GaT January 24, 2018 Share January 24, 2018 On 1/21/2018 at 1:20 AM, CruiseDiva said: Fixer Upper is having a couple interesting "guests" on the show during this final season. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/01/19/fixer-uppers-chip-and-joanna-gaines-team-up-with-tim-tebow-laura-bush.html Tonight's episode was the one with Laura Bush. Link to comment
LizDC January 25, 2018 Share January 25, 2018 From Tiny House to 'Barndominium': See Every Fixer Upper Home That's Hit the Market See which Joanna Gaines-designed home costs just $290,000 — and which is asking a cool $1.2 million Link to comment
ChickenLatte99 January 26, 2018 Share January 26, 2018 22 hours ago, LizDC said: From Tiny House to 'Barndominium': See Every Fixer Upper Home That's Hit the Market See which Joanna Gaines-designed home costs just $290,000 — and which is asking a cool $1.2 million I wonder if this is another reason they are done with the show. Link to comment
Frost January 28, 2018 Share January 28, 2018 You know, I would be annoyed if I were the Gaines'. I know the "reality" in these HGTV shows is iffy at best, but I do believe that Chip and Joanna are actually doing a lot of the work shown. Whether or not someone likes Joanna's aesthetic, she seems to put a lot of thought into the designs. The shotgun house, for example. I wouldn't care to live in it, but I think it's stunning. And now the owners are putting their $28,000 house on the market for $950,000? I think it would wear on me knowing that people turn so greedy. Unless Chip and Joanna are actually phenomenal actors and do nothing on the houses and don't care about anybody, in which case, I take it all back! 7 Link to comment
Chai January 28, 2018 Share January 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Frost said: You know, I would be annoyed if I were the Gaines'. I know the "reality" in these HGTV shows is iffy at best, but I do believe that Chip and Joanna are actually doing a lot of the work shown. Whether or not someone likes Joanna's aesthetic, she seems to put a lot of thought into the designs. The shotgun house, for example. I wouldn't care to live in it, but I think it's stunning. And now the owners are putting their $28,000 house on the market for $950,000? I think it would wear on me knowing that people turn so greedy. Unless Chip and Joanna are actually phenomenal actors and do nothing on the houses and don't care about anybody, in which case, I take it all back! so true, it would wear me down, that's for sure! 2 Link to comment
aguabella January 28, 2018 Share January 28, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Frost said: You know, I would be annoyed if I were the Gaines'. I know the "reality" in these HGTV shows is iffy at best, but I do believe that Chip and Joanna are actually doing a lot of the work shown. Whether or not someone likes Joanna's aesthetic, she seems to put a lot of thought into the designs. The shotgun house, for example. I wouldn't care to live in it, but I think it's stunning. And now the owners are putting their $28,000 house on the market for $950,000? I think it would wear on me knowing that people turn so greedy. Unless Chip and Joanna are actually phenomenal actors and do nothing on the houses and don't care about anybody, in which case, I take it all back! They're acting, although I don't think it's "phenomenal". (It's debatable, lol.) It's been publicly confirmed, at least several times in the past few years, that 5-10 person teams (including architects, designers, stagers, etc.) design approx 4 homes, simultaneously. Subcontractors complete basically 100% of the construction. So, it's no different than other renovation, reality television programs. Chip and Jo represent the "talent", i.e. too valuable to actually perform the work. Can't say that they "don't care" - I'm sure they become attached to each project, even though they're not involved on a daily basis. Given their background, it must have (initially, at least) stung when show participants jumped on the AirBnb bandwagon. Read a few excerpts, not the entire book, but my understanding is they admit technical bankruptcy, when the pilot was filmed. Personally, I don't believe the RE transactions caused the show's termination. Have a feeling we'll learn the real story when they begin their next project / show, shortly. ETA: The article referenced above includes listings, i.e. not closed sales. Only checked a few, so far, but it appears buyers, currently anyway, aren't paying the FixUpp premium. (For example, the shotgun house has been available, at that price, for quite some time.) Guess they believe the Gaines / FixUpp cachet will wear off. Edited January 28, 2018 by aguabella 3 Link to comment
Willowsmom January 28, 2018 Share January 28, 2018 Like all reality fixer shows pros come in and do the work. Chip only does what's filmed. And it's absolutely none of Chip and Joanna's business what the owners do with their properties. 14 Link to comment
AnnieBeez January 29, 2018 Share January 29, 2018 Why the hell should they care what people do with the houses after they've been on the show? If anything, they should be proud that they've added value. 11 Link to comment
