Wanted Down Under part of the filming what farce! DO NOT COME TO AUSTRALIA!

[GreatToBeBritish]

A few months ago a friend of mine asked me to come over to her house as the Wanted Down Under team were filming an update on them about their move to Oz etc.

I had to laugh to myself. Talk about it all being staged. I had to come through the door bright and smily. (it took 3 attempts). Then we all sat around the table and we had to say
''Oh life is so great over here .. so much opportunity, the weather! the Austalians! So great for the kids .. etc..etc...''

They have been over here for 2 years now and the husband as still yet to get a job.

I don't actually come on here very often because I am too busy working 60 hours a week (same for my husband) just to make ends meet.

If I had my time again I would certainly not have emigrated. We are so much worse off here than in the UK.

I don't want to offend the ''Australian Lovers'' but this is how it is for us. The only reason why my friend did the film shoot is because they were getting paid. Funny that ...

[jhampa]

hope you got a few $ for your part.....

[PaulandDeb]

Like most things TV related all comes down to numbers, at what ever cost.

[starlight7]

If you are both working that many hours to make ends meet you must be living
a. Sea view area Sydney Harbour
b. Massive mansion in Toorak
Sorry but no-one struggles here on hours like that- you must be rolling in it!

[flag of convenience]

A few months ago a friend of mine asked me to come over to her house as the Wanted Down Under team were filming an update on them about their move to Oz etc.

I had to laugh to myself. Talk about it all being staged. I had to come through the door bright and smily. (it took 3 attempts). Then we all sat around the table and we had to say
''Oh life is so great over here .. so much opportunity, the weather! the Austalians! So great for the kids .. etc..etc...''

They have been over here for 2 years now and the husband as still yet to get a job.

I don't actually come on here very often because I am too busy working 60 hours a week (same for my husband) just to make ends meet.

If I had my time again I would certainly not have emigrated. We are so much worse off here than in the UK.

I don't want to offend the ''Australian Lovers'' but this is how it is for us. The only reason why my friend did the film shoot is because they were getting paid. Funny that ...

The only thing surprising to me is that in this manufactured age anyone would think there was much real about such a show.

[Shell15]

A few months ago a friend of mine asked me to come over to her house as the Wanted Down Under team were filming an update on them about their move to Oz etc.

I had to laugh to myself. Talk about it all being staged. I had to come through the door bright and smily. (it took 3 attempts). Then we all sat around the table and we had to say
''Oh life is so great over here .. so much opportunity, the weather! the Austalians! So great for the kids .. etc..etc...''

They have been over here for 2 years now and the husband as still yet to get a job.

I don't actually come on here very often because I am too busy working 60 hours a week (same for my husband) just to make ends meet.

If I had my time again I would certainly not have emigrated. We are so much worse off here than in the UK.

I don't want to offend the ''Australian Lovers'' but this is how it is for us. The only reason why my friend did the film shoot is because they were getting paid. Funny that ...

They only pay for your flights etc nothing more..we applied for it and it states that in the term and conditions

[KIRK AND CO]

If you are both working that many hours to make ends meet you must be living
a. Sea view area Sydney Harbour
b. Massive mansion in Toorak
Sorry but no-one struggles here on hours like that- you must be rolling in it!

And you point was ?? you know them ??? or are you just trying to put someone down for trying to make a go of things.I feel more sorry for you than them. well done GreatTobeBritish

[calNgary]

We made the pilot episode of this show ,way back in 2006. We also filmed an update a couple of years ago. You dont get paid for doing it, they will cover any out of pocket expenses you incur.
After making the Pilot and then watching it back months later it was funny and actually quite amazing how clever the editing is. How things happening on different days ,appear to happen together and the biggest thing we noticed was how your words can be 'protrayed'.They did NOT say , 'You have to say ABC or D, but they did 'hint' at how they wanted the conversation to go..' .

In the end it was a fab exprience and something the kids can look back on, we laughed at ourselves and didnt take offence at how they had done it, despite some negative comments from others .. Hence,, We knew EXACTLY what to expect with the revisited and if i hadn't been happy with how the 'camermen and editors' worked, then no way would we have done the revisited..

Cal x

[lemongirl]

Are you saying no one should come to Australia because Wanted Down Under is staged? That's sort of what your title implies. That's a bit extreme....

[Shell15]

Lemongirl let them think that... you see the secret is not to let them know what there missing out on, and keep that all to ourselves. We dont want over crowding on our (Australian) lovely beaches now do we ;)