Big Brother Is Back
adamsullivan
- March 13 2008
- 50 comments
After four long years, Big Brother is back. Owned by Big Brother Alumni Jeff Tremaine’s Jackassworld.com, skateboarding’s rawest magazine will now exist in digital format.
Archival nerds who never got around to complete their collections can rest easy now, part of the plan is to place the old print mags—there are more than 100—online.
“Right now the plan is that Big Brother will be a section of Jackassworld,” says Tremaine. “We’re going to put up all the back issues and anything we do skateboarding-related will be housed there as well.”
New content for Big Brother will focus mostly on skateboarding, and most, if not all of the O.G. Big Brother lineup are lined up to contribute, including Dave Carnie, Sean Cliver, Rick Kosick, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Earl Parker, and Tremaine himself. “Hopefully Marc McKee and everyone else from the original crew will start contributing,” says Tremaine.
Big Brother served a vital role in the industry. It was part skateboarding, part comedy, and part social commentary, pointing out the many foibles of our industry and generally toeing the line of what’s considered “decent.” In many ways, it epitomized the very “skate” mentality of seeing just how far you could push things before they blew up. The mag, which many concerned parents viewed as a gateway drug to pornography and debauchery, was purchased by Hustler’s Larry Flynt Publications in 1997, ironically toned down, and closed down in 2004.
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March 14th, 2008 at 8:29 am
This is the greatest news I’ve heard in a while. Still have all my old copies, and can’t wait to see as much BB as possible online. ‘Bout f–kin’ time!Rock.
March 15th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
NEIRATKO TOO PLEASE! Also bring the videos to DVD… Big Brother boxed already!
March 18th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Big Brother is back? DOPE!
I found the first issue of Big Brother online here:
http://twocentspeaks.com/bigbroissue1/
July 20th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
i was wondering if it was possible for you guys to send me a copy of one of
your issues for free…..i can’t seem to find it where i live, and would
love to see what your mags al about before i decide to subscribe. Than
ks a lot nicole spencer 208th st bayside, ny 11360
January 19th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Where are the online copies of Big Brother Magazine? I can’t seem to find.
Thanks
July 10th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Im looking for Issue 35…if anyone has a copy of Big Brother Issue 35..in REALLLLLLLLY good/mint condition..please email me at lxx_woozy_l@hotmail.com..id be willing to pay for it…for reference theres a ad in the front couple of pages ( the page where it lists the staff ( i.e. Publsiher Larry Flynt) its an old ESP skateboards ad…id be willing to buy any issues with this ad in them, if they are in prefect condition..
September 25th, 2009 at 2:06 am
Need pic of Big Brother Mag second issue!!!
January 4th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
hey i was hoping that i could ask you guys a couple questions for my class project if at all possible abt the choices and feelings on shows such as jackass and nitro circus , wildboyz ect. any help would be greatly appreciated.