Page 10 | To think reality shows of the early 2000s have not aged well! Doing a rewatch

sideeyes · 30/05/2025 10:13

Coach trip was amazing!

blacksantanapkin · 30/05/2025 10:13

Oh and Gok Wan when he’d get a pair of scissors out and start attacking somebody’s clothes to show them what shape ‘suits them’ and his obsession with a ~ waist cinching belt ~ for everything.

Trumptonagain · 30/05/2025 10:11

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 08:48

Aww I liked the educating programmes the Yorkshire one especially,

Yes....agree those were good.

I'm old enough to remember Castaway 2000 which was enjoyable.

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 10:11

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/05/2025 10:08

Jenny Frost IIRC.

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Yes Jenny Frost.

WhatATimeToBeAlive · 30/05/2025 10:10

I don't disagree but also don't think today's are any better, and we're looking at them now with a critical eye, not in 20 years' time. We haven't really evolved, have we?

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 10:10

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/05/2025 10:07

The first one was brilliant. All the controversy over Nasty Nick, which essentially boiled down to the fact a man had smuggled a pencil in 🤣.

I found one and two genuinely fascinating viewing. But the fourth or fifth series the contestants were openly admitting they were going in to get a showmance and a magazine deal and I stopped watching as it was no longer interesting to me.

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.Nick Bateman "wrote" a book about it 😂

My favourite big brother was 3 with Brian Dowling I think after that series it went really downhill.

blacksantanapkin · 30/05/2025 10:09

mepipesneedlagging · 30/05/2025 10:04

I still think about the one where they put a crawling baby in a leopardskin swimming costume and the Dad said lightheartedly: " Oh, she looks like a little Tart" It's stuck with me all these years. The Dad was loathsome.

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I haven’t seen that one but there was an awful one where the toddler was very neglected. The mum made her stay in her cot in a soaked nappy until midday because she wanted a lay-in then ignored her all day whilst she went on the computer. They never went out anywhere and the house was dirty. I watched it when I was about 14 but have never forgotten it.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/05/2025 10:08

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 10:03

Oh I'm thinking that was in the early bbc3 days and yes an atomic kitten presented.

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Jenny Frost IIRC.

PorgyandBess · 30/05/2025 10:07

BarchesterTowels · 30/05/2025 10:05

The Faking It reboot on Channel 5 is well worth watching because it's a reality format that is much more heartwarming than cruel. One of the newspaper reviews made the point that the original series was an outlier in the noughties reality TV boom, because it wasn't about humiliating the contestants but giving them a chance to learn a new skill and mix with people from a totally different background. And, mostly, they got a huge amount out of the experience.

I agree. We watched the first one with lovely Rex. Heartwarming stuff.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/05/2025 10:07

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 30/05/2025 10:02

I found the first Big Brother interesting - because it was meant to be a social experiment.
Don't watch reality tv these days and would not let my kids watch it... something very cruel and dirty about it.

The first one was brilliant. All the controversy over Nasty Nick, which essentially boiled down to the fact a man had smuggled a pencil in 🤣.

I found one and two genuinely fascinating viewing. But the fourth or fifth series the contestants were openly admitting they were going in to get a showmance and a magazine deal and I stopped watching as it was no longer interesting to me.

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 10:07

blacksantanapkin · 30/05/2025 10:05

Snog marry avoid! 😂 It was supposed to be forward-thinking and kind but was also actually quite mean.

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Yes it was I forgot about the make under thing ! I thought it was a different programme 😂

BarchesterTowels · 30/05/2025 10:05

The Faking It reboot on Channel 5 is well worth watching because it's a reality format that is much more heartwarming than cruel. One of the newspaper reviews made the point that the original series was an outlier in the noughties reality TV boom, because it wasn't about humiliating the contestants but giving them a chance to learn a new skill and mix with people from a totally different background. And, mostly, they got a huge amount out of the experience.

blacksantanapkin · 30/05/2025 10:05

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 10:03

Oh I'm thinking that was in the early bbc3 days and yes an atomic kitten presented.

