Why are we subjected to such rubbish

the production teams contact you
I have been contacted two or three times in the past and have said no (medical)

Ooh!
What's wrong with you?
I absolutely love a doctor programme.
Again, once people are in the room complaining about their piles, then you can see that they have other serious struggles going on - I love it.
People watching at it's very best, in my opinion.
The skills of the doctors, and the frailties of humans.

I quite like these programmes, I dont see why some posters are so condemning of them.
There are so many channels you can watch that are too your taste.

M0nica
I for one can see a difference in the original programmes about those people who are compulsive hoarders and have psychological problems - those programmes did help these people and a psychologist therapist was there as part of the team to help them.

The newer programmes are just not like that - they seem to want to shame those who volunteer to open their homes to public scrutiny. However, in the main, the volunteers seem quite happy to have their half hour of fame. Or notoriety.

Psychologist or therapist

I don't generally judge and TV caters to deman but...

I really couldn't understand why people who were too embarassed to go to a doctor decided to finally go on national TV. I just can't see the logic

Lots of times they had spent years going to and fro to their doctors.
I know the feeling!

There was a man who was absolutely decimated by the removal of facial tumours.
The NHS had done as much as they could, and he was alive, but my god, his poor, poor face (what was left of it)
Embarrassing Doctors did surgery that made him look a hell of a lot better.

Ah, I only saw a couple, that makes more sense Missadventure

There were a good few like that.
A little girl with terrible veruccas.
The doctors on the show were rather brusque to her mum, asking why she had let them get so bad.
It turned out, though, that the little girl had cancer- some type that attacked her immune system.

A man who had the leg of his jeans almost embedded in the flesh of his shin - he had skin cancer, despite multiple visits to his gp.

Maybe I will give it a chance then!

Yes, it's about so much more than just enjoying gruesome things, and if you never watch medical stuff, you will have missed out on the sheer fun of this mans predicament.
No trigger warning- its funny!

Here we go.

youtu.be/eK1EPP6uts0

Josianne

Also, why would you be filmed in the gp's consulting room?

Absolutely!
However, I haven’t set foot inside a GP’s consulting room for years. Unless you count a trip to see the nurse to get a flu jab annually.

If you think those programs are scraping the bottom of the barrel, I take it you haven't come across a program called Naked Attraction then Sashbel?
I think it's in t 8th series.

A film called The Show explores how ratings inform and control what type of program is made. In this fictional story, people are paid to commit suicide on screen.

I sometimes wonder how far away from this happening society is. Life is quite Orwellian as it is.

As ValerieF pointed out, the TV executives will drop the show when it stops making money. So I suppose we all have to stop watching.

Mind you, I thought that Naked Attraction would be a storm in a tea cup, but here it is on it's 8th season.

I loved watching The Brain Hospital, one episode showed somebody having a procedure that my neurosurgeon thought I might need. I didn’t need it, in the end, but it was fascinating and reassuring to see it.

Yes, Namsnanny, I have come across Naked Attraction when searching through the channels - Yuk!! Amazing it has got to series 8. I couldn't believe what I was seeing and the off button was hit very quickly.

I agree but don't "endure" it because would not dream of switching said programmes on.

From personal experience - if you have a moderately lined face I would not advise anyone to appear on TV - it will only look worse!

Good advice harold. And it adds pounds.?

I agree that I wouldn't want the nation to see my mess. However I would love to have Stacey Solomon's carpenter to sort me out with some additional storage. I watch it just to see him

Totally agree and fed up with yet another ‘celeb’ touring around Britain ?

I take it you hit the right button sashabel?
Sorry I'm being facetious now (giggling like a 6 year old, and showing off like one too).?

I saw the programme with Stacey Solomon and realised its the same programme as the one done by Nick Knowles a few months ago.
I do watch occasionally and find myself getting cross with these people although I realise they’re not all lazy gits.
The other programme that annoys me is the recent afternoon one called Fix it, Clean it or some such. It had Tommy Walsh, another handyman and a cleaning woman who screamed at every cobweb or bit of dust. Must admit though that I agreed with some if her eco friendly cleaning solutions.

Oh dear, I confess to liking house makeover programmes! I love to see how nice the home can look with a good clean, and new storage. I'm the same about garden makeovers. Just love them.

I dont tune in to programs showing operations Blossoming hate the blood and guts. But I can see the attraction, especially in your case. I'm glad you didnt need the op. in the end.