Have any of you seen the new TLC show "I didn't know I was pregnant"? Oh man is it bad - and truly unbelieveable. Are there that many unknown pregnancies that a TV show can be built on the concept? There are 7.2 million infertile women in the U.S., I think we have a much, much bigger market.
I watched it today purely as research for my blog and also to see what these fools were doing to get pregnant and not even know it. After all, maybe they ate only pinapple for a month or dipped their toes in mud or something and ended up knocked up without even knowing it. From the two episodes I watched (again, only as research), no such luck. Most of them forgot their birth control and were just so hyperfertile that the one time they forgot. One woman was on antibiotics while on birth control pills, and BOOM preggers!
The show itself is actually pretty comical. They intersperse interviews with the mothers, dads and medical professionasl with re-enactments done by actors. Totally, totally cheesy.
One woman already had three kids and then mysteriously gave birth in the bathroom at the restaurant where she worked. Really? You had no idea?
Another said she only gained 10 lbs and craved pickles for some reason, but otherwise had no clue.
My favorite part was a pregnancy-related quiz before each commercial break. One of the questions was: Pregnant women produce an excessive amount of gas. True or False. Really?!?! This is TV people want to watch?
I think a much more interesting and provacative show would be titled "I didn't know I couldn't get pregnant". They could show money being thrown down a drain, blood drawns and ultrasounds with an empty uterus, and the highlight would be the rampant mood swings and hormonal outbursts to husbands, pharmacists and employees. Now that's a show I'd Tivo.
Hahahaha. I've never seen it but my sister basically summarized an episode to me and I couldn't freaking believe it. I called bullshit a dozen times. Love your show idea; I can make an appearance as the woman who always thinks she has pregnancy symptoms when she's not actually ever pregnant. Now that's an interesting twist.
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I can't even watch that show. So disturbing to me!
ReplyDeleteI would certainly watch "I didn't know I couldn't get pregnant!" I have actually contemplated writing a letter to TLC chastising them for having such a hurtful show on their network if I thought it would do anything but get thrown in the trash. I fly past that show as quick as I can because it's just insulting to watch these stupid women!
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I agree! I watched the show as well. I really think your idea for a show about infertility.. would be much better TV. And hopefully they wouldn't show only people who are successful. I think that is another misconception... that all IVF is successful. Sorry to ramble!
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I have completely forgotten what it is like to NOT notice every little sensation, twinge, bloat, what is on the toilet paper, what day of my cycle it is, etc....
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I've often wondered why there is not a TLC reality show about couples struggling with infertility. It would be a smart compliment to all the baby shows they air.
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That show is pretty bad but I do love when they feature it on The Soup :)
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