aguabella February 1, 2018 Share February 1, 2018 On 1/28/2018 at 12:25 PM, Willowsmom said: Like all reality fixer shows pros come in and do the work. Chip only does what's filmed. And it's absolutely none of Chip and Joanna's business what the owners do with their properties. Haven't done the math for this show recently but considering that producing 1 hours requires at least 80 hours filming, dividing the # of shows filmed by # of episodes, there's no way Chip does (pretty much) anything. "Filming" means placing that single piece of window frame (or whatever) from every angle, i.e. the same piece, repetitively. Can't do the work while filming it, ironically! Should have saved the article but apparently one of the h/o families stayed with relatives next door to their FixUpp home during construction and noticed Chip was never around, lol! Agree, who cares what a new homeowner does with his/her property after the sale ??? That DIY woman - Nicole? (Oops, lol) Now if the buyers use the "Magnolia" name ... yeah, that's a problem. 1 Link to comment
Willowsmom February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 23 hours ago, aguabella said: Now if the buyers use the "Magnolia" name ... yeah, that's a problem. As long as they're truthful it shouldn't be. i.e. Joanne from Magnolia designed the house. or Chip from Magnolia supervised the remodel. Should be fine 3 Link to comment
aguabella February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Willowsmom said: As long as they're truthful it shouldn't be. i.e. Joanne from Magnolia designed the house. or Chip from Magnolia supervised the remodel. Should be fine ??? Uh, Chip definitely doesn't supervise construction and the design team (apparently) includes 5-10 people with outside architects on some projects. Chip and Joanna are employed as the "talent", i.e. actors. As mentioned in my post and elsewhere on these threads, they don't have time to do much else. That's a trademark issue and not my area of expertise so if it were me, I'd definitely leave it up to my attorneys. Not sure it matters if they're already on the official Waco Fixer Upper home tour, lol. Edited February 2, 2018 by aguabella Link to comment
Mu Shu February 3, 2018 Share February 3, 2018 What idiot would buy a one bedroom house in Waco, Tx for 950k? Or that ugly ass barn for 1.2 million? They may have added value, but not That much. if anyone says PattyBaker one more damn time.... 10 Link to comment
aguabella February 6, 2018 Share February 6, 2018 On 2/2/2018 at 7:22 PM, Mu Shu said: What idiot would buy a one bedroom house in Waco, Tx for 950k? Or that ugly ass barn for 1.2 million? They may have added value, but not That much. if anyone says PattyBaker one more damn time.... No idiot on those two properties, so far! (They've been for sale from April and July, barn and tiny house, respectively, IIRC.) One of the small ones, owned by the church couple, has been riding the market down, too. Sounds like TX buyers are smart enough to realize when something's been over-improved for its neighborhood! 5 Link to comment
ParadoxLost February 9, 2018 Share February 9, 2018 On 1/28/2018 at 1:49 PM, aguabella said: Can't say that they "don't care" - I'm sure they become attached to each project, even though they're not involved on a daily basis. Given their background, it must have (initially, at least) stung when show participants jumped on the AirBnb bandwagon. I think it more than "stung". They basically released a statement that said they understood it but were going to makes the contracts stricter to prevent it so the show wasn't ruined of the audience. It was comically transparent that they didn't want people making a dime off their brand. I believe this was around the time their former partners were in the news claiming Chip dissolved the partnership as soon as he found out about HGTV without telling them and they were doing their own BnB on the show. 6 Link to comment
BckpckFullaNinjas February 10, 2018 Share February 10, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 8:18 PM, ParadoxLost said: I think it more than "stung". They basically released a statement that said they understood it but were going to makes the contracts stricter to prevent it so the show wasn't ruined of the audience. It was comically transparent that they didn't want people making a dime off their brand. I believe this was around the time their former partners were in the news claiming Chip dissolved the partnership as soon as he found out about HGTV without telling them and they were doing their own BnB on the show. I don’t watch the show anymore but I came by to see if there was any new snark. Just booked a trip to Laurel, MS in large part to see the “Hometown” phenomenon and several of the Airbnb properties referred to their involvemenr with the show. I’m not staying at any of them, but AFAIK no complaints over there. The Gaines’ protests about the use of their company / show name may reflect the relative “1st-world problems” of Waco, which i imagine is far more prosperous per capita than Laurel. In Laurel they’re grateful for any attention, perhaps?? 4 Link to comment
