Having seen several of these experimental archeology shows in the U.S. I am glad to see that she's as enthusiastic about the experience, when in the Colonial House series or the Pioneer House series, the Americans were constantly cheating and sneaking and refusing to embrace the experience fully. Kind of ruins the experience for the viewers and takes away from the experience of living the past.
My Great Grandmother was a cook to King Edward. She was considered a 2nd class citizen as a servant because of her position. My Great Grandfather was a bricklayer and considered a 3rd class citizen under the class system back in the day. They immigrated to USA and my Great Grandfather opened his own building bussiness and built a lot of the town he moved to including surrounding areas. He was able to buy a house and raise his family. The house still is in the family to this day.
Bravo to them! That’s not a common thing so your family must be very proud of your ancestry. I truly hope that house continues to stay in the family for many more generations to come. I’m glad I read your comment. It’s a nice ending to the video.
My family came from Ireland and suffered during the famine some moved to the USA my grandmother told me that she was related to Bing Crosby she remembers his mother coming to Ireland to visit them when my grandmother was a child, I don't know if this is true but if it is then I have a famous relation 🙏
That's a shame, it was a good series. Have you ever watched "time team"? That's a historical show where they dig up stuff, not sure if it's exactly the same but you may like it. Victorian Farm or Tudor Farm was on I think on BBC2, interesting stuff too. We love our history here in the UK. The Peasants' Revolt was really good, Tony Robinson does lots of these shows.
I am impressed at how capable and resourceful Kirstie Alley was in that series. She can tackle all the tasks and without much fussing and complaining. I didn’t expect that from a Hollywood actress.
and why wouldn't she be good at cooking and decision making? Actors in Hollywood are just like all of us; and usually prior to their big break, would have labored over many varied jobs. I have heard big stars saying they worked as short-order cooks, waiters/waitresses, gas station attendant, barber, garbage collector, landscaper, construction worker, store manager, auto mechanic, dancers/singers, etc. Perhaps renowned actors discovered as children, like the Olsen twins, may never have learned life skills of making a living. But I think if deep in a person's character they are hard workers with strong discipline, anyone can apply themselves and be good at most things tried.
And she knows a few things about kitchens!! Lots of actresses don’t actually learn to cook-not even well enough to feed themselves. I was impressed the most when Kirsty caught the teeny tiny flame with a candle after the using tinder, flint and steel. I know it’s supposed to be common sense, but it was really good thinking on her part
I can't quite past the fact that she is a very dedicated $cientologist. I feel the same way about Tom Cruise and John Travolta. His wife Kelly Preston.waited too long to see a non-$cientologist oncologist so her breast cancer had already spread. When their son died they were not allowed to grieve.
I feel like she's the strongest in the series. The benefits of being a has-been? I've been rooting for her since Cheers, but she's had some challenges...
@@marthahawkinson-michau9611 She was quite confident when she found herself in the kitchen the first time and was asked to improvise on a failed dish. She said that as a hostess she has done many dinner parties and made many dishes and fixed problems herself. I was especially impressed when she (and the others) excelled in the medieval kitchen. All those meals that she helped pull off was mind boggling. She had the most fun doing this. Good for her!
In all the periods so far Greg and Kirstie would be people I'd hire. Greg mucks in with no complaints and works hard, Kirstie has the widest skill set of all of them. Pity she wasn't in the dairy, she already said in a previous episode she can milk cows too.
You should check out their Edwardian Farm, Georgian Farm, and Victorian Farm series!! They're just as good as this series!!!! I've watched them all, including the Christmas specials, like 3 or 4 times already!! Lol
You might like the "Farm" serieses. Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm, Tudor Monastery Farm... All are available on TH-cam as well as Amazon Prime. They star a historian, Ruth Goodman, and 2 archaeologists, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands, and they spend an entire year on a farm set in the respective time periods. You actually learn a LOT about the lives of the people who actually lived in those times.
@@reverendsquirrel I did find those a few days ago. I love them! I always thought I'd love to have been alive back during those eras, boy oh boy! I do not feel that way anymore. Lol.
Haha yeah, I know the feeling. Even being a broke ass bitch, I'd still rather live in the 21st century. I notice that anything with Ruth, Peter, and/or Alex is entertaining as well as educational. Same with Sir Tony Robinson, the presenter for this show. I fell in love with him on Time Team. He's gonna be 75 this year.
As someone who has OCD and a fear of germs I just really want to commend the man for getting into the pen, facing his fears and cleaning the sheep. it's something that probably would have been difficult for him, he did so well.
Me, who's had microbiology classes relating to the food industry....... Listeria, Staphylococcus, E. coli, coliforms.... Whatever may lay in these things wont be good. But a few good hand washes should be enough to clean everything off.
@@Poodleinacan I’m not saying it wouldn’t, I know if you wash your hands it’ll clear up most of the germs. But when you have OCD and/or a fear of germs. You know logically your hands will clean. But your mind makes it a bigger thing that it is. Sometimes it’s not so much the germs or the dirt. It’s the thought of it. There have been times where I have been in extreme distress over just opening a door in my own home, because of the potential germs. I know my hands will clean, but it’s still the thought of touching it. That’s why I’m commending him. He faced his fears and got in the pen.
@@MrOhSchnitzel You will get through it too. Just be gentle with yourself. The current situation must be hell for you, or maybe the masks and hand gel help? It must be awful to deal with. I just think the biggest germs on the planet are humans, so if I can deal with them, nothing else will kill me! Maybe if you can tweak your outlook, that might help? Not easy, I know, especially as you said you realise. Dare those bugs! Touch that door handle! then, when they don't kill you, you have won for a while. Every time you touch things and don't get sick, you have won! Eventually you will be invinceable. . In that you will literally be able to handle things. How do you deal with supermarkets or clothes shops? You are bigger than a germ! Despite Covid!
