Wanted Down Under 2014

[MrsReiver]

I know all you addicts are out there! I am not the only one.

[MrsReiver]

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pqpym/episodes/guide

Just click on the episode and the update should be at the bottom of the page.

[wellsfamilyoz]

Guys - what you have to realise is also that the programme is very heavily edited. We had 10 days of filming for series 5 - only 45 mins on air - so much was taken out of context and fused together. In the end they want to make a TV program at your expense! Real feelings and emotions are in the background - what thy want to put on is what you see - so a few of the programmes make the families and certain members look a tad silly - me thinks :) Kerry

[northender]

Just watching today's ep. As ever, the salary figures quoted seem very optimistic

[Davros]

Yes, we know it's edited. I for one see enough reality shit to realise that, doesn't stop me having an opinion on what is presented, especially when there are consistent themes.
I could see where today's family were coming from, idealised childhood with a lot of time spent outdoors and "in nature" plus the experience of the army homes and regular moves. But I think the older kids were too old, they had a lot of family here but then they also had that experience of the dad's serious illness. Don't know if they should have moved or not.
Going back to yesterday's, it's it not true that we don't have autism units with mainstream schools, maybe not where they lived, but they do exist and are becoming more common, for those who don't fit mainstream or special like lovely Jordan.

[DrNick]

its the magic family time that makes me piss myself

yes - your immediate family only

[wellsfamilyoz]

Probably don't realise just how edited it is - two people saying things in tandem - one was said on Monday the other on Friday - just to create a situation or difference when they are about two different things - looking like its about one situation - its actually two completely different scenarios!. Had a situation where the wife was carrying two heavy suitcases into the house whilst husband was filmed with feet up in garden sipping beer. Actual situation was that the scenes were 6 days apart and husband had just gone into house with 1st two cases - not shown :) Was edited to create a friction between partners - and it worked!

[MrsReiver]

Reality TV is editted?? Who'd a thunk it?

Who had "outdoor lifestyle" in Wanted Down Under bingo?

[NicknameIncomplete]

Do u think he is just going to see the positives and what he remembers new zealand to be and not the reality.

[Vagndidit]

N. Irish family aren't going anywhere

[OodlesofOods]

I can't believe its taken until today for me to find it was back! bloody children wanting to go out

[WhereBeThatBlackbirdTo]

A 45 mile commute?!

Madness (says someone who works from home!)

[MrsReiver]

They van't afford the house they want but still vote New Zealand. Where is the logiv?

Side note, I love his Kiwi/Irish accent.

[MrsReiver]

I apologise for typos. Typing one handed with nursing baby trying to "help."

[derektheladyhamster]

I want a job with a wine allowance!

[Worriedthistimearound]

I agree with Davros that the older kids are too old (watching yesterday's) I know they'll have lots of experience with moving due to the dad being in the Forces but emigrating to Oz is a whole different ball game.

Also, we have friends over there for 3yrs whO have said they would always try to dissuade other friends/colleagues who were black from making the move especially with kids. They have found it to be terribly racist and having lived in London for 15yrs previously, they say the incessant, casual racism leaves a nasty taste in their mouth. Those kids today seemed like lovely, polite, well adjusted kids so I hope the family think carefully before moving from the uk to somewhere that may affect their self-esteem.

[Worriedthistimearound]

Also friends say they are finding they actually have less outdoor lifestyle than they did in the uk! Here, they were always hiking, climbing, cycling with the kids. Every time we speak to them they complain how it's too hot most of the year to do anything outside other than maybe his it a beach or sit on your shaded patio to eat.

[MrsReiver]

Link for update

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pqxgs

[whereisthewitch]

I didn't think they would go tbh, have to say I find Australia more appealing than NZ or maybe it was just that area, was so brown and dry looking!

[Davros]

I did wonder about the racism for the black family but, as it wasn't even mentioned, assumed it wasn't an issue. It must depend very much on where you choose to live. Living in a city on the coast must be great but I would want a BIG garden and pool, not to have to go public beaches and parks all the time where one maight have to rub shoulders with (cringe) the general public! Seriously though, I would not see spending time in the blazing heat on a public beach as some great benefit.

[malteserzz]

Today she is convinced Australia is the best place for them to live even though she's never been there !

[BringMeTea]

Recipe for disaster. And awful emotional blackmailer family.

[Vagndidit]

"I just cannot understand how someone can be so determined to move to Australia when they haven't visited..."

Free holiday

And that, Steven, is one of the greatest mysteries of the world...

[MrsReiver]

I don't think they like it...

[WhereBeThatBlackbirdTo]

£155,000 budget - for a dream home, pool, lifestyle.

I think she's going to be a bit disappointed.

[MrsReiver]

Oh and Norma Jean?
Someone's parents were a Marilyn Munroe fan.

I like Steven. At least someone has done their research.