Knocked Out and Knocked Up

By Orlanda Brennan (15, Headliners)





Directed by Judd Apatow, 40 year old virgin
Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl and Paul Rudd.

Knocked up is about a girl, Alison (Katherine Heigl) who recently gets a promotion at E!news and goes out to celebrate at night. She meets Ben (Seth Rogen), an unemployed male. They hang out and eventually she gets pregnant to him. It’s a funny tale about two strangers who try to get along and bring a baby into the world…I wont spoil the ending for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet.

I recently went to see knocked up and it was very funny but I would not recommend it to any young couples going out on a first date. Some parts are not to be seen by really anyone as there is a whole birth scene at the end that some people just don’t need to see. It may ruin your appetite but that’s the only thing to criticise apart from the cursing. Overall it is a very good and entertaining film.

My Big Bother

Article by Robert Skelly (19, NIDYA)

Photo by Matthew Cromie (NIDYA)

REALITY TV show Big Brother started on 18th July 2000 on Channel Four and has been hosted by Davina McCall and Dermot O’Leary.
In the beginning I thought Big Brother was brilliant, thrilling and exciting. And just as I expected, it was great to talk and gossip with friends about the famous and not-so-famous housemates. It was amazing to see them having sex, arguments and messing around.

But after a few series the show changed following the race row with Jade Goody. She and two other housemates were involved in the controversy with Shilpa Shetty. The Indian film star was attacked over her race and country of origin. This made me feel incredibly angry because they showed Shilpa no respect. This not only affected me but I feel it had an impact on the whole society.

It had a bad influence on schools, education, families and friends. I love TV shows such as X Factor, Dancing On Ice and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! These programmes are better than BB because it’s clean fun yet remains very entertaining.

I would like Big Brother to be less offensive but I don’t think it will because Channel Four executives don’t care how it affects people and are only interested in gaining more viewers.
I think the only option for Big Brother is to end because of its negative impact on society.