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on Channel 4 (January 2004)

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A former member
I think the allowed sleeps make it a sham as well - the show's just not doing what it said on the label, is it?
They should have stuck to a 3 or 4 day stay-awake with no naps. But I'm sure that wouldn't have pleased schedulers or sponsors quite so much .......

I'll keep watching though, to gaze at the two cute young guys (the one who talks far too posh and the one who looks a bit like Brian from Big Brother), even though the girl with the cough is very annoying.
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A former member
watching it makes me really sleppy. The program sort of hypnotises me! It can only get better and more interesting with more hallucinating etc.. Very Happy
BR
Brekkie
Now they are clearly becoming more child like it's good.

Has anyone been watching Absolutely Shattered on E4 with Edith Bowman. What's it like? - from the website I guess it's also on now at 7pm as well as 11pm!
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Lucy has quit the programme today.
TI
This Is Granada
Square Eyes posted:
Lucy has quit the programme today.


Only because of flu. Poor Thing.

I bet one of the Guys wins. I hope it’s not that Chris. He gets on my nerves and he was a right fool giggling like a girl last night when they had to draw a nude woman.
I'm also not amused with that guy whos always walking around in a vest (Danny from Hear'say look-a-like), what ever he’s called. He’s always wafting he’s armpits about. I bet the place must stink!

One of the underdogs will win, like that guy with a gob full of teeth, looks a bit of a geek (Not being rude, but you know) or maybe that young guy, The one mincing about in the pink T-shirt. He could win. I can’t even remember half of their names, what are those 2 called again?
BR
Brekkie
It's only taken two days for MediaWatch to complaint, saying the "victims" are being exploited by C4 - forgetting they are all adults with their own minds taking part in a unique scientific study.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
It is not a scientific study. It is a Channel 4 light entertainment show with a cash prize.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
2 things, I wish they would stop referring to 67 hours (or whatever) without sleep, as well all know they are allowed legal 1 hour sleeps. And secondly, none of these people look as if they've missed 3 nights sleep anyway, most of them still look really good. Personally, I'd look like death.
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Neil__
Square Eyes posted:
And secondly, none of these people look as if they've missed 3 nights sleep anyway, most of them still look really good. Personally, I'd look like death.

Yeah, some of use need our beauty sleep more than others. Wink
BE
benjy
Strange how Dermot's shirt keeps changing colour from black to purple with the different camera angles in the "lab"! It definitely looks black in the studio too! Confused
JJ
Juicy Joe Founding member
fernando posted:
I think the allowed sleeps make it a sham as well - the show's just not doing what it said on the label, is it?


Well, it does say in HEAT magazine that they were planning to let the contestants have about an hours sleep a day - so it does seem as though it was part of the programme.

Even so, I still think it is pretty good viewing! Very Happy
RO
roo
I have only been watching between 7am and 8am on E4 as I get ready, which is good since I'm seeing the 'morning expert'.
It's my only exposure to it but I'm pretty sure I'm understanding the concept.
I'm pretty sure I have most of them sussed. Two of them I'm pretty sure are serial killers. Jimmy(?) - the bald one and I think Claire - too many constant frowns and shifty eyes for my liking,

A good concept though - one of BBs many failings is having nothing to watch between about midnight and 10am - this at least eliminates that factor.
The 1hr sleep, hmmm...I doubt it's true it has no real effect on them mentally except keeping them alive. Isn't this the kind of basis of European power napping? I know many people who can have a wee nap for less than an hour, and wake up totally revitalized.

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