Australian Series #4 of WDYTYA

[Wiggy]

Missed this episode last Tuesday so have just caught up with it - I loved this one - enjoyed it even more than the Micallef  session.   What a story!     

 I felt Kerry's reactions were genuine - interested and sad about what they'd been through but not over the top!

Wiggy

[Ruskie]

 
I felt Kerry's reactions were genuine - interested and sad about what they'd been through but not over the top!

Wiggy

Yes, I only recall one sniffle and a camera zoom in in an attempt to catch a tear ... so not over sentimental and snivvling. He's not an actor though.  I think an over the top reaction can come across as mawkish, but that's just my take on it and I'm sure many would disagree.

[Wiggy]

I suppose we tend to judge others by how we'd react in a similar situation.   

[Ruskie]

I suppose we tend to judge others by how we'd react in a similar situation.   

True ... 

[Stoodly]

Ruskie, you hard-hearted Hannah!

Think about it this way: if all your years of family history research had been revealed to you over two weeks - and for the first time in your life you were completely in your ancestral zone. Then you too might get quite emotional.

I've been on quite a few of the shoots and witnessed with my own eyes how genuinely affected our celebs are about discovery.

Kerry O'Brien was overwhelmed with just how much he cared about Charlie O'Brien - a man whose name he hadn't heard of two days previously. He couldn't make sense of his emotional response either!

But yes, we are a television program and we do "zoom in" on these moments!

Not sure what you'll make of actress Melissa George's emotional response to her very sad discovery next week - but I am sure you will let us know. Please do!

Happy Easter RCers.

Diana

[karenlee]

Morning all.. and Happy Easter.

Do try to catch these shows, but don't always succeed, what with only one TV and two teenagers to fight over the remote with........ well, you can imagine...

Must say that I did enjoy the second episode most but that might simply be because I was so familiar with so many of the place shown being a Brisbane resident with Irish roots.

Diana.. Ruskie is a bit of a marshmallow underneath that tough exterior, believe me. \

Karenlee

[Ruskie]

Diana.. Ruskie is a bit of a marshmallow underneath that tough exterior, believe me. \

Karenlee

Yeah, ok ... maybe I am ....  . 
...... Or, maybe not. 

I'm a bit of an old cynic. 

I'm sure sometimes the overload of information, especially when the family stories are sad ones, must be overwhelming. The Australain WDYTYAs are nowhere near as focused on the tears as the UK (which I love) and American (which irritate me) programmes.

I liked seeing all the familiar places in Kerry O'Brien's story too Karen.

Um, I am expecting a 'show' from Melissa George - I'll let you know what I think. 

[MarieC]

Diana, I agree with you completely.  I can understand the celebs' reactions.  More than once I have been moved to tears by discoveries I have made, and I've found myself caring greatly about these people.  But thank goodness I have not had a camera zooming in to catch my emotional reaction!!!

There you go - I've sometimes envied the celebs all the help they get, but I've just realised that there are reasons that I would definitely NOT want to be in their shoes!   There is always a quid pro quo...

It's really good that you are here to talk about WDYTYA when it is on.

Happy Easter to yourself too, and all other Rootschatters!

MarieC

[perth tiger]

quite enjoyed this weeks show aswell.
couldnt understand why kerry was shown a plaque that didnt have his family on it though. seemed to be trying to build tension when there wasn't any