@@Poodleinacan you can't logic OCD, no matter how many microbiology courses you take. If germs/bacteria are your trigger, logic won't beat that back. Sincerely, a trained chef and dietitian.
Bless your heart! You're absolutely right. However, what sucks with OCD is it's not about logical fear. It's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -- meaning the fear trigger is a larger-than-life fixation that is extremely hard, if impossible, to override with logic. It all depends on the severity of the disorder as to whether mind-over-matter is enough to push through it. That said, with medication, therapy AND your optimism, one might be able to bring it under a reasonable level of control. Chris’s mind over matter attitude was enough for him. He said it was like a switch went off in his brain--his determination to get the job done was enough to override his irrational fixation and fear. So your optimism and empowering thoughts can help!
I love this channel. It's basically what the History channel and Discovery Channels departed from to have shows about trucks and constant re-runs of shark shows and useless things. This channel actually has VERY enjoyable shows and episodes.
It was nice to see Chris get praised. He so often is nervously chuckling and it was refreshing to see him actually take something serious and enjoy it at the same time.
The dairy maids were very popular also because of their cleanliness, and rightly so. Everything, including their hands, that came into contact with milk for dairy products had to be kept very clean or the effect of their work would get contaminated and spoiled.
nearly everyone else was scarred with smallpox so the dairy maids must have been envied. By catching cow pox, it made them resistant to smallpox. Such a terrible virus...it killed more people than any other virus in history.
They didn’t have germ theory yet, but dairy producers have understood the connection between contamination and food spoilage for centuries. It’s exactly why they always kept the dairies spotlessly clean.
Zoey has been the weakest of the cast. It feels like she's not even trying. Sure everyone had an issue of being looked down upon. But they at least made an honest go at it. They were committed to what they signed up for. She just flat out gives up.
@@FireFr0ggy Yes, as the other woman got on with the job like adults, even when things didn't go right for them, but kept at it regardless. Zoe just sat about whining about her tasks, and wanted to be outside with the lads, to play with the animals, or probably flirt wit them..
Agreed! She was such a trooper & was a multi-talented lady. I like how even after being a Hollywood actress for decades, she didn't forget her country girl skills. RIP Awesome lady.
It's sad that Chole said sje'd do better as a prostituted woman😪. Really shows her disconnect not only with the jobs she does have but how horrible prostitution is.
I agree it's so frustrating seeing a grown woman act like a dejected teenager who doesn't want to participate. Also I would say that women have only liberated themselves recently and we should all be thankful that they have, but what does she expect going on a living history program apart from cleaning/being in a kitchen? I mean it is highly likely that they would be. They tried to change it for the jousting episode by making them all men but that was more an episode in a bottle. It just frustrates me because however stressful it looks it also looks like a fantastic experience. Weird also that the other sports people on here have such positive attitudes even when Greg was emptying chamber pots.
Kirstie was one of my favorite actresses. She was a true broad, in the best sense of the word (just like me) - such a hoot!! I was so sad to hear of her passing last year (2022). She was a beautiful soul. I miss her. RIP
As someone who grew up on a homestead, I know that having a picturesque farm is a little silly (its REALLY hard to keep farms looking like that) but I've got to admit these model farms probably had excellent livestock health!
Good Lord these people cannot take simple instructions! I mean she told them at the very beginning to fill the churn halfway but what did they do shut it all the way and then we’re amazed that it didn’t work. Geniuses 🤦🏻♀️
I find it amazing how in their last episode of edwardian history they called all of the women "Jane" yet this one they used their actual names..it seemed to be such a huge issue for them to not be called by their names last time so it's kinda interesting to see how that one simple gesture makes !!
The Victorian Edwardian era could be considered a time when the status (in society and financially) of servants are very strict. Well at least compared to earlier periods (there was still class distinctions between master and servants, but not in the same way in the Victorian and Edwardian era.) As you can see in the 18th-century servants were allowed to wear clothes ( which enables them to dress as nice as they could afford on their salary) and use their own names. The servants in the 18th century, have been known to dress so nicely that there have been many satirical prints that make fun of the fact that maids dress as nicely as their mistresses. Search "John Raphael Smith “Like Mistress-Like Maid” 1781" to see what I mean Fashion was something accessible to everyone thanks to cast-off clothing from the rich. Daniel Defoe wrote about it in a pamphlet in the 1720s which said , " It is a hard Matter to know the Mistress from the Maid by their Dress, nay very often the Maid shall be the much finer of the two… The Apparel of our Women-Servants should be regulated… I am entirely against any Servants wearing of Silks, Laces, and other superfluous Finery; it sets them above themselves, and makes their Mistresses contemptible in their Eyes." You can actually see the change of the attitude towards servants in this documentary (Link below) "Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs. Part 1 of 3 - Knowing Your Place." : th-cam.com/video/wqiMASk5MIU/w-d-xo.html
Yeah The Edwardian mistress looked like she had a nasty smell permanently lodged up her nose. The Georgian work while hard and life far from our modern "comforts " was a step up. Of course it's also possible the gang just got lucky this go around.
My understanding is that calling someone by their first name in this time period was actually a sign of their inferiority. For example a mistress would call servants by their first names, but if you read Jane Austen or other works from the Georgian period you will notice everyone calls their equals and superiors "Miss so-and-so" "Mr such-and-such" or by whichever title they hold. Even wives in their homes refer to their husbands as "Mr ". Basically it's being respectful. So in this case calling them by their first names is less friendly and more a sign of reinforcing class and status.
@@--enyo-- Right! So imagine calling them by a first name that isn’t even theirs. Not only are you going by a first name, but they don’t even bother to remember what your first name is to begin with, reminding you yet again of just how inferior you were.
