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The 1900 House

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887000130
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer: PBS (Direct)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS (Direct)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 05, 2003
Running Time: 220 minutes
Sales Rank: 11006
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 2000



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Description:
Viewers time-travel vicariously in this four-part 'docu-soap' that transplants a modern family from 1999 to 1900. The series clearly evinces the radical changes in domestic life wrought by the scientific and technological innovations of the last 100 years. The Bowler family are taken back in time to the spring of 1900 in Greenwich, a suburb of London, England. For 3 months, they live as a family in 1900 would have lived.

Amazon.com:
Who hasn't longed for the simplicity of times past, when life was less convoluted, without the complications of cell phones, e-mail, and chauffeuring kids to soccer games? Well, one episode into PBS's reality series The 1900 House will have you rethinking your romanticization of days gone by.

Take one modern 1999 family, insert them into a Victorian London house redesigned to exact 1900 standards, focus a camera on them for three months, and you have The 1900 House. The Bowler family is a typical family of six (actually, seven--the oldest daughter remained in 1999 to take care of the house): 9-year-old Joe is a computer games addict, teenage Kathryn is a club hopper, and preteen twins Hilary and Ruth are still young enough to be the most mature people in the family. Add mother Joyce, a school inspector on hiatus, and father Paul, a Royal Marine who takes his head-of-the-household role a bit too seriously, and you have an immensely likable family living under incredibly strained circumstances.

The first of four episodes focuses on the rebuilding of the house: the removal of the indoor plumbing and electricity, the installation of the coal-burning stove, the planting of the Victorian-era garden, and such. The subsequent three episodes follow the refreshingly fascinating daily life of the Bowler family as they navigate cooking, cleaning, entertaining themselves, and even personal hygiene (Paul learns to cope with a straight-edged razor, and Joyce and Kathryn get a lesson on womanly issues of 1900). Tight editing condenses the three months into four hours, keeping the series fast paced and humorous. Whether you're a reality-TV junkie or have an honest interest in a documentary on Victorian life, The 1900 House will certainly delight. --Jenny Brown



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - I would have signed up in a heartbeat!
The biggest issue I had is the same that other reviews have stated. I think the Bowlers were the wrong ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - The only reason why I didn't get up and turn the disk off was because I had spent good money on it.
I am not the kind of person to let a negative review really be a deciding factor when purchasing an item. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A truse story of Women's rights
This started to be a story about how a modern family would cope in the 1900 to show how much life has changed. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good, and aware of its flaws
The idea is to find a modern British family, restore a house to Victorian middle class condition, and make the ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - The good old days ruined by modern thought and actions
The location was scouted. The stage was set. The players were interviewed and chosen. The show looked promising ... Read More

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