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Sweetest_thang
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09-28-2004

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 8:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I only watched a couple of shows of TS and pretty much quit watching it.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Last night's was the best....

Brenda1966
Member

07-03-2002

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If last nights was the best Trading Spouses, then I think I'll quit tuning in. LOL. I don't like that it's spread over 2 hours because that means I have to make sure to catch the second hour. I found myself bored with these families during the second hour.

I'll try Wife Swap again. I found the 1 hour format better for me and the non-monetary gain more interesting.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WS is faster, but I like getting to know the families better. Call me a sap!

Hamsterlady
Member

07-03-2003

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Woohoo! It's on.

Jen
Member

07-27-2003

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 8:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The New York Husband, Stephen?, was horrendous! It made me sick to my stomach. Not a thought of seeing his children or being home crossed his mind. And to think his sarcastic remarks were okay and he couldn't understand why she was upset?????? I was dumbfounded!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I started liking Brad the least and ended up liking him the best. Stephen, ughh, tho he did make ammends to Lynn on Oprah. (He apologized and gave her a certificate for something-i think one days' work from him.)

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 8:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Stephen,what a shallow shallow man. He's one of those people who give New Yorker's a bad rep.

Chieko
Member

11-20-2003

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 9:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm not so sure that there wasn't monetary gain involved in this show, just because it wasn't presented as part of the story line. I imagine there was substantial pay for being involved in this.

Monkeyboy
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05-27-2001

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 10:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hated it. I cringed throughout the whole thing.

Sillycalimomma
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11-13-2003

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 11:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 11:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ditto what Monkeyboy said. I would just spit out nothing but filth at the moment so I have nothing more to say......


eta: I had it on Tivo and only watched the first 10 minutes-then fast forwarded to the end...but still....

Chieko
Member

11-20-2003

Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 11:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Just curious MB and Silly---why did you hate this show so much

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 12:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I thought Brad was horrendous at the beginning and ended up liking him in the end. Stephen was awful! He was so clueless as to why what he was saying was offensive. For some reason I'm blanking on his wife's name, but she actually ended up looking good by the end as well. The visit to NJ was by far the most successful, but if Stephen and his wife are now spending more time with their children, then they really gained a lot. I felt sorry for Lynn. She was treated terribly.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I loved this show.

I am curious also, Monkey and Silly why you hated it....

Marysafan
Member

08-07-2000

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 6:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
When the folks were on a talk show together, one of them suggested that the show should be called "Culture Shock" not "Wife Swap" because you are introducing things into each family that are not part of their culture.

I am of the mindset that there is no "right" or "wrong"...just different. And it is interesting to see how people behave when they are introduced to another way of life, or a different way of thinking.

It's apparent that they are casting opposites ends of a given spectrum, and it's fun to watch who will move more toward the middle. Both families have much to gain from each other. That's what I enjoy about the show.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 7:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I couldn't believe how clueless that NY husband was. He was so condescending!
I really ended up like Brad and Jody both.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I guess for me I am just burnt out on this type of "entertainment" I put it on the Tivo to give it a chance just as I had done for Meet Your New Mommy. I didn't end up liking either show.
I think that this particular episode hit a direct nerve because of the children. For the NY family I thought it was just so sad that they would choose to bring three wonderful kids into the world and then pay other people to raise them. I think that the NY mother had even made a comment that her dd woke up in the morning and called out her nanny's name instead of mom (and yes I heard the comment that after the "change" she no longer did this )
I think it's great that this experience opened their eyes to the issue that they should be more involved with their children, but it only reminded me of the countless others out there that were not a part of a show like this and will never see that the way they are living is so harmful to the ones they supposedly "love"
I have a really hard time overlooking what I would consider "neglect" and it just makes my blood boil when I see children being "neglected" (I use that term in a very broad sense as I feel there are MANY forms of neglect)

Other than that I suppose it is an entertaining show and that's what it's all about right, entertainment...

