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FirstLight

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6. question: are these folks paid for this "adventure" or are they just crazy?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu May 13, 2021, 03:53 PM

May 2021

It would take a strange type of person to do this IMO. Maybe academics who want the immersive experience, but just regular soccer mom types?

What kind of demographic would be down for this? I wanna go read all their bio's now... lol

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the 1900 Island. four families live like 1900 Welsh for one month [View all] Demovictory9 May 2021 OP

fascinating... FirstLight May 2021 #1

there are many of these shows: 1900 house, 1940s house, frontier house, victorian slum house, Demovictory9 May 2021 #2

Frontier House was the most interesting Warpy May 2021 #9

The Manor house one was very interesting also... couple got to be lady and lord of the manor Demovictory9 May 2021 #10

yes, I remember the Frontier women volunteers being bored. at the end, they weren't Demovictory9 May 2021 #11

They weren't sitting around, they were worked like rented mules Warpy May 2021 #12

These type shows always say the same thing "I was bored out patricia92243 May 2021 #3

yes, I have noticed that, this group wasn't bored. Demovictory9 May 2021 #4

Some years ago, there was a similar series, also on PBS. Victorian... 3catwoman3 May 2021 #5

one series, the women chose to keep their modern hygiene... they only had a few dresses Demovictory9 May 2021 #8

question: are these folks paid for this "adventure" or are they just crazy? FirstLight May 2021 #6

some are nostalgic for the past. 1900 house, at least one family had lived off the grid Demovictory9 May 2021 #7