For someone to have the discipline to be an Olympic weight lifter, she’s very quick to give up on her tasks. Compared to the last kitchen this one wasn’t that bad. She just had to grate some sugar for goodness sake!
Happy to be from Kansas, myself. Good job, Ms. Ally. I’ve done similar things with recipes which have gone wrong. But fortunately, with experience in how a dough should look and feel, you get far fewer flops.
I would LOVE to be a part of these types experiences 😃 To turn away from every part of our current lives and experience how our ancestors lived would be extraordinary. Not sure how I would cope BUT would love to try it out😋 What a legend Kirsty is👌😃
This is such a good show, I could watch this every day without getting tired of it. I am a bit amazed that Zoe played a part in all this since she does not take it very seriously or enjoy the experience. I do understand one does not like to pluck feathers when you are vegan, but she isn't. 🤔
At 40:07 that lady’s smile and nod at Meg was personal, not acting. She knew that she worked hard and was showing how proud of her she was. One of my favorite moments on this episode.
Kirsty is a natural beauty. Aging gracefully without all the Hollywood botox, face-lifts and fake teeth. And she was the most productive....just jumped in and did what was required. Congrats!
@@hippymama100 I’m a Christian and not into Scientology. I don’t see that she pushes her beliefs on everyone, just as I don’t. I love her in this and she seems so real and positive in it. I’m enjoying it 🤷🏻♀️
Did they leave a fire going in the bread oven while the bread was baking? That's not how ovens like that are supposed to work. Leaving fire in it made it into a pizza oven. A bake oven has a fire that heats up the body of the oven. Then the fire is raked out, then a mop is used to remove the ash and then the baking is done with the heat that the oven has stored.
I find this very interesting and fascinating to see how people worked back then without any modern conveniences such as grocery shopping at supermarket and such. Now, I feel humbled about where the food comes from...
Tony does it again! He is amazing. Seen ALL of his T.V shows. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend you to try and find a program he did few years back called The Blitz. It was fantastic! I look forward to the next episode of this. Thank you Absolute History.
Re: dairy maids: Victorian Farm also taught us that dairy maids were considered lovely because they had to keep fastidiously clean so as not to contaminate the milk!
I can't believe Kirstie Alley is on this show. She is from my hometown, Wichita, Kansas. It's cool to see an American on this show. "A bit of Kansas know-how" that's right! Posh Brits 😅🤣
Is it just me or does Chris give off major Dick Van Dyke vibes! He is just having such a good time through all of this and looks like he's having the time of his life!!!
My ancestor was one of the first Quakers to be established in Pennsylvania. Further back, my ancestor was one of the first Sheriffs of London. Life's crazy
I've been a sheep farmer, I was tasked with lamb care, and very often I had to laugh at myself for not being able to get them to go where I wanted. They're so fast!
***AWESOME TWIST ON PRESENTING HISTORY*** The intro mentioned 2015 as the year they were being "Time Crashed" from... it's 2021 and this is the first I've ever heard of this incredible show!! What an innovative and engaging way to present history!! Seeing real people actually living through, and doing, the hardest and worst parts of the life of a "lower class" person from that time has a way of taking it off the page (or screen, in this case) and making it a very "visceral" experience for the viewer. Unlike the traditional narrative vehicle or a even a full-on biographical film of the time, the fact that the show is part "Survivor" and part "History Channel", noting things like "matches hadn't been invented yet" and "granulated sugar wouldn't be invented for another century", while watching Kirstie work the tinder box to start fire or Zoe shave the sugar or Michelle spending 4 hours(!!) to make the butter, really brings the struggles of that time period to life in a way that's as close to "virtual reality" as it gets! Thanks for the upload! Can't wait to see more!
The bread came out of the oven almost burnt on the outside and still gooey inside. Is it possible to have too much fire in the oven and thus be too hot? Think of it as a modern oven when baking cake at 500 degrees versus 325 degrees.
What was the point of Zoey having to walk that far to the farm? I thought maybe she'd have to apply for a new job there but since she didn't, what was that for?
I'm already looking forward to the oyster farm next time. That has to involve a horrible bunch tasks, and it will be interesting to see how the they all cope. Or don't, as the case may be.
I'm pretty sure the reason they were do all that decorating stuff on the farm was merely a way to show cleanliness. It's not just frivolous, its a sign of care about the state of things, even those things that get horrendously dirty on a regular basis. All those things prevent disease, decay, tripping hazards, etc.
33:17 and *that* is one of the biggest reasons why diseases like scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhoid, leprosy, etc were so common then. All that filth left to rot and/or contaminate drinking water. *The things* that caused illnesses to drop was better nutrition and sanitation and less crowded-into-windowless places to live.
Dr. Cassie aged Very well .. She doesnt look much older than when she was on Time Team . No mistaking her if youve ever seen a TT episode . Hasnt changed a bit . Good for her .
I feel increasingly bad for Zoe. Every reality show needs a bad guy. Week 1 they made the vegetarian handle a whole hog's head. Week 2 they served the vegetarian a meal with no fruit or veg. Week 3 they make the vegetarian pluck fowl and it's too much for her. This week she's in the kitchen yet again -- she doesn't have to deal with meat this time (finally) but she's always given the worse jobs. She's clearly frustrated with the experience but either contractually obligated to continue or is otherwise being pressured by the producers to add a little drama. The other people (almost all of whom, other than Greg, have experience in public performance on camera) are able to "get into character", but for her it's a game show that turns out to not be nearly as much fun as she thought it would be when she signed up. The show makes her look like she's lazy and spoiled, but clearly as a professional weight lifter she's got some amazing work ethic in real life.
watching the farmer say fence the corner, not elaborate, then come back and be angry that they didn't do it the way he wanted, even though he didn't explain properly in the first place? Gave me flashbacks to growing up on my parents farm. And My Dad did the EXACT SAME THING! It was one of the reasons I left the family farm when I grew up and moved to the city lol Funny to know that things were probably eactly the same back then, as it now, in certain places.
