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Crazy Big Brother Facts
Origins
- The show's name comes from George Orwell's
1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopia in
which Big Brother is the all-seeing
leader.
- Invented by John de Mol of the Netherlands
and developed by his production company,
Endemol
- Originally shown in the Netherlands in
September 1999
Fast Facts
- Winners: 67 males and 46
females
- Country with most seasons:
Spain, 7 finished seasons
- Country with most seasons in
total: UK, 11 finished seasons (6
main, 4 Celebrity & 1 Teen)
- Country with most days with Big
Brother on air: Germany, 1,142
days
Facts about Big Brother Styles in
Different Countries
Some versions have been filled with sex-crazed
housemates, whereas others decided to base the
conflict within their programs around difficult or
romantic personalities, as in Brazil, Mexico,
Thailand, Philippines or Spain. With the passing of
time, it has been demonstrated that the most
successful versions were the ones that emulated a
soap opera, whereas the versions where the
principal attraction was sex have been eliminated,
as in Hungary or Poland.
The amount of sex shown on the televised versions
varies from country to country depending on
censorship rules, with some countries editing out
all sex and nudity, and others allowing the show to
border on the pornographic
Big Brother USA currently uses a different set of
rules from the other countries' versions of the
show, as it has starting with its second season
(the first season followed the traditional format)
In the US version, viewers do not vote for
eviction; all voting is done by houseguests. Also,
the nominations are done by one houseguest, the HOH
(Head of Household). The US version also introduced
the Power of Veto, with a houseguest having power
to save a housemate from the nominations. It's been
adapted in Brazil and since then some countries
modified their nominations rules.
German scientists have discovered that former Big
Brother contestants may be at risk from
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder a condition
sometimes suffered by those who leave the armed
forces. Indeed, in the second Polish edition, one
of the housemates was taken to a psychiatric
hospital, and the winner of the first season in
Portugal tried to kill himself several times.
In France and Canada, the format has been
developed using couples. Twelve single people stay
in the same house until only the winning couple are
left.
The third Dutch edition introduced the notion of
"The Battle", in which the house is separated into
a luxurious half and a poor half, with two teams of
housemates constantly fighting for time in the
luxurious half. Separated houses have also been
used in Spain, Australia, Italy, Poland, Denmark,
Slovakia, Greece, UK, Scandinavia, Sweden, Norway
and Germany. Australia, Italy and Mexico added
punishment zones to their houses.
The fourth Greek season introduced a new element:
the mother. In Big Mother nine houseguest take
place in the game with their mothers, with whom
they must coexist during the contest. The "mamas"
would not be able to win the prize but they would
stay with their children until their eviction.
However, this proved to be a failure with the
show's audience and the show switched back to the
traditional Big Brother format in mid-season.
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