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Snog marry avoid! 😂 It was supposed to be forward-thinking and kind but was also actually quite mean.

mepipesneedlagging · 30/05/2025 10:04

Simonjt · 30/05/2025 09:22

There was a particularly awful episode of wife swap where a toddler was being severely neglected by her parents, that was an awful watch.

I still think about the one where they put a crawling baby in a leopardskin swimming costume and the Dad said lightheartedly: " Oh, she looks like a little Tart" It's stuck with me all these years. The Dad was loathsome.

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 10:03

Simonjt · 30/05/2025 10:02

There was the one about people who wore extreme makeup/fake tan getting a make under, I think it might have been presented by someone from atomic kitten.

Oh I'm thinking that was in the early bbc3 days and yes an atomic kitten presented.

blacksantanapkin · 30/05/2025 10:03

Does anyone remember the obsession with outfits that ‘take you from DAY TO NIGHT’

They would have somebody stood there in office job attire then swap their handbag for a clutch and put some sparkly earrings on. This was supposed to demonstrate they could then go out and eat/drink/party.

I was early teens around this time and used to think adults genuinely did this and how cool and sophisticated it was. Now as an actual adult I have never looked for a day-to-night outfit 🤣

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 30/05/2025 10:03

HiGunny · 30/05/2025 09:55

There were a good few of these types of shows - there was one where they put families in a house and went through the decades with a focus on food or technology etc. Going back in time for Dinner or something like that? I really enjoyed them.

I remember there was one episode where they hit the 1960s and the 15 year old daughter moved out into a bedsit and got a job in a clothes shop, blew my mind!

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Oh I loved back in time for dinner and really liked the family that was participating.

They did a Christmas one too which was really interesting even though it was obviously filmed in about August .

Bunny44 · 30/05/2025 10:03

BridgetRandomfuck · 30/05/2025 09:05

I was thinking about The Swan just the other day - the US one where they gave middle-aged women a complete plastic surgery makeover. Just dreadful - there were a couple of times where their small children were visibly distressed because they didn't recognise their mum after the big reveal.

Most of them weren't even that old! I follow an Instagram account which does quick summaries of these types of programmes and most of them were late 20s - mid 30s!! That's really sad about the kids 😢

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 30/05/2025 10:02

I found the first Big Brother interesting - because it was meant to be a social experiment.
Don't watch reality tv these days and would not let my kids watch it... something very cruel and dirty about it.

Hollieandtheivie · 30/05/2025 10:02

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 09:59

Oh Me and Dh loved this. It was awful though 😀

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They loved a leather biker jacket and one of those knitted hats worn far back on the head.

Simonjt · 30/05/2025 10:02

There was the one about people who wore extreme makeup/fake tan getting a make under, I think it might have been presented by someone from atomic kitten.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 30/05/2025 10:01

HiGunny · 30/05/2025 09:48

I remember this exact episode @Puzzledandpissedoff It was really interesting to see what goes into being a dj - it's not just pressing buttons, she needed to have a really good sense of rhythm, tempo etc.

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Wonderful wasn't it, HiGunny ... I got quite tearful over that one

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Comedycook · 30/05/2025 10:01

I love a noughties reality show! Fat families was brilliant...but its shocking watching it back!

Ilikeadrink14 · 30/05/2025 10:00

Imcomingovertoyourplace · 30/05/2025 08:35

So far I’ve watched
Playing it Straight (the homophobia is rife!)
Fat Families (just horrific, ‘lard busting’ and shaming overweight kids)
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (did the producers never want to intervene with what is essentially child abuse?)

Never heard of two of these

Coffeeishot · 30/05/2025 09:59

Hollieandtheivie · 30/05/2025 09:57

I used to love Snog, Marry, Avoid but wouldn't watch it now with how times have moved on.

Oh Me and Dh loved this. It was awful though 😀