Oh you def could. But one thing to remember is that your tied down on a farm unless you have someone you trust to do the farm. Just a thought if you should seriously think about it. It's very rewarding and satisfying.
The episodes so far are: 1. How To Make A Feast From The Elizabethan Era 2. Time Crashers Take Part In A Medieval Jousting Tournament 3. How To Follow Edwardian Etiquette 4. A Day In The Life Of A Georgian Servant
I have been loving Kirstie in all of these. She never complains, just jumps right in, does her best and seems to be enjoying herself - Go Kirstie!
I agree, her moment at 40:34 is so poignant "I could get jiggy with it". I hate her politics but she's got a great work ethic and a solve-it attitude.
@@thornyback
why does her political views bother you? Perhaps you should ask yourself why you felt the need to even bring it up.
Having seen several of these experimental archeology shows in the U.S. I am glad to see that she's as enthusiastic about the experience, when in the Colonial House series or the Pioneer House series, the Americans were constantly cheating and sneaking and refusing to embrace the experience fully. Kind of ruins the experience for the viewers and takes away from the experience of living the past.
Right? I was put off because she was cursing in the intro, but she throws herself into it and does the best she can. And she's funny. :)
@@azurephoenix9546 because she is pretty much a bigot nowadays, soooo
My Great Grandmother was a cook to King Edward. She was considered a 2nd class citizen as a servant because of her position. My Great Grandfather was a bricklayer and considered a 3rd class citizen under the class system back in the day. They immigrated to USA and my Great Grandfather opened his own building bussiness and built a lot of the town he moved to including surrounding areas. He was able to buy a house and raise his family. The house still is in the family to this day.
That's awesome, when did they emigrate?
American dream, baby!
Bravo to them! That’s not a common thing so your family must be very proud of your ancestry. I truly hope that house continues to stay in the family for many more generations to come. I’m glad I read your comment. It’s a nice ending to the video.
That’s awesome! Bless them.
My family came from Ireland and suffered during the famine some moved to the USA my grandmother told me that she was related to Bing Crosby she remembers his mother coming to Ireland to visit them when my grandmother was a child, I don't know if this is true but if it is then I have a famous relation 🙏
I wish we had shows like this here in the US. Thank God for youtube
i call these REAL reality tv! love these series
I love these kinds of tv shows.
If you like this you'll like "the worst jobs in history" and any other historical shows with Tony Robinson
@@questionmark9819 I've watched that series but there aren't many episodes of it on TH-cam
That's a shame, it was a good series. Have you ever watched "time team"? That's a historical show where they dig up stuff, not sure if it's exactly the same but you may like it. Victorian Farm or Tudor Farm was on I think on BBC2, interesting stuff too. We love our history here in the UK. The Peasants' Revolt was really good, Tony Robinson does lots of these shows.
I am impressed at how capable and resourceful Kirstie Alley was in that series. She can tackle all the tasks and without much fussing and complaining. I didn’t expect that from a Hollywood actress.
Me too. Never liked her much as an actress, but here she is really good.
and why wouldn't she be good at cooking and decision making?
Actors in Hollywood are just like all of us;
and usually prior to their big break, would have labored over many varied jobs. I have heard big stars saying they worked as short-order cooks, waiters/waitresses, gas station attendant, barber, garbage collector, landscaper, construction worker, store manager, auto mechanic, dancers/singers, etc.
Perhaps renowned actors discovered as children, like the Olsen twins, may never have learned life skills of making a living. But I think if deep in a person's character they are hard workers with strong discipline, anyone can apply themselves and be good at most things tried.
You just don't know how much I appreciate these programs... they're like a breath of fresh air and learning as well.
Never thought I'd ever say it, but I like Kirsty Allie in this series. She's mature, confident, and very resourceful.
And she knows a few things about kitchens!! Lots of actresses don’t actually learn to cook-not even well enough to feed themselves. I was impressed the most when Kirsty caught the teeny tiny flame with a candle after the using tinder, flint and steel. I know it’s supposed to be common sense, but it was really good thinking on her part
I can't quite past the fact that she is a very dedicated $cientologist. I feel the same way about Tom Cruise and John Travolta. His wife Kelly Preston.waited too long to see a non-$cientologist oncologist so her breast cancer had already spread. When their son died they were not allowed to grieve.
I feel like she's the strongest in the series. The benefits of being a has-been? I've been rooting for her since Cheers, but she's had some challenges...
@@marthahawkinson-michau9611 She was quite confident when she found herself in the kitchen the first time and was asked to improvise on a failed dish. She said that as a hostess she has done many dinner parties and made many dishes and fixed problems herself. I was especially impressed when she (and the others) excelled in the medieval kitchen. All those meals that she helped pull off was mind boggling. She had the most fun doing this. Good for her!
In all the periods so far Greg and Kirstie would be people I'd hire. Greg mucks in with no complaints and works hard, Kirstie has the widest skill set of all of them. Pity she wasn't in the dairy, she already said in a previous episode she can milk cows too.
Why have I never heard of this? Finally a "reality" show worth watching!
I know right?! It's great!
You should check out their Edwardian Farm, Georgian Farm, and Victorian Farm series!! They're just as good as this series!!!! I've watched them all, including the Christmas specials, like 3 or 4 times already!! Lol
You might like the "Farm" serieses. Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm, Tudor Monastery Farm... All are available on TH-cam as well as Amazon Prime. They star a historian, Ruth Goodman, and 2 archaeologists, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands, and they spend an entire year on a farm set in the respective time periods. You actually learn a LOT about the lives of the people who actually lived in those times.
