Do you watch reality TV?
Adrian_Scope
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I’ve never watched a lot of reality TV, it hasn’t really ever appealed to me. But my other half is a fan of The Circle ⭕️ and with it now back on the box, it’s become bit of a guilty pleasure of mine!
Do you watch reality TV and if so, what do you enjoy?
Do you watch reality TV and if so, what do you enjoy?
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I love Strictly! Not a fan of reality TV shows however.2
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I really can’t stand watching any reality programs. I watched big brothers very first series and the celebrity jungles first series but it ended there lol x4
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I watched the first series of Big Brother as well, back then it was a novelty for TV. I sometimes find myself watching american shows such as Storage Wars and Hardcore Pawn. The earliest reality TV show I ever watched was Cops which has been going for a very long time!
Anything else reality related would be from watching various YouTube channels.
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Gosh I forgot about cops. That was good.0
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I loved The Circle last year and it's something I am enjoyed this time around as well! Even managed to get my sister and mum hooked...2
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I'm not usually a fan of reality TV...but did get fully immersed in the Circle both this year and last year!
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I was really surprised by the final outcome tbh, hadn't guessed it all. I honestly thought Paddy was going to get blocked on Thursday night which would have changed the whole final! He absolutely is a deserving winner though, his attitude to life is fantastic despite his disability!!
Feel like I'm going to get Circle withdrawl now though lol...it was surprisingly educational, as well as Woody & Ella's constant positivity being infectious! Losing Henry from Bake Off this week as well makes it doubly sad! Still, I've rediscovered some forgotten Fatboy Slim songs which have been added to the car mix.
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I've never watched the Circle, but I do enjoy the odd reality programme. I recently watched Celebs Go Dating for the first time and loved it! Found it really funny! I used to love Strictly, but don't watch it now. I also used to like Celebrity Big Brother, but stopped watching the ordinary one. I enjoy the Great British Bake Off and look forward to I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here every year, but can't watch the eating challenges! So I guess I would be classed as a bit of a "reality junkie", lol!
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@Cressida, @OverlyAnxious and @Adrian_Scope, I certainly am going to miss The Circle! I agree with you @Cressida and @OverlyAnxious, that blocking was intense!!
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Really agree @Cressida, I was very surprised Tim let Ella go. I really liked him but I think he played a bigger game than he revealed, there were times he almost seemed to be playing the audience too!
I've been trying to guess what would have happened in the final if Ella had stayed as well @OverlyAnxious, I think that would have probably secured it for Woody or Tim.
If anyone has any suggestions for a replacement guilty pleasure-worthy show, let me know!2 -
i get over anxious wating reality tv0
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What do you prefer to watch @andy7?
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i watch the drama channel on freeview2
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Is it the murder mysteries or the classic sitcoms you prefer? I like Drama, just wish the ad breaks weren't so long! I've forgotten the plot time the program comes back!andy7 said:i watch the drama channel on freeview
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Still got two weeks of Bake Off left! And this years 'The Apprentice' has just started if that's of any interest to you...Adrian_Scope said:
If anyone has any suggestions for a replacement guilty pleasure-worthy show, let me know!
My current guilty pleasure program is Plebs on ITV2. Does have the odd trigger for me (as you'd expect from a Roman sitcom!) but they're easy to pre-empt and look away.
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Absolutely hate reality tv. I was a fan of BGT but that’s way old now and repetitive.There is no originality in programs anymore. I used to watch big brother only due to not having a choice as my wife was a big fan. After the racism incident she stopped watching it too.
I like to watch drama as an example I think The Bodyguard was a fantastic program. If the BBC produced my programs like that I’d stop grumbling about the licence fee. It’s all repeats on the BBC.I enjoy watching programs about history, wildlife and game shows.I enjoy watching I’m a celebrity get me out of here but it’s not something that would bother me if I missed it.Gogglebox is a good program and original which I see American tv is now producing too. It’s usually the other way round.Quiz shows are good like The chase, Gold Rings and Catchphrase. The whole family can get involved with them and they are good fun.
Documentaries on history channel and Discovery are great too.1 -
@OverlyAnxious...i watch the old sitcoms,ie birds of a feather,pie in the sky,fresh fields,all ctreatures greatt and small,allo allo...il watch them over n over again,,i get to upset watching murdermystieries as i have had 11 heart attacks,2 failed bypasses,10 pacemakers since i was 23.now have MS or some neuropathic probs,it was diagnosed as MS then changed,now just left as none specific chronic pain syndrome n disacharged me,i just dont like watching death in anything2
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just read above @Adrian_Scope,,,im not used to all this new fangled at thing sorry0
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Ah I see, that makes sense.andy7 said:@OverlyAnxious...i watch the old sitcoms,ie birds of a feather,pie in the sky,fresh fields,all ctreatures greatt and small,allo allo...il watch them over n over again,,i get to upset watching murdermystieries as i have had 11 heart attacks,2 failed bypasses,10 pacemakers since i was 23.now have MS or some neuropathic probs,it was diagnosed as MS then changed,now just left as none specific chronic pain syndrome n disacharged me,i just dont like watching death in anything It's the sitcoms I prefer too, they're usually good for avoiding any triggers and anything with a bit of humour is good for low mood!
I did like trying to solve murder mysteries but they contain too many triggers so don't often risk those any more.
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Do you watch Richard Osmans quiz show on BBC2 at 6pm?ash5896 said:Quiz shows are good like The chase, Gold Rings and Catchphrase.
I like it as it's more than just knowledge and often obscure without being too 'clever'. I also used to like Only Connect for the same reason. Don't like University Challenge as I can't answer anything at all!
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@OverlyAnxious,,yes it avoids the death parts,,ive just gione back in time,by 20/30yrs..iwas okish after my partner died in 2007...well as far as 1 can be,then yr after my best friend died at 39 waiting for heart transplant,we had known each other since he was 2 n had heart ops ec together,we actually met in cardiac group at hospital,,we....he n i are both gay...i have aspergers too so did he,I was lost wen he passed on,,then my mum passed away in 2014 @88..i then just within mnths became a recluse,,after many times trying to get help from mental health workers,psychiatrist,etc etc etc,all to no avail..im still waiting for appts yet,,i was diagnosed with aspergers only this year...too many yrs lost.i then tried my friendship with an old friend i was bneigbours with n worked with,,like surragate mother....but she died in xmas 2017..maybe i should have wrote this on my own page,,i just get carried away n pcs and phones are an effort to use,,,phones are like two magnets put together and they try to pusgh apart,,way my life is n how it feels now2
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