AIBU to just want to TOWIE lot to sod off?

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What are they actually for? There's not an intelligent one amongst them, as evidenced by the new advert for their vapid show, where they've obviously been asked "what's your best asset?" and they're all there going "urrrrrggghhh" "durrrrrrr" "hmmmmm" "whassanasset?"

To coin a Charlie Brooker term, they're all so thick that their faces appear on the banknotes in ThickoLand.

I can't believe that it can be that interesting to watch the goings-on of a group of people whose only challenge in life seems to be 'dark or extra-dark Fake Bake.' I think it's a sad sign of the times that we celebrate people for being vapid and vain and make heroes of people because they're a bit dense.

AIBU?

What the heck is Towie??

I agree with superbly bring the onlyway is Wessex.
"Oi.. Thems mi Dapz.."as Wurtzel from "The Riser" realises someone has stolen his shoes when he is at the gents.

What actually is TOWIE? I get the idea from these posts but what does it stand for/mean?!

the only way is essex Ellen

never watched it but can't escape it - strange

loving the suggesting if their town got the TOWIE experience

there was/is one being filmed around Belfast, but not sure if it will ever make the big screen

I have never watched an episode of TOWIE. Despite this, I know all their names. I also know Mark has a nanna called Pat who makes some sort of Essex-speciality known as a sausage plait, amongst other shite. Why?! Damn you Heat!

NO they are pointless and thick as shit and im not meaning education wise i mean just in general there doesnt seem to be anything outside essex and fake tan and all that palava , pointless people cant stand any of them and mark wright makes me feel ill

and they seem to be spreading like a virus amy thingy has her own show now ARGHH they are getting everywhere

I love the idea of 'The Only Way is Janner'

believe me, it would be compulsive viewing

I tried watching one episode of it, and it has to be said, it is utterly crap. It reminded me of drama class at high school.. over the top, wooden acting.

It isnt reality, and it isnt quite fiction.. it is a load of tosh though, and everything that is wrong with the "celebrity culture" that too many teens seem to buy into, thinking that getting onto a reality show, any reality show.. is going to be their path to fame and fortune.. and to be fair, if these muppets can do it, anyone should be able to.

"Joey Essex is easily the most eerie, vacant thing I have ever seen on television - his head is like the Bates Motel on a bank holiday."

bupcake he is weird isnt he and vacant i wonder how he manages to function , the thing that worrys me is i dont watch Towie yet i know who these people are

Haven't read all the replies but...

I don't think they're being held up as heroes at all actually. In fact, sometimes it reminds me a bit of a group of schoolkids including the "weird" child just so they can laugh at him. The weird child thinks he's popular and liked but the whole thing is one big piss take!

My TV has an off button, I didn't realise they didn't come as standard.

That's the thing though TakeResponsibility even if you've neve seen an episode these vacuous twats people are all over magazines and certain newspapers, they pop up on chat shows and other reality shows.

The Paparazzi even hang out on Brentwood High Street causing mayhem.

Honestly I watch it when I don't want to do anything, when I don't want to use any brain cells. It's mindless, it takes no effort and for that reason I find it very relaxing.

I watch it. Its fab. It's not as good as Made In Chelsea though.

You could always switch off you know.

They're all just so depressingly thick, aren't they?

Joey Essex was on Celeb Family Fortunes just before Xmas (my mate was in the audience; it was taped in August and they were all instructed to wear Winter-y clothes. They were all boiling apparently) and I just watched open-mouthed at his stupidity.

At one point Vernon Kay, in a kind of horrified fascination, asked him "How DO you get on in real life??" because Joey really does come across as if he'd need help to dress himself. Just staggeringly stupid.

I actually warmed to Mark Wright on "I'm A Celeb" - but again, sat there mostly fascinated at how monumentally dim he is.