Soaps are Forever

One thing that I thought I was going to love when I got here was British TV. I love period films from old British literature; I love the dry sense of humor and the quick wit, and of course love the accent. British TV is shit!!! Seriously. Amber and Billy have basic cable, which is fine, but the normal programming is so bad. They don’t really have sitcoms, but every day they play about 6 episodes of Friends, 6 episodes of Scrubs, and they throw in a couple Gilmore Girls for good measure, Never Fails.

They also don’t have a lot of scripted drama. What they do have and love are the Soaps!!! The Soaps come on at night however, three times a week and are insanely popular. Like the American ones they have been on for tons of years, but the stranger thing is they have a different one for every region of the country. Like Eastenders is the one tailored to the London folks and Amber’s favorite Coronation Street tells stories tailored to people living in the Manchester area.

The rest of the programming is made up of American shows, Glee, Grey’s, Vampire Diaries, American Idol, the new 90210, Gossip Girl, etc… documentaries, talk shows, old people solving mysteries and the British version of Reality Shows. They have shows where people look for houses, remodel homes, Super Nanny, have dinner party competitions for money, and go on Bus Tours with friends/family in which the group votes a couple off at the end of each day. The Bus Tour show is Called Coach Trip and is like a traveling Survivor.

The talk shows are strange to. They call the hosts of any show a TV Presenter. The TV Presenters on various shows sit around with a panel of comics and celebs and talk about everything from pop culture to politics depending on the show. Some are kind of interesting. I have yet to see the old British sitcoms that I loved to watch in America.

Anyway I thought I’d share a slice of UK TV life and show you some clips. All the clips are from youtube so if you’re at work ladies, sorry you will have to wait til you get home
1.Come dine with me
2. Mock the week
3&4. Eastenders
5&6. Coronation Street

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