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's interesting to see that some folks absolutely hated this show because I find it one of the most fascinating programs I have watched lately. I love the concept of the second week being switched to what the Wife wants.

Although Stephen was sarcastic, I guess I know a lot of folks like him so I would not have found him quite as offensive. He strikes me as a "Dave Letterman" type. Lynn is just a humble woman who really didn't get his humor. I kept wanting her to joke around with him more, but she was taking things very seriously.

It surprised me that Brad and Jody developed a friendship after that stormy first week. Incredible! Both of them obviously worked on themselves beyond what we were privy to as viewers. I would have liked to see the beginnings of that process.

Ultimately, it appears that the switch really helped both families and that is the very best possible outcome.



Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 7:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Vee, I also find these shows fascinating. Can't quite figure out why.

Texannie, I also found that Jodi and Brad were my favs. I didn't dislike Lynn, but I didn't end up loving her either... She was very loving with the kids, but I think she was a bit uptight and took Stephen's comments too hard. I don't think he actually meant to be mean. (he was my least fav in the bunch though.)

I wish this one were 2 hours, I would have like to seen B&J get closer as well as get to know each person better. What do Brad and Stephen do for a living anyways?

Robok
Member

10-28-2003

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 8:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi everyone! I wasn't going to watch but ended up really liking the show. I've never watched TS, it just seemed so crass. JMO. This show however, made the families seem more realistic. I agree with the above posts about Brad and Jody.I'm not from N.Y. but I think Stephen was just busting Lynns chops.

Brenda1966
Member

07-03-2002

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree with Vee. This show is really fascinating to me and I guess it's because the families are usually two extremes.

I ended up liking Brad and Jodi and I didn't think I would. I do wish Jodi had assigned some of the housecleaning tasks to the daughters -- they are old enough to make their own breakfast and help out too.

I don't think Stephen realized how offending his smart remarks were to Lynn. I really think he thought that all people would want to live his lifestyle and was floored when she said she was happier in her poorer lifestyle. To him, it seemed to be all about the money.

I felt bad for the kids, but honestly felt worse for the parents. I think the kids are probably getting a great amount of care and love from the nannies, but the parents have NO idea on the joy they are missing out by not participating.

Lurkin
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02-15-2002

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 10:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My husband and I rarely agree on shows like these he takes the male side I take the female side. Steven said something last night and I said assh#@e and my husband said really big __. I thought Steven does think he is better than she is. And is more egotisical that Jody was portrayed at the beginning. What does he do for a living ? I didnt hear that

I was shocked at the Brad / Jody relationship. I thought they both started out badly. It was sweet at the end. How it really showed his wife how much he loves her



Marysafan
Member

08-07-2000

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Josie said on the View yesterday that Steven owns his own business in the garment district of NYC.

Misspoufy
Member

09-30-2004

Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've watched both shows, and to say that I've been left with my mouth hanging open twice wouldn't be exaggerating.

The first show, I was absolutely APPALLED at the utter filth that woman let her children live in. If this isn't a put-on then I certainly hope she receives a visit from the Dept of Children and Families and her children are pulled from that home. I love my pets, and we have plenty of them, (3 dogs, 2 rabbits, 2 ducks, and 15 chickens), but they've got their homes and I've got mine and the twain shall never meet.

In the 2nd show I was equally distressed...four nannies for 3 children??? Why have children if you're never going to see them or spend time with them. Children are not meant to be a status symbol.

And spending $3,000 a DAY for clothes? That's 90,000 a month, and allowing that she doesn't shop on holidays she spends over a MILLION dollars a year on Clothes? What she was wearing certainly didn't look like it!!!

Also, I'd like to know what Brad does. If Lynn drives a bus AND has a wood chopping business, and if Brad was able to come sit at the house all day and criticize (not that she didn't deserve it, because she certainly didn't do Lynn's work the first week), he evidently doesn't have a job. I'd love to know why not.

Will I watch again, yeah...I admit to being hooked.