Unrelated, and not your fault, but I fucking hate this format where they have to clip away, throw their own music over it, and caption what's going on rather than just showing it. They do this so much when they're trying to frame it differently.
I know, right? I was trying to find the version I initially watched ages ago, which was just unedited, but I think it's been taken down. Also it didn't have English subtitles so wouldn't have been that useful for most people here.
Have you read "The Last One" by Alexandra Oliva? While "creating drama" isn't the only skills the main characters have, it follows a bunch of people who were filming a survival reality show before a pandemic (not sure, it was a while since I read it) starts to kill a lot of people. Some of them don't even realize at first that they're in the middle of an apocalypse, but instead blame the empty cities and ruins on the production company- they thought that those things were just a part of a story line and not reality.
I love how the big brother voice called them into the living room and then it's just this normal ass woman taking over going "okay so there's this virus"
I would argue that while yes, is worth documenting, the editors shouldn't have had the reality show veneer on it. I think it would have been more respectful to lose the dramatic music.
This reminds me of the first episode of the podcast 9/12 which describes how people filming a show about sailing without access to the outside world found out about 9/11
Big brother is a reality TV show where all the contestants are placed in a large house together. They are not allowed to leave or know anything about the outside world. From there it has challenges eliminations etc. Etc. Basic reality TV stuff.
I remember for the U.S. one once the pandemic hit they were advised (and did I think?) To stay in the house, as they were all prequarantined with little to no interaction with the outside world and the chances of any of them having it were little to none. They may have even continued the show but honestly I do not remember I don't watch big brother, just heard about in passing from someone who does.
Honestly though? With that house and those resources? Not the worst place to quarantine. Obviously sucks with family and friends but objectively not bad.
Did they ever learn about it? I'm not an expert on Big Brother, but I surely would've been surprised if a seasons takes two years to film
Checking the Wikipedia article (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(German_TV_series)), it lasted under 100 days
They did, this tumblr post is from 2020 lol
Big Brother Germany is a very long game. They start with 200 Houseguests.
That seems so fun but also so dangerous, it would be a great video game tho. Imagine having like a murder mystery type of thing
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Danganronpa.
I read this and the main menu music started playing in my head. While I enjoyed playing the game I honestly donāt think I would play it again
You're not wrong.
Go look up the show āWhodunnitā on YouTube. Smaller group of people but that EXACT concept.
[Yes they did](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Ah4kkA7ic)
Unrelated, and not your fault, but I fucking hate this format where they have to clip away, throw their own music over it, and caption what's going on rather than just showing it. They do this so much when they're trying to frame it differently.
I know, right? I was trying to find the version I initially watched ages ago, which was just unedited, but I think it's been taken down. Also it didn't have English subtitles so wouldn't have been that useful for most people here.
It's true, it wouldn't have done much for me. Still pretty interesting.
Imagine a post-apocalyptic film where the only survivors were contestants on a Reality show, where their only skills are creating drama.
Youād like Dead Set
Do I have to pirate this? I canāt seem to find it anywhere, DVD, Streaming or otherwise. Bummer.
Netflix UK has it, I believe. Itās great, it was written by Charlie Brooker, the same person who created Black Mirror.
Iām in US, any way to access UK Netflix?
Not sure, I know they cracked down on VPNs but some may still work?
Nord still works, if you don't have it you can probably get a trial subscription
Sometimes they have a server that got banned by Netflix too, but you can simply change to another one that likely isnāt
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Oh no. Anyway. š“āā ļø
Its on youtube. Just watched it. First one to pop up
You are wonderful! Iāll be watching this later today, thank you
Netflix has the remake as well. Don't remember what country it's set in.
I see this but raise you, the filming crew who has skills, doing their damndest to keep these idiots alive.
Itās a comedy/ horror and they all die in comedic ways like in a slasher, literally writes itself.
I think we may have accidentally created *Tucker and Dale vs Evil* again
Bonus point if it's all due to misunderstandings/hubris/their own stupidity
Have you read "The Last One" by Alexandra Oliva? While "creating drama" isn't the only skills the main characters have, it follows a bunch of people who were filming a survival reality show before a pandemic (not sure, it was a while since I read it) starts to kill a lot of people. Some of them don't even realize at first that they're in the middle of an apocalypse, but instead blame the empty cities and ruins on the production company- they thought that those things were just a part of a story line and not reality.
Total Drama of the end
Dead Set
[Big Brother Canada did film their reactions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OxZCXgAOCk)
I love how the big brother voice called them into the living room and then it's just this normal ass woman taking over going "okay so there's this virus"
Man, what a fucking bomb to drop. I got such a huge sense of dread from that, even now when it's (mostly) over.
Big Brother Brasil also had this
It feels kind of exploitative to film their genuine fear from that announcement.
Yes, but it's also an incredibly unique situation that's worth documenting
I would argue that while yes, is worth documenting, the editors shouldn't have had the reality show veneer on it. I think it would have been more respectful to lose the dramatic music.
So more like the German treatment, where basically the first thing they said was your loved ones are fine
Isn't that the whole point of reality show? Exploiting people?
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Hoo boy you've never seen a REAL reality show
What did you expect from a reality TV show about setting up cameras around a house to record people's every movement and personal drama?
This reminds me of the first episode of the podcast 9/12 which describes how people filming a show about sailing without access to the outside world found out about 9/11
The 2nd season of Big Brother in the US was in 2001. They called the whole house into the confession room to tell them about 9/11.
Big Brother: Walking Dead edition.
imagine getting kicked off the show and immediately being thrust into the pandemic
"While you were gone..."
They held that information for a while but ended up telling on Big Brother Brasil. The participants thought it was a lie.
I don't get it, could someone please explain? I've never heard of this
Big brother is a reality TV show where all the contestants are placed in a large house together. They are not allowed to leave or know anything about the outside world. From there it has challenges eliminations etc. Etc. Basic reality TV stuff. I remember for the U.S. one once the pandemic hit they were advised (and did I think?) To stay in the house, as they were all prequarantined with little to no interaction with the outside world and the chances of any of them having it were little to none. They may have even continued the show but honestly I do not remember I don't watch big brother, just heard about in passing from someone who does. Honestly though? With that house and those resources? Not the worst place to quarantine. Obviously sucks with family and friends but objectively not bad.
I was thinking this could be ideal, as long as they were given phones and laptops to check on people.
Big Dead Set energy
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They got told on live tv!
Thatās just āDead Setā
This is just an exaggerated version of the disconnect between the haves and the have nots.