{"id":480,"date":"2011-07-11T07:57:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T11:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=480"},"modified":"2011-07-11T11:53:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T15:53:58","slug":"big-brother-houseguests-just-like-you-me-unfortunately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/07\/big-brother-houseguests-just-like-you-me-unfortunately.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Big Brother&#8217; Houseguests Just Like You, Me &#8230; Unfortunately"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reality shows can be addictive, even if some are not particularly healthy to be watching.<\/p>\n<p>Take &#8216;Big Brother&#8217;, &#8230; please, as the old joke goes.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an interesting study of how strangers behave when confined together for days, weeks and even months at a time.<\/p>\n<p>All for the lure of $500,000.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds tempting, right?<\/p>\n<p>Except when you consider that like much like lottery winners, reality show victors aren&#8217;t happy or satisfied for very long &#8230; much like Survivor&#8217;s Richard Hatch.<\/p>\n<p>The father-daughter pairing of so-called &#8220;Evil Dick&#8221; and Danielle are good examples of unhappy looking people.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BB 8&#039;s Evel Dick Wakes up the house..His Way.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZlfGNBR3u0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>The money they won as the final two contestants on season eight may have drove the wedge that already existed between them even further.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I am aware they did not get along before their first pairing on the show, but now they seem even more dark, distant and unhappier than before.<\/p>\n<p>Romantic couple Jeff and Jordan, meanwhile, are nice enough people &#8212; except for his horrendously vulgar mouth &#8212; but there is little substance beyond the good looks.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Brendon and Rachel, AKA Brenchol, are proof there is a match for everyone out there.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m no prize, believe me, but that couple puts the absorbed in self-absorbed and the noxious in obnoxious.<\/p>\n<p>The problem isn&#8217;t so much that &#8220;Big Brother&#8221; is watching them &#8230; but rather that we&#8217;re watching Big Brother.<\/p>\n<p>follow matt aug http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mattauge and\/or friend me on facebook.com<br \/>\n\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>For a blog that concentrates specifically on the sports of the day be sure to visit:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.orble.com\/a-sports-life\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality shows can be addictive, even if some are not particularly healthy to be watching. 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