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Cangirly Stampede to Australia:
Sooooo, 2 minutes away is too far for a horse, which would inconvenience 1 person, but 10 minutes to the beach is perfectly close and only inconveniences the other 5 in the family.
Also to the realtor: She's bringing a horse, not a herd of elephants and tigers. Mr. Eddy is no big deal.
Though I'd guess nearly everything in that storyline was faked up.
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For once I really liked what they did with the Santa Ana house, looked great. Also liked that for once the house was in pretty good shape to begin with, instead of the usual 'Everything is destroyed and half the rooms aren't legally permitted' storyline.
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Dude needs to take his shoes off inside all the time, not just when mom visits. An undervalued custom I heartily endorse.
With so many layoffs at ESPN the last couple of years I was wondering if he's still employed since filming. Looks like it:
Edit: Gotdam, twitter is annoying! Removed the link. Last night when I posted it was only showing up as a short, single post, today when I come back it's a mile long version of War and Peace. Sorry about that.Anyway, he apparently still works at ESPN.-
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Re: That 70's House, featuring special guest star Dazed and Confused Poolhaus
When they were pulling down the tree, I thought that was some quality use of the neighbor's drama llamas.
Liked the house, but hated the brown/yellow toothpaste striping and the swan floaties. Opening up the pool house seemed like it would be really neat, but ended up with just that small garage door and the feel of an old YMCA. Theme overkill. I dunno, maybe could have added some skylights or dormer type windows that could open wide for a lot more airflow and light. I would have converted a long wall into some type of window doors that could be opened up in summer, but could see that being too expensive to heat in winter.
I also agree that they need to give us answers to where's Waldo the microwave. Am totally looking for that now.
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They might being doing the 2 projects simultaneously over 2 episodes because that's closer to how they do it in real life? (Rather than 1 project at a time.)
Or maybe it's just a cliffhanger type gimmick to try and keep viewers.
That stupid having the guys wear a imitation pregnant belly may be the most useless timewaster I've ever seen on HGTV. I bailed and escaped to the garage.
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1 hour ago, Grizzly said:
I can't believe she's a psychologist.
Hahaha, I can. The craziest woman (by far) that I ever dated was a psychologist.
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Spoiler
"No spoiler for you!" - The Spoiler Nazi
What an episode of weird choices and proposals.
First, who wants a giant, almost full wall window facing the road, driveway, and front walkway in your bathroom? You're going to have the blinds closed any time you use it, so what's the point? (Or maybe she's an exhibitionist...) And the closet is in the back of it, too. Bet the blinds are just left closed the entire time, but those thin white blinds are probably going to show her shadow form at night, looking out during the final walk thru I could see the driveway and grass through the closed blinds. Plus more energy waste with those big useless windows instead of a wall and traditional bathroom windows. Less protection since bathrooms are often the tornado shelter for southern homes on flat ground.
At least there was a carport remaining next to the new bathroom, though odd how the driveway ended before reaching it.
Second, was the kitchen proposal in the other house not chosen. It was a narrow, dead end U-shaped kitchen but did have a big window hole between the kitchen and the dining room with the stove on that side. They wanted to close off that opening into a full length wall, not add any width, and flip the stove and fridge to the opposite sides? Again, why? That opening seems incredibly useful. Saves time and steps in passing food to the dining table, can use as a serving bar while keeping the kitchen less crowded, and less isolated while cooking and serving. Can face those in the dining room with the stove on that side. Getting rid of that seems bonkers, what's the advantage in walling off the kitchen? Unless you want to be able to slip into the kitchen and quietly gossip in sign language, I don't get it.
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So if they don't tell us what it sold for, that means they lost money or broke even, right?
Because even if it was the last episode taped that season, a simple end voiceover can be added quickly. They aren't leaving out the purchase price because they ran out of time. Unless maybe it sat on the market for many months.
Saw the episode today where the dopey storyline was he pumped in $170k-ish of fancy upgrades to a $1 mil home because supposedly he was wowed by a home down the street listed for $1.4 million. But months later when they finish that other house hasn't sold, so now T is worried about a loss. Ends with, "Welp, our house has been on the market for a week and we got great responses from potential buyers but no offers yet. So anyways, tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!"
We need closure, bro.
Also found humorous that when that market required high end finishes, he used an interior designer because C was suddenly, totally coincidentally, definitely don't read anything into it, not available....
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We watched part of the 'Tudor' episode last night, and laughed when they first showed the house after all the talk of 'Tudor!'
Perhaps it was actually a 'Two door' (to the outside) house. ("You've won a toy Yoda!")
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7 hours ago, Del Boca Vista said:
My daughter searched the internet and found the father is a contractor and flips houses. The house was put on the market just a few days after the series conclusion aired. The house is under contract for $600 thousand plus. The father purchased the house for $255 thousand. So the whole story was fake. Not sure if HGTV was a part of or aware of the deception.
www.estately.com/listings/info/8314-gann-rd--1
From the listing:
QuotePride of ownership is abundant including interior designer touches and updates .
Pride of the Smoky Mountain cathouse owner or of the flipper trying to get rid of it as soon as contractually allowed?
Found some more info. Ho Lee Crap! Lots of nuggets there...
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Quote...Im a designer for the staging company (Elevate Home Staging & Design) that did all the furniture and accessories for the house. From what I know, yes, the dad bought the daughter the house and it was a “sex house” whatever that means, years before. The girl posted something online about the ugly house and HGTV contacted her, she didn’t contact them about doing her house but she did live there by herself before all this got started so they don’t make that up. They don’t renovate the entire house for the $150K, it would take much more. They left some of the house the exact same way it was...