CruiseDiva February 10, 2018 Share February 10, 2018 14 hours ago, BckpckFullaNinjas said: I don’t watch the show anymore but I came by to see if there was any new snark. Just booked a trip to Laurel, MS in large part to see the “Hometown” phenomenon and several of the Airbnb properties referred to their involvemenr with the show. I’m not staying at any of them, but AFAIK no complaints over there. The Gaines’ protests about the use of their company / show name may reflect the relative “1st-world problems” of Waco, which i imagine is far more prosperous per capita than Laurel. In Laurel they’re grateful for any attention, perhaps?? My husband has family in Laurel, MS. It's a lovely little southern town and I hope you enjoy your visit there. 2 Link to comment
aguabella February 13, 2018 Share February 13, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 6:18 PM, ParadoxLost said: I think it more than "stung". They basically released a statement that said they understood it but were going to makes the contracts stricter to prevent it so the show wasn't ruined of the audience. It was comically transparent that they didn't want people making a dime off their brand. I believe this was around the time their former partners were in the news claiming Chip dissolved the partnership as soon as he found out about HGTV without telling them and they were doing their own BnB on the show. Oh, yes, I agree. Chip's out to squeeze every dime ... and then some. "Ruined of the audience" ??? Seriously? That's what they said? No - just, no. Never heard how / if they changed their contracts but they did work more with family members and other related parties, retaining more control. About the former partners, meant to post about them, earlier. Many claim they wanted to profit from Chip and Jo's work on the show. My understanding is that they only sued for their share of the "Magnolia" name / brand, valuing it at $1M. Sounded reasonable, to me. Apparently, they did receive something via a settlement. 3 Link to comment
ChicksDigScars February 14, 2018 Share February 14, 2018 I just watched the Shotgun House episode and it seemed strange from the get-go. A young couple with no children, and three large dogs, decides to buy a tiny house with one bedroom and no storage? They barely mentioned a bedroom closet.....for TWO people. Now, maybe they don't want children, but if she ends up pregnant, they've outgrown the house as soon as she pees on the stick. THAT made me pause when watching the episode, in which I was thinking that the young couple wasn't too practical. But, the fact that they turned it into an Air B&B so quickly, and are now looking to capitalize on it so soon, not to mention trying to make an $850,000 profit (they may have paid 30,000 for the lot, but didn't they budget at least $100,000 for the renovations?), just on the fact that it's a Chip and Joanna special that was featured on TV? Seems very intentional and sketchy on their part. As if they set out to do this before they even decided which house to renovate. 4 Link to comment
AnnieBeez February 15, 2018 Share February 15, 2018 I still don't see what the problem is. Fixer Upper got an episode out of it. 3 Link to comment
CruiseDiva February 27, 2018 Share February 27, 2018 For those of you anxiously awaiting the news, Magnolia Table is now open for breakfast and lunch from 6am to 3pm. According to the article on Fox News, "The HGTV stars have said the restaurant emphasizes breakfast because Chip considers himself to be a 'breakfast connoisseur.'” ROFLOL!!! Link to comment
GaT March 1, 2018 Share March 1, 2018 Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines announce new HGTV series 1 Link to comment
Willowsmom March 2, 2018 Share March 2, 2018 22 hours ago, GaT said: Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines announce new HGTV series With Fixer Upper ending how long can this last? 1 Link to comment
CruiseDiva March 2, 2018 Share March 2, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Willowsmom said: With Fixer Upper ending how long can this last? I wonder if they are simply going to go "behind the design" on fixer upper homes that have already aired. That would be relatively cheap to do by using outtakes from the old shows that have already aired with JoJo adding talking head commentary. As a "companion project" that's what it sounds like. If that's the case, HGTV is really cheaping out with this one. I'd rather see a "where are they now" type show with the homeowners adding commentary and showing their own furniture in the houses. Edited March 2, 2018 by CruiseDiva edited for clarity 6 Link to comment
saylubee March 2, 2018 Share March 2, 2018 Remember, they showed the pilot for this at least a year ago. Maybe closer to 18 months. I wouldn’t be surprised if this has been in the can for awhile and shot before the quitting “Fixer Upper” announcement. 1 Link to comment
