or po-mo meta references or even asking for the cash prize - all counts as disqualifying you all. So there.