BBC - Wanted Down Under
#1652
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
They could get a lot more worthy info in by cutting the vote shots, and instead focusing on more realistically priced properties.
But of course, that is too much like reality!
#1653
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
I did suggest that they go on here and have a read up.
#1654
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Hmmmm, as easy as that. You just say "yep, we're off and OMG, here's our visas!"
Rant over.
#1655
Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
But shows is daytime telly and by nature is total garbage, but do get to see various places in Aus and is a very simplistic view of the hole process. The place we're heading to in Aus would never appear on there as has affordable houses and is 30 mins from city, not near beach and not in the country
#1656
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Have any of these shows featured Tasmania?
#1658
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
oh, i tell you what todays show was great
especially the part where the wife said
yep I like this house, but i would move that wall over there, knock that walk in robe out and put it over there:curse::curse:
and dont get me started on the family video's.
i would like to see someone who has actually researched some of the things that are mentioned on the programme to give it an even balance. but that doesnt seem to be the way the good old bbc wants to do it
dont think i will bother watching anymore
bec
especially the part where the wife said
yep I like this house, but i would move that wall over there, knock that walk in robe out and put it over there:curse::curse:
and dont get me started on the family video's.
i would like to see someone who has actually researched some of the things that are mentioned on the programme to give it an even balance. but that doesnt seem to be the way the good old bbc wants to do it
dont think i will bother watching anymore
bec
#1659
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Hi everyone,
im a newbie on this site, lets just say i stumbled across it trying to find repeats of last weeks wanted down under.. I watched the series last year which i thought was so much better, i have never seen so many moaning, miserable people i wish i had the opportunity to do it.
We are hoping to move to Perth over the nx few years ( how hard is it to enter the bloody country ). Both my brothers have been living out there for the last 15 years plus and ive had it with the rain.
Nice to find a place where most people are in the same boat
im a newbie on this site, lets just say i stumbled across it trying to find repeats of last weeks wanted down under.. I watched the series last year which i thought was so much better, i have never seen so many moaning, miserable people i wish i had the opportunity to do it.
We are hoping to move to Perth over the nx few years ( how hard is it to enter the bloody country ). Both my brothers have been living out there for the last 15 years plus and ive had it with the rain.
Nice to find a place where most people are in the same boat
#1660
Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
I've found this series much more focused on the negatives than the previous series.
It's almost like the families are being shown all the wrong houses for their individual situations (why show a retired person who loves his garden a house without a garden FFS?? It's like they knew he wouldn't be going...), and that Julia woman always says 'but how will they be able to cope without all the support back home...' ...cue tears, 'how will they cope having to drive everywhere instead of things just being a short walk away...' cue moaning kids...
Are they trying to prevent people leaving the UK this time around? Also, I wonder how some of the people believe their lifestyle will change by moving to Australia. If they're not prepared to make small changes here, then how do they think they are going to acheive such massive changes in a different country? They still have to go to work, still have to go to school. Do they think they will not fall into the same routines over there that they are living over here? I thought the young couple in Cairns were absolutely right in saying that if things weren't going to be any different for them over in Cairns then why bother moving at all?
Back to the programme, I always Sky+ it then I can fast forward through the repeated scenes and the emotional blackmail bits
It's almost like the families are being shown all the wrong houses for their individual situations (why show a retired person who loves his garden a house without a garden FFS?? It's like they knew he wouldn't be going...), and that Julia woman always says 'but how will they be able to cope without all the support back home...' ...cue tears, 'how will they cope having to drive everywhere instead of things just being a short walk away...' cue moaning kids...
Are they trying to prevent people leaving the UK this time around? Also, I wonder how some of the people believe their lifestyle will change by moving to Australia. If they're not prepared to make small changes here, then how do they think they are going to acheive such massive changes in a different country? They still have to go to work, still have to go to school. Do they think they will not fall into the same routines over there that they are living over here? I thought the young couple in Cairns were absolutely right in saying that if things weren't going to be any different for them over in Cairns then why bother moving at all?
Back to the programme, I always Sky+ it then I can fast forward through the repeated scenes and the emotional blackmail bits
#1661
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Is anyone else getting pissed off with all the emotional blackmail, extended drama and repeat shots?
If I hear one more relative say "I miss you so much and If you don't come back I will be heartbroken!" I will scream!
They have gone for a week, a week FFS! I have had sex that lasted longer!
If I hear one more relative say "I miss you so much and If you don't come back I will be heartbroken!" I will scream!
They have gone for a week, a week FFS! I have had sex that lasted longer!
