Big Brother as a Television Event
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12756244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paddy Scannell (University of Westminster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 271-282 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Television & New Media (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1527-4764 • E-ISSN: 1552-8316 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/152747640200300303 |
| OpenAlex | W1980816747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
Big Brotheris considered a made-for-television event. It is argued that events have the same structure as stories—a beginning, middle, and end—which corresponds to the structure of the human life span. Media events elicit talk. Gossip is treated as an intrinsic feature of Big Brother and, as formally indicative of the everyday, worldly involvements and enjoyments which the program was designed to evoke from its viewers
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| Citations per year | 1.32 |
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| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |