Guilty pleasure TV shows

[unlikelywitch]

What are some shows you love but you know you shouldn’t?

Mine are mostly 00/10s reality shows that I rewatch when I don’t fancy starting something new. Things like My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, Four Weddings, Airline, the car crash one with Lisa Scott Lee! Jersey Shore was also a firm favourite. Total garbage but so nostalgic.

You have also perfectly summed up all those Jane McDonald travel cruising shows that are on my guilty pleasure list!

Below Deck is always amazing - as is the wonder that is MAFSAU

Made in Chelsea
Selling Sunset

Are my faves

Also, there’s no such thing as a ‘guilty pleasure’ - if you enjoy it, enjoy it!

Say Yes to The Dress. But only the US ones.

Especially love the Atlanta ones, so cheesy.

Selling sunset, Selling the City-any of those realtor programmes.

The Tudors. I've got a history degree and I know it to be total rubbish, but I re watch it all the time.

All the BRAVO shows, I used to really enjoy mob wives but whoever made it has stopped.

Everyone who loves those awful Bravo shows needs to listen to the Watch What Crappens Podcast. They do hilarious recaps of the shows that are way more entertaining than the shows themselves.

Pillowtalk, I used to watch that too.

@MaltipooMama Wife Swap is on YouTube

Say Yes to The Dress (particularly the ones with Randy Fenolli or Gok Wan).

I used to love Coach Trip, all that cattiness and horrible people stirring up the nice ones. Pity they changed the format and ruined it. Brendan was a lovely tour guide.

I was addicted to Geordie Shore.

I watched it from season 1 until it jumped the shark during Covid. Nobody knows this, as I have never confessed to anyone IRL and never would. Because I am a well educated professional person with actual real-life responsibilities.

Going back a bit but my favourites were:

America's Next Top Model (and Britain's Next Top Model which was so budget in comparison!).
My Super Sweet Sixteen - ridiculously over the top American 16th birthday parties and they always got a car (and there was more than one tantrum when the car wasn't bling enough!)

And DH and I loved Bad Lads' Army as well.

Do you remember the one where someone got kicked off the coach for hitting someone.
That one was ace.

God yes The Tudors is just fabulous as is The Last Kingdom

I also rewatch Rome almost monthly but that might be due to James Purefoy’s nudity 🔥

Gogglebox,
Kardashians,
Ambulance

The Last Kingdom is one of the best things I’ve ever watched (minus the film which was awful). I definitely wouldn’t consider it a guilty pleasure!

GPs behind closed doors
Eastenders ( only soap I've stuck with)
Traffic cops
Coach trip was great! The arguments were funny

I also love a cleaning programme.
I like seeing it all tidy and sparkling once it's been sorted out

Oh you’ve unlocked a memory @the80sweregreat. I loved Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. Obviously the show name and premise was more than a little problematic but I’m a sucker for a cleaning programme.

I guess the ‘guilty’ bit comes from knowing it’s a huge dose of fantasy - no way, for example, our very own Lady of Mercia was shagging a Saxon lord raised as a Dane! ( although who could blame her).

Storage wars is a fave of mine. Liked pawn stars too.

catfish when it was Nev and Max

edited to add: as soon as sunset beach is available to stream I’m booking annual leave and binging

Yes, Hayley Leitch from OCD cleaners went on to do another show I sometimes binge on the five catch up channel!

@CalliopePlantain

Definitely Catfish the early years with Nev and Max!

The two cousins episode was the best one!