Mu Shu March 3, 2018 Share March 3, 2018 On 2/14/2018 at 4:56 PM, ChicksDigScars said: I just watched the Shotgun House episode and it seemed strange from the get-go. A young couple with no children, and three large dogs, decides to buy a tiny house with one bedroom and no storage? They barely mentioned a bedroom closet.....for TWO people. Now, maybe they don't want children, but if she ends up pregnant, they've outgrown the house as soon as she pees on the stick. THAT made me pause when watching the episode, in which I was thinking that the young couple wasn't too practical. But, the fact that they turned it into an Air B&B so quickly, and are now looking to capitalize on it so soon, not to mention trying to make an $850,000 profit (they may have paid 30,000 for the lot, but didn't they budget at least $100,000 for the renovations?), just on the fact that it's a Chip and Joanna special that was featured on TV? Seems very intentional and sketchy on their part. As if they set out to do this before they even decided which house to renovate. But they also turned down a 3/2 which would have netted more rental/ sales profit unless the neighborhood was bad. Link to comment
aguabella March 8, 2018 Share March 8, 2018 (edited) On 3/2/2018 at 12:12 PM, CruiseDiva said: I wonder if they are simply going to go "behind the design" on fixer upper homes that have already aired. That would be relatively cheap to do by using outtakes from the old shows that have already aired with JoJo adding talking head commentary. As a "companion project" that's what it sounds like. If that's the case, HGTV is really cheaping out with this one. I'd rather see a "where are they now" type show with the homeowners adding commentary and showing their own furniture in the houses. You're correct, CruiseDiva, they mentioned months ago that the design series was filmed simultaneously with S5. IIRC, they indicated that all S5 participants paid $$$ to have their entire homes done. So, it's in the can, 100% and ChipJo are off to their other projects / network, etc. Uh, don't know how interesting some of these homeowners would be. Some I'd rather not see, again. (Sorry, folks!) Example: the couple with the 400K reno? The mom following her daughters to Baylor. They were nice but ... The ex-bachelor who runs the FixUpp van tour? (No thanks, lol.) Edited March 8, 2018 by aguabella 1 Link to comment
CruiseDiva March 8, 2018 Share March 8, 2018 36 minutes ago, aguabella said: You're correct, CruiseDiva, they mentioned months ago that the design series was filmed simultaneously with S5. IIRC, they indicated that all S5 participants paid $$$ to have their entire homes done. So, it's in the can, 100% and ChipJo are off to their other projects / network, etc. Uh, don't know how interesting some of these homeowners would be. Some I'd rather not see, again. (Sorry, folks!) Example: the couple with the 400K reno? The mom following her daughters to Baylor. They were nice but ... The ex-bachelor who runs the FixUpp van tour? (No thanks, lol.) Now that I think about it, you're right. I just watched an episode on my DVR with Chimp & JoJo looking back on previous seasons' episodes and she talked about her "eclectic" style. At that point, I deleted it. No way is her shabby chic decor eclectic. I don't think she even knows what that means. Seeing the two of them bark at one another and jump out from behind doors to scare each other was pretty boring. 2 Link to comment
Honey March 27, 2018 Share March 27, 2018 Oh they're finally leaving? Good, can't stand either of them. It's clear to me that she can't stand him. She looks at him like he repulses her, and recoils from his touch. I can't say that I blame her much. 1 Link to comment
chessiegal March 27, 2018 Share March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Honey said: Oh they're finally leaving? Good, can't stand either of them. It's clear to me that she can't stand him. She looks at him like he repulses her, and recoils from his touch. I can't say that I blame her much. Considering she's currently pregnant, there must be some touching going on. ;-} 10 Link to comment
seacliffsal March 31, 2018 Share March 31, 2018 If they fade too much from pop culture I'll be interesting in how they keep their multiple businesses going unless the plan is to sell them. 1 Link to comment
catrice2 April 8, 2018 Share April 8, 2018 Never got the appeal of this show or those two. I am not looking forward to the reruns taking up time on HGTV that something else could be shown. 7 Link to comment
SunnyBeBe April 16, 2018 Share April 16, 2018 (edited) On 3/27/2018 at 10:07 AM, Honey said: Oh they're finally leaving? Good, can't stand either of them. It's clear to me that she can't stand him. She looks at him like he repulses her, and recoils from his touch. I can't say that I blame her much. Really? I got the impression that she was amused by him and thought his behavior was entertaining. That's why I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. The time she interrupted a phone call with a client due to Chip creating havoc in the background......so inappropriate and bizarre. Made me wonder what her problem is. Plus, she seemed to condone that odd behavior. It just wore me out. Edited April 16, 2018 by SunnyBeBe 3 Link to comment
CruiseDiva April 17, 2018 Share April 17, 2018 20 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said: Really? I got the impression that she was amused by him and thought his behavior was entertaining. That's why I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. I think Jo treats Chimp like a naughty little boy and he just eats that up. She's his "mommy" figure. 2 Link to comment
