Big Brother?

[kooliojazz98]

In 1984, the leader is Big Brother. He is always watching people on the telescreens and sometimes he would show himself on there.
There is a show called big brother where contestants live in a house together where there are cameras in every room that people are always watching and they all follow the orders of a "leader" who shows up on a television screen and tells them what their next challenge is in the game.
Is there there any way the show could be based off the book?

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It seems to me as if the show is based on the book. Although you did say the contestants are being watched through a camera and not a telescreen, I would say they are very similar. They both have the concepts of being watched, being told what to do, and if not obeyed, suffering consequences. One of the big reasons I think the show is based on the book is because the show is called "Big Brother". Either me and you are correct, or this is just a major coincidence

[The Atheist]

No question the inventors of the TV show had read the book. Big Brother has been part of English lexicon ever since 1984 was published.