#1662
Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Hi everyone,
im a newbie on this site, lets just say i stumbled across it trying to find repeats of last weeks wanted down under.. I watched the series last year which i thought was so much better, i have never seen so many moaning, miserable people i wish i had the opportunity to do it.
We are hoping to move to Perth over the nx few years ( how hard is it to enter the bloody country ). Both my brothers have been living out there for the last 15 years plus and ive had it with the rain.
Nice to find a place where most people are in the same boat
im a newbie on this site, lets just say i stumbled across it trying to find repeats of last weeks wanted down under.. I watched the series last year which i thought was so much better, i have never seen so many moaning, miserable people i wish i had the opportunity to do it.
We are hoping to move to Perth over the nx few years ( how hard is it to enter the bloody country ). Both my brothers have been living out there for the last 15 years plus and ive had it with the rain.
Nice to find a place where most people are in the same boat
Tina x
Just wanted to say we don't always moan at everything like we are on this thread (well some do ha ha).
#1663
Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Yesterday's show with the fisherman, WTF, he was such a misery, nothing put a smile on his face and who else thinks that the grandmother had deliberatly got that little boy to be as abnoxious as possible so that they wouldn't like it over there.
To me this family looked as though they just wanted a free holiday, how many others have you seen with a video camera attached to their hand at all times?
Anyway, I didn't know fishermen were in short supply in Australia?? I would have thought they had plenty!
All in all apart from the nice young couple, the lovely single mum and one or two young families at the begining of the shows, the rest are a waste of space. Most of this years lot dont really want to go at all and are just in it for the publicity/holiday, why did the BBC pick this lot of time waisters?
I want to see people who are genuinly thinking of going to Australia/New Zealand, people who truley are considering it but want to know if they are doing the best thing for themselves and they're families, not some mammies boy that is willing to break his wives heart because he won't leave the comfort of his family business and crappy 3 bedroomed semi in suberbia.
BBC needs to do better next year.:curse:
To me this family looked as though they just wanted a free holiday, how many others have you seen with a video camera attached to their hand at all times?
Anyway, I didn't know fishermen were in short supply in Australia?? I would have thought they had plenty!
All in all apart from the nice young couple, the lovely single mum and one or two young families at the begining of the shows, the rest are a waste of space. Most of this years lot dont really want to go at all and are just in it for the publicity/holiday, why did the BBC pick this lot of time waisters?
I want to see people who are genuinly thinking of going to Australia/New Zealand, people who truley are considering it but want to know if they are doing the best thing for themselves and they're families, not some mammies boy that is willing to break his wives heart because he won't leave the comfort of his family business and crappy 3 bedroomed semi in suberbia.
BBC needs to do better next year.:curse:
#1664
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Re: BBC - Wanted Down Under
Yesterday's show with the fisherman, WTF, he was such a misery, nothing put a smile on his face and who else thinks that the grandmother had deliberatly got that little boy to be as abnoxious as possible so that they wouldn't like it over there.
To me this family looked as though they just wanted a free holiday, how many others have you seen with a video camera attached to their hand at all times?
Anyway, I didn't know fishermen were in short supply in Australia?? I would have thought they had plenty!
All in all apart from the nice young couple, the lovely single mum and one or two young families at the begining of the shows, the rest are a waste of space. Most of this years lot dont really want to go at all and are just in it for the publicity/holiday, why did the BBC pick this lot of time waisters?
I want to see people who are genuinly thinking of going to Australia/New Zealand, people who truley are considering it but want to know if they are doing the best thing for themselves and they're families, not some mammies boy that is willing to break his wives heart because he won't leave the comfort of his family business and crappy 3 bedroomed semi in suberbia.
BBC needs to do better next year.:curse:
To me this family looked as though they just wanted a free holiday, how many others have you seen with a video camera attached to their hand at all times?
Anyway, I didn't know fishermen were in short supply in Australia?? I would have thought they had plenty!
All in all apart from the nice young couple, the lovely single mum and one or two young families at the begining of the shows, the rest are a waste of space. Most of this years lot dont really want to go at all and are just in it for the publicity/holiday, why did the BBC pick this lot of time waisters?
I want to see people who are genuinly thinking of going to Australia/New Zealand, people who truley are considering it but want to know if they are doing the best thing for themselves and they're families, not some mammies boy that is willing to break his wives heart because he won't leave the comfort of his family business and crappy 3 bedroomed semi in suberbia.
BBC needs to do better next year.:curse:
Couldn't have put it any better! As for the boy in the last show, nothing like a good slap across the arse wouldn't have fixed