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Squirrel Queen has a post that clearly points out that the BBC has a better sense of humor than anything coming out of the United States right now.

How about a Zombie Big Brother. I’m in.

The storyline of this fictional show has the castmembers of a Big Brother show trapped in their home playing to win the cash prize while outside the house/set zombies have taken over the world. Then when each houseguest is eliminated, they exit the safe house and the first thing they encounter is the undead seeking to eat their brains.

How is that for groovy.

From the Guardian:

Brooker has conjured up a very clever satire, mocking the people who take part in these shows and the sort of people who watch them. In one brief scene a zombie, drooling blood and spittle, sits transfixed by the Big Brother live feed. Such are the perils of watching too much telly.

Endemol, which makes Big Brother, also produced Dead Set. Talk about having your cake – or should that be zombie? – and eating it.

It is also very scary. In an era when TV eschews the horror genre, I can’t remember anything quite like it. It makes Ultraviolet – remember that? – look like children’s hour.

Hoping I can find a bootleg somewhere because if you watch the clip at the link, there is a ton of bitching awesome going on here.