Well, I won't pretend to have read the book 1984 (though I should), but the story is that in the future, people will be monitored by a dictator government, where this leader Big Brother will be watching you all the time on his big screen.
Though, like I said, I think our society has bigger problems to worry about than dictatorships. We should worry about how much we enjoy reality shows and frivalous things. Again sorry, not relevant to the discussion.