WifeSwap

[Young Drachma]

I just saw a quick ad for a show on ABC called "WifeSwap". I was curious, so I went and looked online and here's what I've found.

ABC picks up UK show "WifeSwap" (http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/abc_show.html)

[Suicane75]

Bah, what they ought to do is get really commited couples under the guise of something else and then when they get them all together offer $1 Million dollars to actually swap partners and if anyone agrees to it you simply follow those couples around and record the aftermath, now that's a show I would watch.

[LionsFan10]

The UK television shows are SO much cooler than the US shit. WifeSwap = 10x cooler than American Idol.

[korme]

do they get to bone and shit?

[Axxon]

do they get to bone and shit?

Hopefully the latter at least or these are going to be some irritable contestants.

[Suicane75]

If some guy gets to swap Mamma Cass for Hedi Klum, now that would be interesting.

[Fritz]

what a repulsive idea for a show

[Suicane75]

what a repulsive idea for a show

You could say that for almost all of reality TV.

[korme]

admit it fritz, daddy like

[Desnudo]

what a repulsive idea for a show
Reading the story it makes more sense. It's only for 10 days.

"The show has become a hit for British broadcaster Channel 4. The first episode, in which a woman opposed to interracial relationships was sent to live with a sexist black man, generated huge buzz that led to increased ratings for future editions."

I would love to see that.

[Fritz]

You could say that for almost all of reality TV.

I could.

One of these day they will put old fashioned people like me in a cage and let kids poke at us with sticks.

[Desnudo]

I could.

One of these day they will put old fashioned people like me in a cage and let kids poke at us with sticks.Would you take a million dollars to do that?

Edit: actually, what's your reserve price? I wonder if we could take up a collection on the board.

[GrantDawg]

The UK television shows are SO much cooler than the US shit. WifeSwap = 10x cooler than American Idol.

Ummmmmm...American Idol started as "Pop Idol" in England.

[Suicane75]

Almost everything these days comes from England, I read somewhere that Seinfeld was based on a british show called "Jerry & Blokes"

[Nyarlahotep]

Was that version funny?

[Suicane75]

Was that version funny?

Heyyyy!!!

[Ragone]

Cause Seinfeld sure wasn't funny :)

[SunDancer]

Isn't the guy who played Fraiser doing a new sketch show based on a British platform?

[Glengoyne]

Ummmmmm...American Idol started as "Pop Idol" in England.

Where in the U.S. would we say "Soda Idol"? I need a map!