Big Brother (Indonesian TV series)
Big Brother was an Indonesian version of the Big Brother reality television show based on the Dutch television series of the same name originally created in 1997 by John de Mol's company Endemol. The show is based on a group of strangers, known as housemates, living together twenty-four hours a day in the "Big Brother" house, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy for roughly five months.
The show, sponsored by Telkomsel, premiered on Sunday, 10 April 2011 on Trans TV, airing six times a week. The Daily Show, which shows the activity of housemates, aired from Monday until Friday at 7 pm, and The Deportation Night, which shows who would be evicted, aired on Saturday at 7.30 pm. The host for the daily shows and the deportation night were Indra Herlambang and Sarah Sechan. There are 15 housemates, with Alan winning the first and only season.
During the show, one of the competitors, Luthfie, was disqualified for falsifying his background and identity. He was on the run on charges of embezzlement from Medan police, for which he was convicted and imprisoned for six months in September 2011.
Format
Housemates are quarantined in the Big Brother House for more than 100 days with no contact to and from the outside world. Each week participants will compete in various challenges, which they must perform to make Big Brother satisfied. Each week, there will be a Captain who is chosen by another housemates.voice
The voice actor for the first season of Big Brother Indonesia is Ronnie Alventa. It was revealed from his Instagram account that Ronnie Alventa posted himself outside the diary room and there is another photo of him posting in the secret studio room at Big Brother's house to provide the distinctive voice of Big Brother.The House
The house is located on Trans TV Studio, beside the Trans Office Tower. The house's construction began in March 2011. More than 50 cameras are mounted in every part of the house.Housemates
15 housemates entered the house on April 6, 2011.| Name | Nickname | Age | Sex | Occupation | Hometown | Audition City |
| Ade Herawati | Ade | 43 | F | Housewife | Surabaya | Surabaya |
| Afrie Afdillah | Afrie | 30 | M | Employee | Jakarta | Jakarta |
| Asran Aga Shady | Aga | 21 | M | College student | Pekanbaru | Bandung |
| Alan Wangsa Satria Pamungkas | Alan | 22 | M | Radio personality | Cianjur | Bandung |
| I Gede Derek Marshall | Derek | 30 | M | Human resource manager | Bali | Jakarta |
| Dewi Puspitawati | Dey | 38 | F | Artist | Karawang | Bandung |
| Jenny | Jane | 25 | F | Model/Freelancer | Samarinda | Bandung |
| Boris Erwin Putra Simbolon | Luthfie | 24 | M | Physician | Medan | Jakarta |
| Maurice Balentina Tobing | Maurice | 25 | F | Employee | Medan | Jakarta |
| M. Nur Patra Kamil | Patra | 25 | M | Employee/Model | Jakarta | Jakarta |
| Renata Novomestska | Rene | 24 | F | College student | Valašské Meziříčí | Bandung |
| Roy Porayouw | Roy | 34 | M | Businessman | Poso | Surabaya |
| Shinta Shintyawati | Shinta | 22 | F | Fresh graduate | Bandung | Bandung |
| Tengku Novi Yanti | Tengku | 22 | F | Umbrella Girl | Bandung | Bandung |
| Widiarto Adi Kusumo | Widi | 24 | M | College student/Model | Surabaya | Surabaya |
Weekly summary
| Events | Competitions | Tasks | |
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| Week 2 | Finding Coins in the Jungle; All of the housemates, one by one must find the coins in a haystack for buying the basic necessities. They found almost 350 blue coins and 10 red coins and use it to buy the basic necessities.Heavy Rain; All of the housemates divided into 2 groups, Male group and Female group. They competed for being the last on the moving log. The challenge was they was rushed down by so much water from above. The winners are Luthfie and Dey. They received a special gift from Big Brother, a private dinner party only for them. | Domino Effect; All of the Housemates divided into 2 groups. They should create a domino chain from objects which has given by Big Brother. Although there were many constraints, but the Housemates were success on this task. | |
| Week 3 | Captain Game; all of the Housemates joined the quiz game. The winner will be the new Captain. Renata became the winner of this quiz game after defeating Aga in the final round.Fill and Plug the Gallon; all of the Housemates divided into 3 groups. Group 1 are Maurice, Luthfie, Aga, and Dey. Group 2 are Alan, Jane, Tengku, Shinta, and Ade. Group 3 are Derek, Widi, Afrie, and Patra. Two players from the group must plug the holes on the gallon while one player fill the water and another player answering the question to get the plug. Group with the fast time filling the water will be the winner. Group 3 was the winner with 5 minutes and 40 seconds. The winner got a gift that is playing PSP for 2 hours. Another groups which were lost got a punishment that is they must hold an egg whatever they do and wherever they are.Matching the Socks; The Rich will tell the sock's identification and The Poor will find the sock. Captain as the referee decided to win The Poor, because The Rich said a wrong identification. The Poor as the winner got a gift from Big Brother to exchange position with The Rich. So The Poor now "The Rich" while The Rich became "The Poor".Separate the Food; The Poor and The Rich must separate the food's necessities such as rice, soybin and nuts which has been mixed as one. Both of the groups won this game and got a gift from Big Brother so many