@@reverendsquirrel I did find those a few days ago. I love them! I always thought I'd love to have been alive back during those eras, boy oh boy! I do not feel that way anymore. Lol.
Haha yeah, I know the feeling. Even being a broke ass bitch, I'd still rather live in the 21st century.
I notice that anything with Ruth, Peter, and/or Alex is entertaining as well as educational. Same with Sir Tony Robinson, the presenter for this show. I fell in love with him on Time Team. He's gonna be 75 this year.
As someone who has OCD and a fear of germs I just really want to commend the man for getting into the pen, facing his fears and cleaning the sheep. it's something that probably would have been difficult for him, he did so well.
Me, who's had microbiology classes relating to the food industry....... Listeria, Staphylococcus, E. coli, coliforms.... Whatever may lay in these things wont be good.
But a few good hand washes should be enough to clean everything off.
@@Poodleinacan I’m not saying it wouldn’t, I know if you wash your hands it’ll clear up most of the germs.
But when you have OCD and/or a fear of germs. You know logically your hands will clean. But your mind makes it a bigger thing that it is. Sometimes it’s not so much the germs or the dirt. It’s the thought of it. There have been times where I have been in extreme distress over just opening a door in my own home, because of the potential germs.
I know my hands will clean, but it’s still the thought of touching it. That’s why I’m commending him. He faced his fears and got in the pen.
@@MrOhSchnitzel You will get through it too. Just be gentle with yourself. The current situation must be hell for you, or maybe the masks and hand gel help? It must be awful to deal with. I just think the biggest germs on the planet are humans, so if I can deal with them, nothing else will kill me! Maybe if you can tweak your outlook, that might help? Not easy, I know, especially as you said you realise. Dare those bugs! Touch that door handle! then, when they don't kill you, you have won for a while. Every time you touch things and don't get sick, you have won! Eventually you will be invinceable. . In that you will literally be able to handle things. How do you deal with supermarkets or clothes shops? You are bigger than a germ! Despite Covid!
@@Poodleinacan you can't logic OCD, no matter how many microbiology courses you take. If germs/bacteria are your trigger, logic won't beat that back. Sincerely, a trained chef and dietitian.
Bless your heart! You're absolutely right. However, what sucks with OCD is it's not about logical fear. It's Obsessive Compulsive Disorder -- meaning the fear trigger is a larger-than-life fixation that is extremely hard, if impossible, to override with logic. It all depends on the severity of the disorder as to whether mind-over-matter is enough to push through it.
That said, with medication, therapy AND your optimism, one might be able to bring it under a reasonable level of control. Chris’s mind over matter attitude was enough for him. He said it was like a switch went off in his brain--his determination to get the job done was enough to override his irrational fixation and fear. So your optimism and empowering thoughts can help!
I love this channel.
It's basically what the History channel and Discovery Channels departed from to have shows about trucks and constant re-runs of shark shows and useless things.
This channel actually has VERY enjoyable shows and episodes.
RIP Kirstie. Always loved her. I was sad to hear of her passing. She grew up not far from where my parents did in Kansas.
It was nice to see Chris get praised. He so often is nervously chuckling and it was refreshing to see him actually take something serious and enjoy it at the same time.
The dairy maids were very popular also because of their cleanliness, and rightly so. Everything, including their hands, that came into contact with milk for dairy products had to be kept very clean or the effect of their work would get contaminated and spoiled.
And they were fit for a strenuous job which usually meant they were young.
And they were frequently resistant to smallpox, so more likely to have unscarred faces.
nearly everyone else was scarred with smallpox so the dairy maids must have been envied. By catching cow pox, it made them resistant to smallpox. Such a terrible virus...it killed more people than any other virus in history.
and they got the cream... mmmmmm. I'd kiss a milkmaid for some cream.
They didn’t have germ theory yet, but dairy producers have understood the connection between contamination and food spoilage for centuries. It’s exactly why they always kept the dairies spotlessly clean.
Zoey wouldn't last long in these time periods. I love seeing how people were really treated without being made look so rosy like the movies.
She'd end up starving in a gutter😪
The Aristocracy treated the real workers as slaves as they do today!!!
Yep she comes across as a right moaning snowflakey type, and doesn't like being told what to do...
Zoey has been the weakest of the cast. It feels like she's not even trying. Sure everyone had an issue of being looked down upon. But they at least made an honest go at it. They were committed to what they signed up for. She just flat out gives up.
@@FireFr0ggy
Yes, as the other woman got on with the job like adults, even when things didn't go right for them, but kept at it regardless.
Zoe just sat about whining about her tasks, and wanted to be outside with the lads, to play with the animals, or probably flirt wit them..
Is there nothing Kirsty can't do! It's been really fun seeing her on this show.
It has been indeed. Very sad that she just passed away recently.
Agreed! She was such a trooper & was a multi-talented lady. I like how even after being a Hollywood actress for decades, she didn't forget her country girl skills.
RIP Awesome lady.
Kirstie Alley is a gem in this series!! She's surprisingly resourceful and has actual "normal" skills!
How can you not love Kirstie Alley ? She is a treat in anything she does.♥️
Wow, well I dont think I will have any complaints when I go into my kitchen to make a meal. We got it so easy now. Hats off to the participants.
It's sad that Chole said sje'd do better as a prostituted woman😪. Really shows her disconnect not only with the jobs she does have but how horrible prostitution is.
Oh I disagree, I’m well informed about this time and the prostitution comment gave me a right good chuckle.
