Reality series as Jotham's and Orwell's parables

It seems that the high popularity of two reality series on Israeli television: Big Brother - which follows 24 hours a day the "residents" selected to spend 100 days together in a complete isolation from the external world and Beauty and the Geek - which brings together a group of high IQ male nerds and a group of high ICQ female beauties and after dividing then into male-female couples,measures their task performance, is reflected in the abundant reference to them in online forums and talkbacks in the Hebrew net.

However, recently I found in two Hebrew online forums two different references, by two surfers apparently with no connection between each other, which indicate a sound associative relationship between those who refuse to be carried away by the popularity of these series. The first reference was as following:

"Most people refer to Big Brother participants as normal people, all of whom are well aware of the fact that the reality in which they operate is not humane and not healthy, because everyone has already read 1984 by George Orwell - and made wise. In my opinion, that reality is more similar to the plot of Animal Farm by George Orwell than to the plot of 1984: as the pigs take over the farm, led by the fat dictator Napoleon, so in Big Brother - the 'pigger' one is, the more screen time and chance to win he or she gets".

 
The second reference was as following:

"A few times I have been already offered to participate in the Beauty and the Geek, and I refused. Those who have forgotten, that what is said in the Bible parable of Jotham (Judges 9, 8-15):

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?

Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheered God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

"So, As a productive person, I would love to take a public office and if I would be offered to be prime minister - I would consider it positively, but I will not participate in a TV series like Beauty and the Geek in order to be a famous person just for being famous".

Indeed, the story of the governing dynamics in the Animal Farm of Orwell resembles the panel discussion about power among the trees of Jotham's Parable: actually the least productive and fruitful person, wants the power more than everyone else.

And the two parables together reminds of a Jewish anecdote about a rabbi who refused the insistent pleading of his followers to take on the role of community leader. The rabbi explained that he prefers to learn and teach rather than be engaged in leadership. He accepted his followers plead only when they "threatened" him as following: "If this role would not be taken by someone who does not want to take it – it will be rapidly taken by someone who is eager to take it…"