delicious foods. | The Rich and The Poor; Housemates were divided into 2 groups. First group are Ade, Jane, Luthfie, Afrie, Patra, Maurice, and Shinta, they became "The Rich" while another group; Widi, Aga, Derek, Alan, Tengku, and Dey became "The Poor". For a week, "The Rich" will live on the house, while "The Poor" must live on the backyard. Both "The Rich" or "The Poor" cannot enter another group's area. "The Poor", if they wanna use the bathroom and the worship room, must requesting permission to "The Rich". "The Rich", if they wanna go to the smoking room and the storage room, they must requesting permission too. Even "The Poor"'s place was so pathetic, but they found so many red coins on the backyard. Captain are neutral on this task.Miniature of Monas; The Poor and The Rich must build the miniature of Monumen Nasional using ice cream stick. The Rich build the foundation while The Poor build the top. | |
| Week 4 | Ranking 1; The groups competed on quiz to become the first ranking. Group 3 as the winner won two red coins as the prize and Group 1 as the runner-up won a red coin as the prize. Group 2 didn't get anything because they were lost.Simpati Games I: Finding simPATI; The groups competed to find the word "simPATI" on a big kapok pool. Group 2, as the winner, won Rp 10.000.000.Candy Pulley; The groups competed to relay a candy from one to the others. Group 2, as the winner, won a phone call to home. | Performing Arts; The groups must make a unique performing arts. Each groups must have a different performing arts. On Da 30, Group 1 performed Cheerleaders, Group 2 performed Pantomime Show, and Group 3 performed Parody of Musical Theater. The performing arts held on the backyard and judged by Rudy Wowor, Ruben Onsu, and Audy. They were successful on this task.Egg Tower; The groups must build a tower from an egg and pipes and then keep it standing for 15 minutes. They failed on this task, because Group 3 can't keep the tower stand for 15 minutes. | |
| Week 5 | Ping Pong Pinggang ; Housemates must wiggle their hips to release the ping pong balls from the tissue box that placed on their hips. Luthfie became the winner after beating Jane on the final round. As the winner, he got a prize to eat whatever he want for his dinner.Coins on Stocking; Housemates, with their own pair, must release the coins that stored in a stocking with just one hand. The pair Maurice and Tengku won this competition after beating Derek and Widi on the final round. As the winner, they were awarded two red coins.Simpati Games II: Putting The Water Into The Tube; Housemates must put colored water into a tube as much as possible while going through a slippery course. Derek won the game, earning him 5 red coins and Rp 5.000.000 | Injak Karpet ; This week, housemates were divided into four groups, White Group, Red Group, Green Group, and Blue Group. Each groups received five carpets for three housemates from Big Brother. Housemates must step on the carpet everywhere they move and everywhere they are, except on Big Brother Room. Every violation they did will decrease their blue coins. Housemates did so many violations on this task. | |
| Week 6 | POV: Throw the Coconuts; Housemates, except the nominees, must throw coconuts into the right squares according to their color. Luthfie won the very first Power of Veto.Mini Labyrinth; Housemates, with their own pair, compete to move the ball on a mini labyrinth without falling into the holes. Patra and Ade won this competition and awarded a special dinner. | Farming; Housemates should take care of goats and chickens which was given by Big Brother. Each goats and chickens which has a stable weight, then Housemates awarded 30 blue coins by Big Brother. | |
| Week 7 | POV: Arrange the Picture; Housemates, except the nominees, must arrange the pictures which are located on the living room as fast as they can. Derek won the Power of Veto.Mystery Ball; Housemates must choose one of three balls, Blue Balls, Red Balls, and Mystery Balls. Only Patra, Shinta and Maurice who picked the mystery balls. As the rewards, Patra could steal Afrie's red coins, Shinta got two chickens, while Maurice must be jailed with Renata. | Traditional Week; Housemates were divided into three ethnic groups, Melayu, Madura, Betawi. On this week, those ethnic groups must wear traditional costume, use vernacular based on their ethnic groups, practice their abilities in making Batik, and cook based on their ethnic groups. Melayu group became the winner in cooking competition. | |
| Week 8 | POV: Big Brother's Hockey; Jane picked Afrie, Luthfie picked Renata, and Maurice picked Derek to play in the POV Competition. They must flick the "hockey ball" with their fingers to the red sign as close as they can. Renata won this competition, so Luthfie was saved but he didn't win the POV, because the rule said that the loser is the winner. Afrie lost, so Jane won the Power of Veto. | Big Brother's Boot Camp; This week, housemates got a very hard army training from Big Brother, which could test them mentally and physically. | |
| Week 9 | Captain Game, Afrie and Jane, who had never been Captains since the first week, compete in this game. They should throw bracelet into a cone. Afrie won this game and become the new Captain, while Jane, who lost in this game, will be the next Captain for two consecutive weeks. | Theme: PiratesGroup: Alis Nukik; Alan as the leader, Derek, Tengku, Jane. Jenggot Hitam; Renata as the leader, Shinta, Patra, Luthfie andri. |