The perfectly crafted list of TLC shows to lose brain cells. AND possibly some sense of the will to live but I promise you will be entertained.
1. 90 Day Fiance
I mean during covid 90 day fiance was all the range. You couldn’t scroll for too long on your for you page without Ed’s neck popping up to haunt you.But, in summary it’s just a bunch of people bringing their lover over with a Visa and deciding if you will marry them in 90 days. Doesn’t that just sound like the perfect love story to tell your future kids?
2. 90 Day Fiance: Love in Paradise
This show is like a 90 day fiance on slight steroids as instead of being in the country they want to move into. They are on their foreign lover’s home turf. So did I just hear more family tension and lots of messy people who got pregnant on holiday- absolutely. What can I say TLC reality tv shows tend to bring out the worst in people. And I’m so guilty for bingeing this messiness when I know I should be doing “more productive things”.
3. Sister Wives
Now if you base your ideas on what the title is alone you may be picturing some extremely disturbing things. However, it’s just a man (Kody) and his four wives who live together with their 18 children and their less than functioning household. Now have there been reports of some of the wives having issues. But let’s not lie purely on the basis of the show alone; it’s obvious to spot that the house is going to be filled with drama.
4. I Love a Mama’s Boy
Ooh as a woman I genuinely fear mama’s boy’s. Honestly just letting each other go it’s not a healthy relationship and it’s kinda creepy. This show explores real life mama’s boy’s and how it affects relationships and the women who have to deal with such a weird dynamic and the overbearing nature of the mother that comes with the dynamic. I can’t lie though I kind of judge the women who stay as I could never put myself in that position. But it does make fabulous TV.
5. Love and Translation
I think TLC came to a point where they realised that people with a slight language barrier make the best reality tv and with being a TV show that came out this year they are really hitting the reality tv sweet spot. Who needs to fully understand each other without a translator when you have love? The question of the 21st century that this TV show answers. Couples from all over the world come together to try and build real and genuine connections.
6. You, Me and My Ex
You know how in life two’s company and three’s a crowd this show says screw that. Three is the party. Now for me personally one of my exes being in company doesn’t sound like a party. It sounds insane but sometimes you are in situations where you just have to make it work and get over your differences and come together to be a unit. Other times you are constantly insecure about the dynamic that your partner has with their ex and it causes you to want to pull hair out of your head. This show highlights the tight rope that you want when choosing this path. Whilst making some of us realise maybe we shouldn’t text our exes back because being on this show would be our worst nightmare.
7. Milf Manor
BE WARNED. I did tell you these shows would make you lose brain cells. But when TLC chose this show to be greenlit in production I’m 100% certain that someone’s brain cells were not functioning and they wanted to make sure that a lot of people’s brain cells would also be lost. But if you want to watch a bunch of sons hook up with each other’s mothers (thankfully not their own) then this is the show for you.
8. My 600 lb life
Yes I know I said this list had shows that would make you lose brain cells but I can’t help but add some wholesome vibes. Some of the stories are genuinely heartbreaking and you just want to see them succeed in their goals. Or the more fun and toxic way when they fight Dr Younan Nowzaradan and live in denial either way it’s just some gosh darn, slap my knee,good television.
9. Welcome to Plathville
Ultra-conservative parents having to deal with their growing independent children. Whilst ultimately bragging about some unreasonable restrictions placed on their children such as no sugar(what is life really without chocolate) , no cell phones(I am against this for obvious reasons see name of blog itself) and no travelling (we were given this world for a reason we should be able to roam freely). Want to watch some kids rebel- especially after hearing the no sugar rule- then watch this show.
10. Seeking a Sister Wife
Do you ever have days where you just want another sister wife. Then you would completely understand the struggles on the show. Now it feels that I am making fun of polyamorous relationships. I am not but somehow TLC has a way of making them seem to be not some of the best relationships to be in.