I just watched a couple of episodes of this show. Sweet Mother Macree. I don’t know what’s more upsetting, the conditions and states these people live in, or the grip you can see their disorder has on them, and the look of panic they exhibit when their clutter is cleaned out. Anyone else seen this? Anyone know anyone with this problem?
I saw a promo while at my dad’s for the holiday, and I’m this close to buying cable again just to see it. I love this shit.
I think A&E has a couple of eps on its website. I found it through Hulu so I’m thinking you can catch the show without cable.
As to the show itself, I watched one of the eps on A&E’s site and holy fuck. You have to wonder how these people live with all that trash around them not to mention the stench. The bathroom from that one episode with the 21 year old gay guy and the alcoholic dad is the stuff of nightmares.
The one episode I saw featured a woman whose plan was to buy another house as a way to start over, but she ended up just using that house as another dumping ground. The only reason they had the intervention was because she got to the point where she couldn’t afford her mortgage, and had no choice but to start clearing things out. Man, when the movers misplaced a 20 year old dish towel that she hadn’t even seen in years she nearly had a stroke.
Never seen so much stuff in my life. Her houses were like two landfills with nice exteriors.
That’s the one I saw. As an OCD neat-freak, it’s incomprehensible how these people live. This might replace Sex Rehab as my favorite show.
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| Originally Posted by dynamotv View Post I think A&E has a couple of eps on its website. I found it through Hulu so I’m thinking you can catch the show without cable. |
Good news!
I watched two episodes, both had two examples. The first one I saw, this woman in Kansas had a gorgeous (on the outside) home, that got so out of control her kids were taken away. Even after they cleaned out the house, the husband divorced her, just to get custody of the kids. The courts didn’t believe she’d been cured, since she still had 1500 boxes in the garage and storage.
The second episode’s particular standout was a woman who went through poverty a couple of times, and as a result, started hoarding food. All kinds. Perishable kinds. The organizer nearly threw up a couple of times.
I can tolerate watching a lot of disgusting things on TV, but I can’t stomach this show.
I didn’t see last night’s episode, but I did see the preview for it. The woman had so much junk in her living room, she didn’t realize there was a dead cat underneath it. A dead fucking cat in the living room.
gahhhh I want to watch it but I don’t. It’s like an internet shock video - I wanna say that I’ve sat through it, but the feeling of dread is keeping me away. I’m kind of a clean freak (even though my desk doesn’t necessarily reflect that) and can’t stand the idea of having too much shit. I think my girlfriend was coming down with this before I moved in…it took me a while to talk her into dumping unnecessary crap. Now she’s fine, but fuck why the fuck do you need a basket full of ancient hairclips you don’t even use anymore and haven’t used in years? I can see how this could get out of control.
Was there a dead cat with the hairclips?
I KNEW that was going to come up. No, she’d have noticed the dead cat.
There have been more stories than I like to admit about police finding dead people under clutters of shit. The neighbors don’t suspect anything because the houses already smells like something died. One person I read about died of natural causes. But I heard about another where the person died because the stacks of clutter collapsed on him.
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| Originally Posted by Chris Miller View Post I didn’t see last night’s episode, but I did see the preview for it. The woman had so much junk in her living room, she didn’t realize there was a dead cat underneath it. A dead fucking cat in the living room. |
There were 2 dead cats. Watching this show made me want to clean every inch of my house with bleach.
I’m so glad I didn’t see that episode. This is probably the nastiest show on TV.. and yet if my remote lands on it, I’ll watch it in horror every time.
There was one I saw where a woman had a kid who had picked up her behavior because to him, that was just how people were. It was heart-breaking to see him casually walking around cluttered piles of boxes trying to find his toys, and knowing that in all likelihood, he had the same situation to look forward to when he grew up.
The episode with the rotting food woman had another couple that seemed to fair better. The heartbreaking part was when they smashed the little kids playhouse to get it into the truck, and the kid was not thrilled. Watching the mom try to explain to the kid that they had too much stuff, and that included his toys, was rough. I remember my own mom trying to teach my the lesson that when a toy was broken or too crudded up, we needed to get rid of it, and how hard that was for me. REALLY glad she did now.
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| Originally Posted by Chris Miller View Post The episode with the rotting food woman had another couple that seemed to fair better. The heartbreaking part was when they smashed the little kids playhouse to get it into the truck, and the kid was not thrilled. Watching the mom try to explain to the kid that they had too much stuff, and that included his toys, was rough. I remember my own mom trying to teach my the lesson that when a toy was broken or too crudded up, we needed to get rid of it, and how hard that was for me. REALLY glad she did now. |
Yeah I saw that episode too. I can handle alot but that woman picking out seeds from a rotten pumpkin (for planting…wtf??) was too much for me for some reason. This show is nightmare fuel…
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| Originally Posted by Anakin’s Dad View Post There were 2 dead cats. Watching this show made me want to clean every inch of my house with bleach. |
You and me both, man.
Did they ever explain if she used that toilet or just sort of went out in the yard like an animal?
You guys see the one with the crazy cat lady? She had a garage where neighborhood cats came in and lived and banged and they found DOZENS of dead cats, of every age. She’s lucky she didn’t face animal cruelty charges.
Yeah, this show is ultimate guilty pleasure. The production is pretty crappy (oh god, that fucking piano music they constantly use) but the subjects are just too compelling.