WIFE SWAP - February 12, 2007 - UPCI Couple

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

I thought the same thing. He definitely needed to lighten up.

It looked like at the end, at least he smiled and even laughed.

That just might be a revival!!!!

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

I thought the same thing. He definitely needed to lighten up.

They made it look like he was not flexible at all, until the end when they shot the rock and roll video.

[stmatthew]

How much money do they get??

[CC1]

These shows thrive on conflict so they will contrive as much of it as they can. Steve has an excellent sense of humor and is quite funny. He made me laugh out loud in church once!

I believe they took the most extreme moments for him and focused on them in the program. I am sure there were many things that happened that he was much more relaxed about. The things he was strident about were things where the visiting mom was wanting his children or him to violate their religious convictions (other than the scene about her cooking and I bet they coached him to rag her about the bad cooking).

I thought both Steven and Kristen represented themselves and Christianity well. I will also say that while I would not have done this program and had many misgivings about them doing it I believe it was a "God thing" because I believe that backslid preacher was reached by the ministry and witness of Kristen in his life. Now whether or not he follows through on God using this event to cut through his junk and touch his heart only time will tell.

[ForeverBlessed]

Originally Posted by CC1

These shows thrive on conflict so they will contrive as much of it as they can. Steve has an excellent sense of humor and is quite funny. He made me laugh out loud in church once!

I believe they took the most extreme moments for him and focused on them in the program. I am sure there were many things that happened that he was much more relaxed about. The things he was strident about were things where the visiting mom was wanting his children or him to violate their religious convictions (other than the scene about her cooking and I bet they coached him to rag her about the bad cooking).

I thought both Steven and Kristen represented themselves and Christianity well. I will also say that while I would not have done this program and had many misgivings about them doing it I believe it was a "God thing" because I believe that backslid preacher was reached by the ministry and witness of Kristen in his life. Now whether or not he follows through on God using this event to cut through his junk and touch his heart only time will tell.

I believe so too, cause I think Steve is pretty easy going guy and pretty witty...

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

I believe so too, cause I think Steve is pretty easy going guy and pretty witty...

He seemed pretty torqued when he stood up and almost got in that womans face.
His riotous indignation was coming out.

[MrsMcD]

Originally Posted by COOPER

He seemed pretty torqued when he stood up and almost got in that womans face.
His riotous indignation was coming out.

[StillStanding]

I think the average person's worldview is somewhere in between the two extremes presented by the two families.

Most will find it extreme to have your refrigerator turned into a beer dispensor, and have a dream of being a Punk Rock star when you have two kids and are middle aged!

Most will also find it extreme that everything in your life centers around God and religion. The games, coloring, singing, values training, and family time in general were all religion focussed. The producers spun the Hoover family as being disconnected with the real world, and being too religious.

Most Americans can empathize with having and teaching Christian values, but not to the extent of appearing extremist in the given culture.

In my opinion, upholding their Christian values would have had a even more profound effect on the American audience had the Hoovers looked like a normal American family.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by SoCaliUPC

Posting this from the new old forum.....

For those with TV's.....Tune in on Monday on ABC (8pm Eastern/7pm central) for Wife Swap....which will feature a UPCI couple trading spouses with a punk rock family.

Let the discussion begin!!!

Just checking in.....I watched this episode (the roomie had it on, otherwise I would not have even know it was on)....and they kept making references to their being mennonites.....

Who said they are UPCI?

[berkeley]

ugh.. did anyone record the episode?? I missed it..!! ugh!!