There's a link to the previous owner's obituary. I probably shouldn't link directly, but will use one relevant quote. Though it's worth going to that thread and finding the link, the obit is an impressive spin job, given what we've learned.
QuoteShe used to decorate her home for Christmas in a huge way. It was not uncommon for hundreds of people to drive by her Soddy Daisy home to see the lights and donate dollars that Ann would give to local charities.
Were lots of people dropping by year round to see the Christmas lights? That's why they kept shouting Ho Ho Ho?
(Perhaps her actual home was elsewhere in town, as this one looks to be on a dead end narrow lane. But not gonna pass up a snark opportunity. Then again, there's a link to a lawsuit involving a strip club in Kentucky that was registered at this Soddy-Daisy house.)
And about that lawsuit:
QuoteIt was definitely a sex club, and the cameras were put up to appease the army because soldiers were frequenting it (that’s from a different article) and the owner had a lawsuit filed because sex clubs are not legal in Soddy daisy apparently
And there's a link to a newspaper article about the trial of her strip club owning ex threatening to blow up a Memphis strip club. If that flipper getting the house on HGTV ends up stirring up a lot of her old buried dirt, dude might end up getting a visit from the hillbilly Sopranos....
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Was Idiot to Australia the first episode of House Hunters Idiocracy?
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On 11/24/2021 at 8:09 AM, MartyQui said:
They’re not in Raleigh this season, I think they’re in Canada (Toronto?). I noticed the Property Brothers are there this season as well. I hope those prices are in Canadian dollars!
I doubt Canadian or US $ matter. When every $150k reno results in a $1.5 million increase in home value, they just might be fudging....
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Saw last week what I guess was a best of Fugger Upper type show where they highlighted some of their favorite projects. This one was an inherited home that had been sitting a decade in Marlin, TX, becoming a disgusting total gut job that ended up as an awesome rehab. Edit: I think they said it was their final show for the series on HGTV? Seems like that show is always on, but whatever. Anyway, I really got a kick out of the way they revealed Joanna's pregnancy to her kids.
I despise dirty hippy hair version of Chip. You're rich, stop styling like you're homeless.
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We only watched maybe the last half hour of the last show, and thus were thinking, "That house was tacky, but no way was that anywhere close to the ugliest house in America. What's the deal?" Reading the comments here cleared that up.
The mom struck me as...uh, off.
Was wondering what the new owner would repaint or replace as soon as HGTV drove away. But now knowing some of the back story of that house....
'The Most Commercials in America' would be a more accurate show title. Beyond ridiculous, even for HGTV. More ads than actual content time.
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My gawd! That putting green was beyond stupid.
Also hated the backsplash.
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Ireland - For gawd's sake, put a Cork in it!
I'm always surprised how many couples don't realize that when the HGTV producers hand them a script, tell them to have opposite wants, to disagree about everything, and make every flaw sound like the end of the world, that they'll come off looking terrible.
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Edit: Oops, wrong country!
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So I watched the Oak Ridge, TN episode, and at the final house the human billboard was griping about how cold it was (very sharp leather jacket, btw.) They tour the home, then come outside to discuss the pros and cons, but when they finish he starts up about the cold and says, "Let's go back inside and have some soup and sandwiches." Wait, who does that in someone else's home that you are touring? This ain't Goldilocks.
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Liked the Azores episode simply because it was something different geographically.
Do not want a toilet with a view, though.
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2 hours ago, Grizzly said:
Atlanta. Do people really have these kinds of hangups? He's vowed never to mow grass (bet you can afford to hire someone). She is dead set on not having a townhouse. But the dual showerheads won out.
The realtor was great, but the client guy seems like a mouthy poseur.
In the San Diego (actually Chula Vista) episode, wow at the dumpy apartment/condo with the burglar bar doors charging $329/mo in HOA fees!
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On 4/20/2021 at 11:05 PM, ByaNose said:
They do stage with way too many tchotchke’s.
Is one of them named Joanie?
[Cuz Joanie loves tchotchke's]
Probably the high calorie Sarah Palin one.
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Not sure if this is a new episode tonight, but it's new to me (first time to watch it.)
All I keep thinking is how did that client lady not do better than annoying, overtatted, terrible hats, trying too hard saxophone guy?
Edit: Holy crap, they actually spent time in Christina's appointment with some holistic chiropractor/snowflake therapist?
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Happily Wherever tonight, LA-Palm Springs-Phoenix: I'm shocked they would be able to get that much for $600k in LA. Mid-City is a nice neighborhood, no?
And I'm pretty sure they filmed this during the pandemic, based on how far the realtors kept their distance.
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Utrecht: Fussy realtor cracked me up. The whole "We gotsta find ya a girlyfriend" seemed, uh, forced. Like there's something he (or 'friend') didn't want mom to know. I kept expecting an Adobe Stock Photo watermark over the brief, random, and bored 'possible girlfriend' in the final credits.
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Love It Or List It - General Discussion
in Love It Or List It
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How come they quit showing 'List it' episodes?
We've watched about 15 shows in the last couple of months, and all but one have been 'Love it'. I'm on 8 in a row since the last 'List it' episode.
Obviously that's all anecdotal since 15 in 2 months isn't a huge sample size, but I'm pretty sure they're not showing a balance. Don't they film both endings for each episode? Is there anything about this show that isn't fake?