And the award goes to...

It's been a while since this blog awarded the coveted Wednesday Wanker. However, I now intend to make up for lost time by awarding it to the entire cast of Big Brother, for this worthy effort. I won't go into details here as anyone who hasn't already heard of it is more than capable of reading about it for themselves, and the events pretty much speak for themselves. I'm awarding it to the entire cast because so far nothing has convinced me that this isn't just another tacky publicity stunt in an effort to draw media attention and boost flagging ratings. We'll know that one for sure if nobody from the show is sued -- I can't imagine any other reason allegations like this would be swept under the carpet, as I suspect might happen.

I suppose whichever network screens it (having never watched the show, I'm not entirely sure which one it is) was probably a little worried that the great unwashed might finally be getting as sick of this crap as anyone with half a brain already is. God forbid that the ratings should ever plummet to such a level that they would be rivalled by the IQ of anyone stupid enough to participate in something like that (or watch it for that matter). I remember reading a comment once which suggested that morons serve a purpose because they make everyone else appear talented, attractive and intelligent. I think the same can be said for "reality" TV.

And on that note, I award the coveted Wednesday Wanker for July 5, 2006 to the entire cast of Australian Big Brother.