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I saw the reports this morning. The Merediths claim it's a hit job because the allegations are becoming public right when their show premieres, but it's at least three different couples that have similar complaints. Also, the show has been out on D+ for a while now; it's only premiering on TV with Magnolia Channel's official takeover of the DIY Channel.

I think the last time I ventured into Wal-Mart was pre-pandemic, so I have no clue what the PW stock is like now. I do remember seeing some of the cookware. I never want to buy any celebrity cookware line because the quality is rarely there. I'd rather spend the extra money on guaranteed quality like All-Clad and Le Creuset. Note that PW uses Le Creuset on her show.

I did not know this existed! Just put the PlutoTV app on my XBox and browsing now.

I see Restored is now under the Magnolia Channel on Discovery+, so your wishes seem to have been granted.

HAHAHAHA OMG that wax warmer is HIDEOUS! But I don't doubt that there is somebody out there that will see it and decide that they must have it for their home filled with ostentatious Christmas decorations.

This woman really needs to find other drinks to make that isn't just lemonade/limeade in some form.

I only come to the forum sporadically and missed this. What sad news. Lura was such a fun and engaging presence on the board. We'll miss her and I wish her family warmth and light in the holiday season.

I started a Magnolia Network topic in Network Talk because I forgot the FU topic still existed, hah. I actually like the Magnolia Network. Like I said in Network Talk, it's more HGTV than HGTV. There are actual gardening shows! I really like Homegrown, where Jamila Norman transforms people's backyards into functioning gardens. I also liked The Lost Kitchen and seeing how a restauranteur in a small town found ways to keep herself afloat during the pandemic. I'm actually watching The Ranch Table right now. It's Pioneer Woman but not annoying and far better food.

Really, all of the Drummond land is stolen land. And there's no way they gained all that land to be in the top 25 landowners without doing some very unsavory things.

If somebody comes with with a more clever subtitle, by all means. Since the channel has launched on Discovery+ and will soon takeover DIY Network, it's time for it to have its own topic. I've been watching on Discovery+ and...I don't hate it. It's basically what HGTV should have been all this time. It's not a 24/7 Chip + Jo show. I actually haven't watched her cooking show or the new FU episodes. There are plenty of non-competition food shows, gardening shows, renovation shows, and interior decorating shows. I do truly appreciate that there are actual baking shows that aren't ridiculous competitions *gives Food Network the hairy eyeball*. And I'm enjoying the DeVol Kitchens show. I've been following them on Instagram for a long time and have serious kitchen envy. It's all definitely in JoJo Gaines' beige farmhouse aesthetic, which is a pro or a con depending upon your viewpoint. It's giving basic bitch, but I actually don't mind it. It's comforting like a pumpkin spice latte. The other thing I appreciate is that from the outset, they have more diversity as a baby network than Food Network and HGTV in the almost 30 years those channels have existed.

What’s really annoying is remember back in 2019 Food Network was continually and disruptively hawking their Food Network Kitchen app? Even to the point of having what basically amounted to infomercials. They also bought the Panna app (an app I absolutely loved) and were supposed to absorb all the material from Panna onto FNK (which they have yet to do). Now it’s like they completely forgot about FNK and are hawking Discovery+ instead. I signed up for the free trial of Discovery+ (I got the FNK app for two years free because I was a Panna subscriber) and it has all the shows FNK has plus a lot more, including some of the shows from the early days of Food Network. Only difference is the cooking classes and the digital shorts are still only available on FNK. Speaking of the digital shorts, there’s one I actually like called “Every Day Is Saturday” with Sarah Copeland (of EdibleLiving.Com). The premise is pretty tone-deaf in today’s world: “What if every meal is like the weekend? Unrushed, uncomplicated[...]”. But...I actually kind of like it, but I like the basic-bitch cottagecore aesthetic. It also does what I’ve been wanting out of cooking shows for a while where the focus isn’t getting dinner on the table as fast as the episode’s runtime, but actually taking the time to cook and enjoy the process as much as the end product. But again, I recognize being able to do that is a privilege, but it’s a philosophy I’m working toward to being able to live my life by.

If you decide to subscribe to Discovery+, you’ll get all six episodes of Baked In Vermont. I can’t believe this show only got six episodes. They need to bring it back, even if it’s digital only.

I just saw one of the At Home episodes for the first time tonight and I liked it. It’s actually nice to see them in their home kitchens cooking because that fits in with the whole raison d'être for the show. Like let’s see them make the recipes where they don’t have top of the line professional equipment and a large amount of space. It makes me think of the now-defunct Panna app where you had professional chefs cooking their recipes in their home kitchens.

Donald Pleasance in all his creepy, sinister glory.

Well, while it might not be breaking new ground, I’m down for a show that takes out the fake real estate search that takes up too much time. The veil has long been lifted; we all know that the house was already purchased and everybody watches for the demolition and the final product. It’s about time they start removing that aspect.