Wife Swap

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/29/04 at 10:12pm

Could they be more obviously setting up the rich woman to look like an ass? She's rich!! If I had her money, I wouldn't be working, cooking, or cleaning either! I love how they narrate that she has nannies with her children "morning till night" - are we supposed to believe the nannies are sitting with the kids at school all day? Yeah, we don't see the writing on the wall here.

[feinstein9]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 4:53am

but dude, she only spends an hour a day with her kids. dat's just wrong. anyway it was entertaining to watch her chop wood in UGGs. the families were both on different extremes, i think they just need to chill out a bit and find a medium.

and the rich lady's husband looks like mickey mouse.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 9:30am

Whadja think of the other husband? Real sweetie, eh?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 10:11am

The rich husband was such a horrible human being. If he's not going to follow the rules, then he should not have agreed to the show. It's funny how it did look like the rich wife was set up for failure, yet she was the one who made the most progress. She needs to dump that jerk, though.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 10:13am

And I expect the other husband's "redemption" to last less than a week. I hope there's a follow-up show.

[mominator]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 10:14am

Which jerk? The guy from NJ I was ready to throtle, but he really came through. The NY husband is the kind of guy that makes most New Yorkers look bad. I wonder if the nannies came back to work for them?

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 10:27am

Depends on the time frame - they may have had to find other jobs.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 10:35am

When they were dismissed, I heard one of them say, "Yay! We get a vacation!" Obviously, they knew they were coming back as soon as the show was over. I doubt anything really changed for the rich couple. I just kept wondering why that man wanted three kids if he just ignores them and in the case of that show, literally hides from having to spend time with them. I'm glad it was documented, so they kids can see what kind of father they have when they're older.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/30/04 at 10:37am

Ah - starting to sound like perhaps the whole thing with the nannies was a setup then.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 9:39pm

Big bump.

I love it. I think.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 9:41pm

Sure wish I had watched the 9:00 ep instead of Heroes.

[liotte]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 9:41pm

Wow, a 2 year old bump!!

The only time I saw this show was because one of my camp families was on it last year. Hysterical!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 9:44pm

I accidentally got sucked into a marathon on ABC Family one weekend. Totally formulaic and incessantly watchable.

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 11:25pm

I loved the episode last week with the pirates. Damn my mother for getting me hooked on this mind numbing show!

[StageManager2]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 11:35pm

*incredulously*
This show's still on?

[Zyla]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 11:36pm

I've never watched it, but the title alone is horrid.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 11:41pm

The title alludes to a swinging lifestyle, which is why I initially tuned in. Do you know how surprised I was to discover it was a show touting family values?

Updated On: 9/25/06 at 11:41 PM

[Zyla]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 11:48pm

Family values...e.g. "the wife" as property?
"The wife" as just that, "the wife" - not her own person, attached to her husband (I mean, "the man of the house") 'til death do them part?

I'm sorry, I know I'm basing my opinions off the title only, but still..."Wife Swap"?!

/end rant

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 11:52pm

But that's actually off base... it's more like "culture swap."

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 10/16/06 at 7:51pm

Anyone going to watch? It's on in 10 minutes.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 10/16/06 at 8:31pm

I find it interesting how often the fathers balk at the new rules with the excuse of everything they've taught their kids going out the window.

Obviously they don't trust that they've instilled anything deeply enough to mold their kids' values.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 8:09pm

Is anyone watching? Are these Rivera parents for real??

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 8:10pm

Yup! I'm watching.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 8:12pm

Is this the episode where one of the families has camera surveillance all throughout the house or something like that?

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/27/06 at 8:13pm

Colleen, I just saw the intro to that. I really don't get some of these people. Gee, let's make fools of ourselves on television. Yuk!