Especially with baking!! I couldn’t imagine baking like that. I suppose one would get used to it.
I just love Kristie Alley so much in this series. I have such a new found respect for her.
She just seems to be good at everything. Never would have thought her good at things like caring for animals or starting fires :)
@@how_about_naw most "stars" who come from the mid-west area, or who don't live in LA/Malibu actually are pretty nice. Not all, but most.
@@how_about_naw she's a kansas born.
@@kristic4472 She seems nice on this show, but she's a pretty huge bigot. Being from the midwest, I definitely don't claim her
@@Katiethewizard In what way is she a bigot?
I have to say, Kirstie Alley is really impressing me in these series. And props to Chris on this episode. He really stuck to it.
I feel like she's the strongest in the series. She has more domestic skills than anyone else. Also, who knew she's a skilled freehand painter??
Kirstie Alley's contributions were superb and with excellent attitude - proud of ya!
Seriously? I was about to turn this off as soon as I saw her face.
At least someone thinks so.
@@blueoval250 why?
She's making us Wichitans proud.
@@melanieortiz712 If you're a Trump-loving scientologist I would understand that.
Kirstie Alley impresses me every episode! Also the bailiff’s wife seems like an excellent person to work for!
Zoe really doesn't do much does she. ... she doesn't even seem to try. Really wish she would have tried just a little.
Or quit the show. Why did she even agree to participate?
I agree it's so frustrating seeing a grown woman act like a dejected teenager who doesn't want to participate. Also I would say that women have only liberated themselves recently and we should all be thankful that they have, but what does she expect going on a living history program apart from cleaning/being in a kitchen? I mean it is highly likely that they would be. They tried to change it for the jousting episode by making them all men but that was more an episode in a bottle. It just frustrates me because however stressful it looks it also looks like a fantastic experience. Weird also that the other sports people on here have such positive attitudes even when Greg was emptying chamber pots.
R.I.P. Kirstie 🙏🏽
Kirstie was one of my favorite actresses. She was a true broad, in the best sense of the word (just like me) - such a hoot!! I was so sad to hear of her passing last year (2022). She was a beautiful soul. I miss her.
RIP
I love how hard Greg works.
As someone who grew up on a homestead, I know that having a picturesque farm is a little silly (its REALLY hard to keep farms looking like that) but I've got to admit these model farms probably had excellent livestock health!
I wish we didn't have to wait a week, but I will 100% be watching for the next episode!!! I absolutely LOVE these types of shows!!!
I love learning about how people lived in a time period before my own. I am a history nerd
Laughs in Sherlock fandom
31:13 I just can't ignore the iconic entrance of that Sims 3 loading screen music!
Same! 😆
I started homesteading a couple years ago and i already learned a couple of these lessons the hard way too, like with the bread and the butter.
Good Lord these people cannot take simple instructions! I mean she told them at the very beginning to fill the churn halfway but what did they do shut it all the way and then we’re amazed that it didn’t work. Geniuses 🤦🏻♀️
Loving that they're posting this series 🖤
Am I the only one that finds goats really cute? Their little necks are so adorable 🥺
You are not alone, love goats
absolutely adorable, bouncy animals -- the babies are made of springs!!! heehee
Goats are great!
I love them. Would like to havd a pygmy goat, but I know they eat and chew on everything.
goats are and always have been my favourite animal. guess those petting zoo trips really stuck with me haha
I find it amazing how in their last episode of edwardian history they called all of the women "Jane" yet this one they used their actual names..it seemed to be such a huge issue for them to not be called by their names last time so it's kinda interesting to see how that one simple gesture makes !!
The Victorian Edwardian era could be considered a time when the status (in society and financially) of servants are very strict. Well at least compared to earlier periods
(there was still class distinctions between master and servants, but not in the same way in the Victorian and Edwardian era.)
As you can see in the 18th-century servants were allowed to wear clothes ( which enables them to dress as nice as they could afford on their salary) and use their own names.
The servants in the 18th century, have been known to dress so nicely that there have been many satirical prints that make fun of the fact that maids dress as nicely as their mistresses.
Search "John Raphael Smith “Like Mistress-Like Maid” 1781" to see what I mean
Fashion was something accessible to everyone thanks to cast-off clothing from the rich. Daniel Defoe wrote about it in a pamphlet in the 1720s which said ,
" It is a hard Matter to know the Mistress from the Maid by their Dress, nay very often the Maid shall be the much finer of the two… The Apparel of our Women-Servants should be regulated… I am entirely against any Servants wearing of Silks, Laces, and other superfluous Finery; it sets them above themselves, and makes their Mistresses contemptible in their Eyes."
You can actually see the change of the attitude towards servants in this documentary
(Link below) "Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs. Part 1 of 3 - Knowing Your Place." :
th-cam.com/video/wqiMASk5MIU/w-d-xo.html
Yeah The Edwardian mistress looked like she had a nasty smell permanently lodged up her nose. The Georgian work while hard and life far from our modern "comforts " was a step up. Of course it's also possible the gang just got lucky this go around.
My understanding is that calling someone by their first name in this time period was actually a sign of their inferiority. For example a mistress would call servants by their first names, but if you read Jane Austen or other works from the Georgian period you will notice everyone calls their equals and superiors "Miss so-and-so" "Mr such-and-such" or by whichever title they hold. Even wives in their homes refer to their husbands as "Mr ". Basically it's being respectful. So in this case calling them by their first names is less friendly and more a sign of reinforcing class and status.
@@--enyo-- Right! So imagine calling them by a first name that isn’t even theirs. Not only are you going by a first name, but they don’t even bother to remember what your first name is to begin with, reminding you yet again of just how inferior you were.
Many viewers on yt don't memorize people's names either. There's many comments who just call people by their appearance or what they do.
