Is the television series "Big Brother" based on the Orwell novel? I know cameras are used, like in the novel. Please help!

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Yes, like Big Brother is always watching, you're never alone. Jul 09 03, 9:19 PM

mk2norwich

Very loosely based is probably closer to the truth. George Orwell's futuristic novel (in its time) was set in a totalitarian state, where every aspect of every person's life was governed by a body of powerful people who watched every move a citizen made through countless cameras and 'telescreens'. Nothing you said or did could be kept secret, and the similarity between this and the TV show 'Big Brother' ends there. The story itself was much darker; not only were you being constantly watched, which would have been bad enough in itself, but even your thoughts were manipulated. You would literally be made to believe a lie if that's what Big Brother wanted. And for those who dared to resist, there was the dreaded Room 101.... Jul 10 03, 1:12 AM

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