{"id":88656,"date":"2025-05-09T23:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T23:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/88656\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T23:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T23:56:10","slug":"channel-4-gogglebox-viewers-fume-im-done-as-they-call-for-change-to-show-used-to-be-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/88656\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 4 Gogglebox viewers fume &#8216;I&#8217;m done&#8217; as they call for change to show: &#8216;Used to be fun!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Viewers tuned into Friday night&#8217;s Gogglebox episode were left disappointed, with some going as far as to claim they are &#8220;done&#8221; with the show.<\/p>\n<p>The TV show-based reality series has been on air since 2013, and sees opinionated television-lovers sharing their thoughts on the week&#8217;s shows.<\/p>\n<p>While many watch weekly as an escape from serious matters, fans of the show are now arguing it has become too politics-focused, with this week&#8217;s show seeing the stars debating Reform&#8217;s performance in last week&#8217;s elections.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the cast shared their opinions on Nigel Farage, with couple Dave and Shirley Griffiths discussing the Reform leader.<\/p>\n<p>Dave shared how he agrees with some of Farage&#8217;s takes but at other times completely disagrees.<\/p>\n<p>Other families also debated Reform&#8217;s success in the latest election, sharing mixed responses. However, it seems there was a call for political discussion to be removed from the  &#8220;lighthearted&#8221; show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"70377\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"3488a74be74b134b143cf35a1e8f8d93\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gogglebox.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Gogglebox\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gogglebox fans called for less political conversation on the show<\/p>\n<p>CHANNEL 4<\/p>\n<p>One viewer fumed on X: &#8220;#Gogglebox used to be something lighthearted and fun to watch, now they are ostracising viewers for having different politic views. Watched for years. I&#8217;m done. Just rename Channel 4, Channel Leftie\/woke and be done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another gave a mixed review as they shared: &#8220;#Gogglebox Ignoring the politics. Loved Gogglebox tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right &#8211; won&#8217;t be watching the thick cretins on #gogglebox who haven&#8217;t got a scooby on politics anymore. @Channel4 stick this programme up your BIASED a***,&#8221; another furious viewer added.<\/p>\n<p>Others called for a different change to the content, with some complaining about the show dedicating a lot of coverage to reality series, Married At First Sight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LATEST DEVELOPMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"0c718\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"4b1e46c9a2f96fc20885bc10fcfe68aa\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201920%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746834970_44_gogglebox.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Gogglebox\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gogglebox viewers weren&#8217;t all impressed with the latest episode<\/p>\n<p>Channel 4<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is the obsession with married at first sight? Every series!! #Gogglebox,&#8221; a fourth commented.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quite enjoy #gogglebox what I don&#8217;t get is the ongoing obsession with married at first sight Australia f*** off with that s***,&#8221; another echoed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I rely on #Gogglebox to show me just enough of these shows to confirm why I don\u2019t watch the whole of them,&#8221; someone else quipped.<\/p>\n<p>However, others were full of praise for the latest episode, with one more writing: &#8220;Watching terrific delight @C4Gogglebox. It&#8217;s fascinating how so many seasons in the show about people just watching TV can be so ridiculously addictive &amp; wonderfully comforting. Never fails to wildly entertain&#8230;.. #Gogglebox.&#8221; (sic)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time the show has faced calls to change the content they show, with an episode earlier this year prompting viewers to fume over &#8220;weird and disturbing&#8221; scenes. <\/p>\n<p>The controversial segment from The White Lotus Season 3, shown in February&#8217;s Gogglebox, featured actor Patrick Schwarzenegger in a hotel room scene containing explicit content and nudity, which proved too much for both the show&#8217;s families and audiences at home.<\/p>\n<p>During the excruciating moment, Schwarzenegger&#8217;s character Saxon was seen lying in bed with his on-screen brother and asked him some obscene questions about his preference for pornography.<\/p>\n<p>The scene then shows Saxon walking naked to the bathroom for what he described as &#8220;me time&#8221; featuring his full-frontal reflection visible in the mirror.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJcnqhAsuP9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>While Gogglebox viewers were spared the complete nudity, the show&#8217;s stars witnessed the unedited version &#8211; leading to collective gasps of shock.<\/p>\n<p>Brothers Tremaine and Tristan Plummer could barely watch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Good thing Saxon closed the door because I was getting a bit worried there,&#8221; Tristan said as his brother shrank into his hoodie with his eyes clamped shut.<\/p>\n<p>Giles Wood turned to his wife Mary during the scene, remarking: &#8220;So far, so pervy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Viewers at home were also critical, with many slamming the Channel 4 show for airing the White Lotus scenes.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Viewers tuned into Friday night&#8217;s Gogglebox episode were left disappointed, with some going as far as to claim&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[4781,411,77,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-88656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-celebrity","9":"tag-channel-4","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114480584173584419","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}