Idea from the Nineteen Eighty-Four book

Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the popular books till date. Written by George Orwell, famous British author of the mid 20th century, the book is about a dystopian world where the society is governed by a totalitarian regime where the citizens are under constant surveillance 24/7. The book's story centers around how these citizens need to manage their lives with these mass surveillance in place with no privacy and freedom. The citizens are even constantly reminded by posters all around the town saying 'big brother is watching you'. 

Sounds bizarre, right? 

This concept was soon adapted into one popular show...

Well, the character of big brother influenced the creation of a television franchise called Big Brother in the Netherlands by John de Mol Jr in the year 1999. He created the show where, 

  • There are contestants who compete with each other and nominate other contestants on a weekly basis for elimination. The nominated list of contestants are then voted by the general public and contestant with least votes gets eliminated.
  • The participants/contestants are isolated from the outside world. 
  • Every week these contestants are given a task for basic ration of amenities. 
  • Big Brother watches them and communicates through audio and instructs them. 
This show started as an experiment where different behavior patterns are observed during the game play and soon became a sensation. This show entertained many audiences and soon adapted into foreign languages. 

Even India adapted the Big Brother into a show called Bigg Boss. The rules are similar with some minor changes. It has became a massive hit and was soon produced into different regional languages in India. 

This is the story of how a character from Nineteen Eighty-Four book influenced the television reality show production company called Endemol group to create a popular franchise with 448 seasons in 54 countries as of September 2019. 

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