# The Family - New reality show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 31, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-new-reality-show/192123 "2003-07-31T13:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-new-reality-show/192123/1 "2003-07-31T13:54:38Z")
So, anyone catch this last night? [Here’s](http://abc.abcnews.go.com/primetime/thefamily/index.html) the link to the website. I thought it was pretty good myself. Seemed like a real family to me, although it was obviouse they picked family members that would rile things up. I like that the servents are the ones that decide who stays or goes. Although the one social director seemes a bit uppity to me. He needs to realized that the family members are from a different class of people, and cut them a little slack as they get adjusted. I liked the premise at the first auction when they were spending the money from the prize, and was disappointed when they gave it back. Anyone else watching? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-new-reality-show/192123/2 "2003-07-31T14:24:17Z")
I’d watched it when they ran three or four episodes last winter, and checked in last night. What a loathsome bunch of people they are – despite my fondness for the out-of-it snarkiness of George Hamilton, I switched over to “Cupid” at 10 and won’t be watching the rest of it. Considering my weakness for any and all reality shows, I find my snobbish aversion to these people odd – but you don’t need to have gone to a snobby prep school to know that “please” and “thank you” are always appropriate.