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From the novel that invented "Big Brother" and the first television format in the Netherlands. How this term has influenced and changed society today!
2025-04-20 23:26:43 / SHOWBIZ
" Big Brother " is one of the most popular television formats in the world, but few know that its concept originates from a famous book.
The idea of cameras following every movement of a group of people in a confined space is not a simple product of television imagination, but has roots in a classic of world literature.
In 1949, English writer George Orwell published the dystopian novel " 1984 ," a shocking tale of totalitarian control and the loss of privacy. In the book, the term "Big Brother " refers to a powerful figure who represents a pervasive surveillance regime. The famous slogan " Big Brother is watching you " symbolizes a society where every step of citizens is monitored and controlled by cameras and authorities.
This concept later influenced Dutch creator John de Mol , who developed the idea into a unique television format. In 1999, " Big Brother " debuted in the Netherlands and revolutionized reality television by bringing ordinary people into the spotlight, watched by millions of viewers in real time.
In the book " 1984 ," cameras and screens are the main means of keeping citizens under control. Similarly, in the reality show " Big Brother ," residents live in a house filled with cameras, subjecting themselves to a modern form of surveillance, but this time for entertainment purposes.
The main difference is that in the novel the surveillance is scary and mandatory, while in the television format, residents enter willingly and compete for large monetary prizes.
The " Big Brother" format became a global sensation because it tapped into human curiosity to peer into the lives of others. It created a direct connection between viewers and residents, allowing the audience to become part of the spectacle through voting and commenting.
However, many critics have raised questions about the impact of this format on privacy and ethics, arguing that it normalizes the concept of mass surveillance.
Although television's " Big Brother " is entertaining in nature, its connection to the book "1984" reminds us that powerful literary concepts can find new ways to appear in modern culture.
George Orwell could not have predicted that his term would become a global television phenomenon, but his message on privacy and freedom remains just as relevant today.
From the pages of a dystopian book to our screens, " Big Brother " remains a powerful symbol of technological and social change. This connection between literature and television shows how big ideas can transform and influence entire generations.
If you haven't read " 1984 " yet, maybe it's time to add it to your reading list!
What is Big Brother today?
Big Brother today is a television program that has caused a lot of buzz, with many followers that manages to control almost all of the time and emotions of many people. It has even gained so many fans and sympathizers that they stay glued to the TV screens or even on social networks for hours with clicks and likes.
Today we know that mass surveillance has become very accessible through the development of technology, both visual and audio, making this possible through cameras or through listening devices that have been put into daily use and that we carry around. For example, through the internet, television, computer, mobile phone, cameras that are found outside in the city on the street, we are monitored every day.
We live in a time of electronic surveillance that has its pros and cons. Even Big Brother is a television program built in this way where several individuals are put into an improvised environment like a house for a certain period of time, usually three months, and there they are monitored by cameras and all kinds of listening devices.
At first, this was a very difficult concept to accept, it was even a shame and condemned by emancipated society, but slowly today this has become something normal, a trend, which is being promoted everywhere, especially with the " Big Brother " programming.
The other issue is that the people inside "Big Brother" play a game. They stage and their game is intended for someone to win and according to the direction, the players must intrigue situations, scenes, alone or in their groups, definitely to be nominated and to win in the end, but the people from the outside who watch them think that these are real things and the one who is watching them with indifference or curiosity definitely without even realizing it is included in a psychological game, and is emotionally manipulated.
Another thing in which "Big Brother" influences the mentality of the crowd is that these people, especially when they are considered VIPs, distinguished people in society, influence society with their performance and become role models.
People begin to be influenced by what they see and hear and imitate them just like monkeys, in clothing, hairstyles, gestures, words and even lifestyle, and so the "gambling habit" becomes the passion of society./ Alfapress.al
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