--- In wife_swap_show@yahoogroups.com, "andersonfriends"
<andersonfriends@...> wrote:
>
> We are getting ready to be filmed for the show - anybody have any
> tips - things we should know? I would lvoe to learn from some
others.
> Thanks so much!
> Angie
>
Angie,
My sincere condolences. My biggest tip to anyone would be don't do
the show. As for things you should know:

-They will lie to you to get what they want on camera.
-They will "suggest" (tell you) what to say.
-If you don't cooperate, they will simply edit it later to get it
the way they want it.
-They will ask you questions off camera that seemingly have nothing
to do with anything. Your answers will be filmed to be edited later
in whatever manner they see fit. An example of this would be - The
producer/director asks you "Do you like broccoli?". Your answer - "I
hate that!" Later, they show your reaction as an answer to a
completely different question from someone else, usually done in a
way that either embarasses you or makes you look bad.
-They will use your family members' video diaries against you.
-They will do whatever it takes to get you to fight with your
switched partner. They love to set up "Springer moments".
-In several cases, they have tried to split families. They have told
participants that their spouses were leaving them.
-You will have NO privacy during the 10 days they are filming. You
must assume that everything and everyone is wired for sound (they
are!). Anything you say is being recorded and will be used against
you at every opportunity. They don't even want you to turn off your
mic when you go to the bathroom.
-They will try to control who you see and talk to during filming.
They will screen your phone calls. They will tell callers that you
are busy filming even if you're not. They will tell callers that
they will give you phone messages. They won't.
-Assuming you have watched the show, you know that they always have
1 person or family that they make look like utter fools.

Some friends of mine did an episode. It wasn't a pleasant
experience. I hope that yours is better, but be prepared. There are
a lot of unhappy former participants out there.