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've never seen Gogglebox, but I couldn't be on it, as I demand utter monastic silence when watching TV. If a programme is worth watching, it's worth watching with attention. Admittedly, I mostly watch stuff that depends on atmosphere and is best watched with mood lighting and silence. I don't watch TV with my parents for this reason. I admit that of late I have mellowed slightly and occasionally explain something or point out an interesting (I hope) trivia point to my fiancee when watching Doctor Who with her.
Other than that, I don't think I have any guilty pleasures, except perhaps minstrels (the chocolates).
I would never wish to be on Gogglebox either. Aside from having no desire to appear in front of a video camera, I would feel mortified if the viewers were to see the state of my home... I'd feel compelled to employ a team of professional cleaners. Also, I prefer to watch TV with the lights off.
The mention of Minstrels has made my mouth water. It's been a while since I last treated myself to a pack of those.