Published on 12, July, 2020
Way back in 2013, my mother started asking me if I had seen a particular programme on Channel 4. I kept being told that I simply HAD to watch it because it was absolutely hilarious. Her description of it caused me to think it sounded rather ghastly. "It features people watching TV and commenting on what they have seen. Some of the things they say are priceless!"
As I've never understood the appeal of people watching YouTube videos of people playing video games, I was struggling to understand what could possibly be so enjoyable and entertaining about this programme that my mother kept talking about. If you haven't already guessed, the programme was Gogglebox.
Eventually, I decided to watch it. My mother had spent weeks telling me about the antics of the 'posh couple' who always appeared to be in an inebriated state, so I figured that I had to at least find out for myself what all the ridiculous hype was about. Well, I was hooked.
Yes, my guilty pleasure (one of them) is watching Gogglebox.
Do you have any guilty pleasures that you care to share? - Please keep it clean folks!
I have a silly aversion to Gogglebox for a slightly ridiculous reason: everyone watches their telly with the big light on.
And yet… there’s a Doctor Who version of the same thing (actors from different eras re-watching old episodes, sometimes ones they were in) on the season blu rays that is appointment viewing. And they have just as bright a light on. But because it’s done i a studio I forgive it. I am a silly man.
I know you have sensory issues with bright lights, but I'm inclined to think your aversion is taking it a bit too far. If they didn't have their lights on, the viewers would most likely only see dark shadows on their screens.
And yet...
You are willing to overlook the bright studio lighting in the Doctor Who equivalent of Googlebox.