Is Gogglebox scripted?

One of my relatives is a neighbour to some people on it and they film them for the whole day so it must be very heavily edited

Don't think its scripted but it will be heavily edited. Why not believe what Harry and Megan say, the royal family have made some horrid decisions over the years from who Margaret could marry, to Diana, and Fergie, and Andrew is no saint

I'm a fairly new viewer and really enjoy it, both ordinary and celebrity versions. I imagine that it is not scripted but heavily edited.

It’s complete and utter trash.. I won’t give it the time of day.

I agree with GrannyGravy13.

Like many tv programmes it is hugely edited to support influencing a direction that the tv company want viewers to follow. I stopped watching years ago because of that and for me it is same old same old. I prefer balanced editing that gives all sides and the opportunity to form my own opinion

As JaxJacky said earlier, anything that makes me laugh out loud - every single week - is great entertainment in my book. I have watched it since the beginning and I love it.

We love gogglebox - the highlight of the week! Of course it’s edited, it’s just small snapshots carefully chosen to entertain the viewers. We only watch programmes that we enjoy and press the off button if it’s not for us. We have favourite families and those we are not so keen on but it’s good to see and hear a range of reactions to the things they watch. Good job we’re not all the same!

Hetty58 You said it all! Its my shortcut to highlights of progs I don't want to sit through! Yes the Siddiquis' comments are excellent and Lee and Jenny are funny. There's such a cross selection of viewers on there which is what makes it interesting.

I love it - great company over lockdown - don't really care if it's scripted or not!

I enjoy it and use it to decide if I want to watch certain programmes I may not otherwise have heard about.

Why, oh why was this originally lighthearted post allowed to be reduced to a name-calling, lengthy discussion on weight. Completely off subject and unnecessary. Come on, lighten up, take certain subjects with a pinch of salt - life is too short.

The OP was speculating on whether TV producers influenced ordinary people to make certain observations which could be passed off as truth. Not exactly light hearted.

I think a discussion about fat-shaming is quite tame in comparison.

I love Gogglebox, in case anyone's interested

My guess is it is not actually scripted, but parts selected by an editorial team for screening - to ensure an interesting programme USUALLY. What went wrong with H&M topic - who knows.

I love the programme and never miss it but I was as disturbed as you by their reaction, especially as I'm with Piers Morgan in believing that MM is an outragous LIAR.

Having said that, with a couple of exceptions, they are not the shiniest buttons in the box, are they?

I don't believe it is scripted but I believe that they are told which programmes to watch - which is why I turned it down when I was offered a place on it!

I used to love watching gogglebox but over the past couple of years its seems to have gone anti government with some very unkind items about boris Johnson and now they all seem to be against the royal family it sad its turned into the woke show

I watch the show occasionally and find it to be light hearted
entertainment. There has been a bit of controversy around the making of episodes lately and several of the families have gone and it has been rumoured some were sacked.
I used to like the Moffat family when they were in it and the daughter Scarlet is now doing well for herself in other T.V. work I do quite like her and good for her she has got herself a T.V. career and is making money.

I wouldn't watch Gogglebox if I was paid & certainly will never watch H & M. Awful behavior when Queen has her husband in hospital- have they no feelings for her at all?

I love Gogglebox and I'm too interested what snacks that have put out lol. We all need a good laugh, the brother and sister help with that. Maybe they were told for the article about Haz & Meg( as they call each other....) they had to watch what they say.

Perhaps, to avoid controversy or being accused of discrimination, the producers decided to only air positive comments. Mary and Maria weren't shown or the Mallones. Just a thought...

DD used to work with a couple who regularly appeared on the morning programme with audience participating. Forgotten the name but I think he used to be in politics. I didn’t see it as I was working and not keen.

Not exactly given a script but told what responses and questions were required. The producers maintained that they weren’t paid but they were given lots of “gifts”. Gifts they hinted at needing. TV, microwave, vcr machines etc. They were also put up, all expenses paid, in top class hotels.

They were a larger than life couple who were supposed to keep quiet about the set up, but couldn’t resist boasting to anyone who would listen. Ended up in the local newspaper. They were dropped and the show ended not long after.

Enjoyed Goggle box initially but the responses became very predictable and the participants wanted to follow Scarlet Moffat and the couple who owned a hotel, and become tv personalities . It all went pear shaped for me as they tried to outdo each other.

I think they film each family for a whole day, tell them what to watch, and edit it down from hours and hours of footage, so it’s ‘scripted reality’ in that sense, that they try to make us believe that they’re being filmed while watching the telly they’ve chosen to watch.

Oh yes...I watch it ! It is often better than the programmes offered on TV otherwise !! I think if it were 'over edited' the swear words would be cut out !! find it hilarious anyway .....although Mary and her husband get on my nerves .....especially the husband !

Lucca

Sparkling has not returned to expand on her “missed out on education “ comment.

I would have been interested to hear what Sparkling had to say but there isn’t much of a defence against saying the people who appear on it must have ‘missed out on schooling’ especially when you have only ‘dipped into it’.

It’s interesting that there are mixed views about Peter and Sophie, the brother and sister. I used to dislike them because IMO they played to the camera too much. However in recent series they have matured considerably I paid more attention to what they said rather than what they did and they have a genuine affection for each often, often saying how much they care for each other, on one occasion Sophie making Peter cry by saying how much she cared for him. They also both recently spoke about how much they admired their mother’s care for them, this was sparked off when watching a wild life programme with a mother defending her children, I forget which species. Peter is getting married soon and has chosen Sophie to be his ‘best woman’, there is more to being a rounded person than the amount of education you receive.

Gogglebox is light entertainment using a cross section of people from society. Some will be highly educated, others won't. Anybody watching it will surely know that it is edited so we only see the most entertaining comments or those that appeal to the producers. It is the same with any news channel, drama, documentary, etc so we can hardly expect GoggleBox to be any different. For me, it isn't necessarily what people say, it is the faces they make when the other people make comments. Lee's face is quite often a picture and the same with the family who always have the plate of cakes. Giles can be hugely entertaining or completely OTT depending on the situation. Does Mary even like him? When the most jaw dropping comments are made by the less educated, it also reminds me of the way Jade Goody was made into a complete joke. It seems a little cruel. Sadly, it reflects the world as it is...you only have to read Facebook Groups to confirm it.