"Flitting about acting like morons".😆..i love Kirsty. She never complains on these programs she just gets in with things ❤
Just here to say Zoe really manages to take a person out of the zone of enjoyment in these episodes.
For someone to have the discipline to be an Olympic weight lifter, she’s very quick to give up on her tasks. Compared to the last kitchen this one wasn’t that bad. She just had to grate some sugar for goodness sake!
Agreed. She’s the worst. Very annoying and lazy.
Complains soooo much. It’s always a victim mentality. If she does this just take the L and go.
The white goat: ( • - • )
Meg and Fern: ( ͡• ᴗ ͡•)
The colored goat: ( ͡≖ ᴗ ͡≖)
Meg and Fern: ( ಠ ⏥ ಠ )
His face when he was told "you're good with the backsides" or whatever... Hahahah! That sure worked against him.
Happy to be from Kansas, myself.
Good job, Ms. Ally. I’ve done similar things with recipes which have gone wrong. But fortunately, with experience in how a dough should look and feel, you get far fewer flops.
As a fellow Kansan, I have to say, Kirstie Alley was amazing. She just got on with it.
I would LOVE to be a part of these types experiences 😃 To turn away from every part of our current lives and experience how our ancestors lived would be extraordinary.
Not sure how I would cope BUT would love to try it out😋
What a legend Kirsty is👌😃
Absolutely love this show. Stumbled on it by accident and now addicted. Waiting for the next episode. 😍
This is such a good show, I could watch this every day without getting tired of it. I am a bit amazed that Zoe played a part in all this since she does not take it very seriously or enjoy the experience. I do understand one does not like to pluck feathers when you are vegan, but she isn't. 🤔
At 40:07 that lady’s smile and nod at Meg was personal, not acting. She knew that she worked hard and was showing how proud of her she was. One of my favorite moments on this episode.
MAN they improved their editing game AND they've got Tony, what an absolute unit of a gramp.
As a former goat herder and shepherd, I found this show my favorite.
What are you from Mongolia or something
Kirsty is a natural beauty. Aging gracefully without all the Hollywood botox, face-lifts and fake teeth. And she was the most productive....just jumped in and did what was required. Congrats!
She's also a Scientologist. She's in a cult that ruins people's lives, and she viciously defends it. She may be pretty, but she's not very nice.
@@hippymama100 oh no, that's sad to hear, brainwashed 😕
@@hippymama100 I’m a Christian and not into Scientology. I don’t see that she pushes her beliefs on everyone, just as I don’t. I love her in this and she seems so real and positive in it. I’m enjoying it 🤷🏻♀️
@@proudmarinemomma827 she is known to publicly shame, shun and disparage people who speak out against scientology, which is an abusive cult.
@@hippymama100 I guess I’ve never seen that. I like some of her movies and this is very interesting to me.
The only famous ones I recognize are Kirstie and Tony. RIP KIrstie, she was wonderful.
Kirstie Alley is so much fun to watch! She really brings the American personality to this show👍🏻
"The United States have just won their independence..."
Kirstie: "YAAAY!!!!" 😂
I'm proud of her as a fellow Wichitan.
Did they leave a fire going in the bread oven while the bread was baking? That's not how ovens like that are supposed to work. Leaving fire in it made it into a pizza oven. A bake oven has a fire that heats up the body of the oven. Then the fire is raked out, then a mop is used to remove the ash and then the baking is done with the heat that the oven has stored.
RIP Kirstie
I find this very interesting and fascinating to see how people worked back then without any modern conveniences such as grocery shopping at supermarket and such. Now, I feel humbled about where the food comes from...
Tony does it again! He is amazing. Seen ALL of his T.V shows. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend you to try and find a program he did few years back called The Blitz. It was fantastic! I look forward to the next episode of this. Thank you Absolute History.
Re: dairy maids: Victorian Farm also taught us that dairy maids were considered lovely because they had to keep fastidiously clean so as not to contaminate the milk!
Kirstie is awesome, she represents the US so well here.
10:36 Kansas know-how... love it! lol
Kirsty is such a wonderful good sport in this show, I'm really enjoying it!
28:13 ...1 stone is 14lbs - (189 * 14) so 2,646 lbs!
(Apparently the average bull ranges between 1,100 and 2,200 lbs)
Lovely to see the abilities to adapt and the true pleasure of a job well done.
Addicted to this series.
Victorian Farm: Here, do these tasks, we'll show you how.
Time Crashers: Do these tasks with no help so we can yell at you.
I can't believe Kirstie Alley is on this show. She is from my hometown, Wichita, Kansas. It's cool to see an American on this show. "A bit of Kansas know-how" that's right! Posh Brits 😅🤣
I wish they would post the order of seasons & episodes in video titles so it'd be easier to watch things in order.
Is it just me or does Chris give off major Dick Van Dyke vibes! He is just having such a good time through all of this and looks like he's having the time of his life!!!
My ancestor was one of the first Quakers to be established in Pennsylvania.
Further back, my ancestor was one of the first Sheriffs of London.
Life's crazy
I've been a sheep farmer, I was tasked with lamb care, and very often I had to laugh at myself for not being able to get them to go where I wanted. They're so fast!
***AWESOME TWIST ON PRESENTING HISTORY*** The intro mentioned 2015 as the year they were being "Time Crashed" from... it's 2021 and this is the first I've ever heard of this incredible show!! What an innovative and engaging way to present history!! Seeing real people actually living through, and doing, the hardest and worst parts of the life of a "lower class" person from that time has a way of taking it off the page (or screen, in this case) and making it a very "visceral" experience for the viewer.
Unlike the traditional narrative vehicle or a even a full-on biographical film of the time, the fact that the show is part "Survivor" and part "History Channel", noting things like "matches hadn't been invented yet" and "granulated sugar wouldn't be invented for another century", while watching Kirstie work the tinder box to start fire or Zoe shave the sugar or Michelle spending 4 hours(!!) to make the butter, really brings the struggles of that time period to life in a way that's as close to "virtual reality" as it gets!
Thanks for the upload!
Can't wait to see more!
Can't even begin to describe how absolutely THRILLED I am I found this channel and all of its contents! Love these programs immensely.
28:43 "you're quite good with back-ends".....🤣
I love the pig was so pleased to be scrubbed. Not a fan of rinsing but grunting with happy about the attention and scrubbies.
I love Kirstie’s attitude she gets in and does it also the Olympic guy with the pig 🐖 this show is fun
The bread came out of the oven almost burnt on the outside and still gooey inside. Is it possible to have too much fire in the oven and thus be too hot? Think of it as a modern oven when baking cake at 500 degrees versus 325 degrees.
500 degrees???
What was the point of Zoey having to walk that far to the farm? I thought maybe she'd have to apply for a new job there but since she didn't, what was that for?
To keep her away from the camera. She is a right grouse and would ruin morale.
she got fired from the last job and was walking back to town. so I guess she was teleported as far away as she got from the last house/farm.
Kirsty Alley is a real champ
Snooty McRudy. 🤣 I have to remember that one!
3:31 I love that sad but ironic "haaai" right before Kirstie drops the f-bomb.
"Haaaai."
*sigh* "Another f*cking kitchen."
Wow! Another terrific series to binge...thank you so much
28:43 You're quite good at backends - is one hell of a compliment there!
Goooo Kirsty!!! Show em How It's DONE!
"3 men, 6 sheep, how hard can it be?" Having watched a LOT of Absolute History, I can say with assurance it can be hilariously hard.
I'm already looking forward to the oyster farm next time. That has to involve a horrible bunch tasks, and it will be interesting to see how the they all cope. Or don't, as the case may be.
As always Kristy can survive. Zoey will probably be all whiney and sullen and fail.
I'm pretty sure the reason they were do all that decorating stuff on the farm was merely a way to show cleanliness. It's not just frivolous, its a sign of care about the state of things, even those things that get horrendously dirty on a regular basis. All those things prevent disease, decay, tripping hazards, etc.
Decorate the farm for the owner’s inspection? The madness😂
33:17 and *that* is one of the biggest reasons why diseases like scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhoid, leprosy, etc were so common then. All that filth left to rot and/or contaminate drinking water. *The things* that caused illnesses to drop was better nutrition and sanitation and less crowded-into-windowless places to live.
Dr. Cassie aged Very well .. She doesnt look much older than when she was on Time Team . No mistaking her if youve ever seen a TT episode . Hasnt changed a bit . Good for her .
Which one is Dr Cassie... Oh wait yes. Cool
Love that Tony so often has Time Team members on his other shows.
I love Kirsti.....she's a trouper.....not a whiner.
Lovely content as always, I love this channel so much.
Well no matter the time Kristy will survive.
Put her as she is in an Asian culture...we'll see then.
I love this series,i hope you will make a playlist for it later so i can re-watch it with friends easily. :)
They have done a great job!
I have to say, Kirstie Alley really does well in this show imo
I feel increasingly bad for Zoe. Every reality show needs a bad guy. Week 1 they made the vegetarian handle a whole hog's head. Week 2 they served the vegetarian a meal with no fruit or veg. Week 3 they make the vegetarian pluck fowl and it's too much for her. This week she's in the kitchen yet again -- she doesn't have to deal with meat this time (finally) but she's always given the worse jobs. She's clearly frustrated with the experience but either contractually obligated to continue or is otherwise being pressured by the producers to add a little drama.
The other people (almost all of whom, other than Greg, have experience in public performance on camera) are able to "get into character", but for her it's a game show that turns out to not be nearly as much fun as she thought it would be when she signed up. The show makes her look like she's lazy and spoiled, but clearly as a professional weight lifter she's got some amazing work ethic in real life.
What an awesome show, first time I watched this and good to see Tony again from Time Team..
Kirstie Alley was on Chopped I see hahaha!!
I remember that episode too! She has legit skills.
Being able to say that “I worked on a Georgian farm with Kirstie Alley” is a cursed sentence I aspire to..
That pig was adorable omg
No
Have a totally crush on Greg
The pigs are life now. They’re so cute.
I'm proud of the comedian that did the dagging
watching the farmer say fence the corner, not elaborate, then come back and be angry that they didn't do it the way he wanted, even though he didn't explain properly in the first place? Gave me flashbacks to growing up on my parents farm. And My Dad did the EXACT SAME THING! It was one of the reasons I left the family farm when I grew up and moved to the city lol Funny to know that things were probably eactly the same back then, as it now, in certain places.
So fascinating, they make me think I could possibly milk a goat or make cheese and butter! Farm life is something else.
You could. I've made my own cheese. Back in second grade we learned how to burn butter rolling coffee tins back a forth across the classroom floor.
Pro tip: milk cows from the side, milk goats from behind 👌
Oh you def could. But one thing to remember is that your tied down on a farm unless you have someone you trust to do the farm. Just a thought if you should seriously think about it. It's very rewarding and satisfying.
I’m just rewatching this as an American and now I’m recognizing more and more people from seeing them elsewhere! Time to rewatch!
Damn, they should make a time crashers Playlist now I have to figure out what's the first episode of the series
it might be the Edwardian episode
The episodes so far are:
1. How To Make A Feast From The Elizabethan Era
2. Time Crashers Take Part In A Medieval Jousting Tournament
3. How To Follow Edwardian Etiquette
4. A Day In The Life Of A Georgian Servant