Gothish520 April 19, 2018 Share April 19, 2018 I think Chip is cute and his antics are mostly funny. I could see that getting tiresome on the odd occasion, but for the most part it would make life more fun and enjoyable. They seem to balance each other out nicely. I'm sure some of it is played up for the cameras. If I'm remembering correctly, Chip's wackiness popped out on occasion in the first season, but it was really amped up in the second. I have a feeling that was intentional, but they went too far in that direction. By the third season he toned it down and it was just enough after that. I like to laugh, and Chip makes me laugh. I like when Joanna goes along with his silliness. The scenes at the antique stores were always funny. 7 Link to comment
meep.meep April 23, 2018 Share April 23, 2018 I'm not really watching the show anymore, but I keep seeing a commercial, I assume for Magnolia Designs, featuring Jo at her perfect desk, "intently designing" away. One thing on the desk is this little square cookie on a plate. For some reason, every time I see it, I crack up. It's so pathetic looking. And you know it's just for looks. 2 Link to comment
Pickles April 23, 2018 Share April 23, 2018 They will be on the Today show tomorrow. Is there some announcement coming? A new show? Link to comment
chessiegal April 23, 2018 Share April 23, 2018 They already have a new show - Joann's behind the scenes that's basically a clip show of the original. Maybe they'll show off her baby bump/snerk. 1 Link to comment
Pickles April 23, 2018 Share April 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, chessiegal said: They already have a new show - Joann's behind the scenes that's basically a clip show of the original. Maybe they'll show off her baby bump/snerk. Oh right. Forgot about that. I never watch their show, but there is always so much in the news about them. Ugh. I thought people were speculating they would eventually air some kind of show on TLC, since all of the Duggars recently descended upon the Magnolia place. Link to comment
Mu Shu April 27, 2018 Share April 27, 2018 On 4/23/2018 at 5:49 PM, meep.meep said: I'm not really watching the show anymore, but I keep seeing a commercial, I assume for Magnolia Designs, featuring Jo at her perfect desk, "intently designing" away. One thing on the desk is this little square cookie on a plate. For some reason, every time I see it, I crack up. It's so pathetic looking. And you know it's just for looks. Oh my god that would piss me off to see that pathetically staged cookie. word is that Chip is the brains and Jo is along for the ride. It’s all an act with him being the businessman and her being somewhat vacuous. Which is proven by her pretending to be some great designer, while a stupid fucking cookie, probably fake, adorns her desk. 1 Link to comment
Gothish520 April 29, 2018 Share April 29, 2018 On 4/27/2018 at 3:44 PM, Mu Shu said: Oh my god that would piss me off to see that pathetically staged cookie. word is that Chip is the brains and Jo is along for the ride. It’s all an act with him being the businessman and her being somewhat vacuous. Which is proven by her pretending to be some great designer, while a stupid fucking cookie, probably fake, adorns her desk. When she went over her plans with their clients on the show, she always had some pastries or cookies out on the table on a cute platter or stand. A few times she told the clients to help themselves and occasionally they would. I admit I got a kick out of seeing what treats she had out each week. 3 Link to comment
ByaNose November 10, 2018 Share November 10, 2018 So, the Gaines have left HGTV for Discovery. It sounds like it a half reality show & half decorating show. What I think is weird is that I always thought they didn’t want the kids involved in the show and were kind of told to do so. I seem to remember them on Today saying how the kids want to be kids and we don’t want them on the show but now....... https://people.com/home/chip-joanna-gaines-tv-network-return-to-television/ Link to comment
suebee12 November 10, 2018 Share November 10, 2018 At least these won't be the same old shows, over and over and over again. I haven't watched a Fixed Upper in ages but if one happens to be on, I can almost word for word say what they are saying. HGTV has really run them into the ground. This was a show I used to love and look forward to but since it is on almost daily, enough is enough!!!!! 1 Link to comment
3 is enough November 10, 2018 Share November 10, 2018 Discovery owns HGTV so they will probably show reruns as well as new content. But, yeah, so much for giving the kids some privacy. Link to comment
Oldernowiser November 11, 2018 Share November 11, 2018 Anybody check out Joanna’s new book? Amazon had it for presale at $40, which I couldn’t rationalize. By publishing date this week, they had it marked down to $23 and change, which I could, so... Curious as to what others thought. Link to comment
readheaded December 26, 2018 Share December 26, 2018 On 11/10/2018 at 9:49 AM, ByaNose said: So, the Gaines have left HGTV for Discovery. It sounds like it a half reality show & half decorating show. What I think is weird is that I always thought they didn’t want the kids involved in the show and were kind of told to do so. I seem to remember them on Today saying how the kids want to be kids and we don’t want them on the show but now....... https://people.com/home/chip-joanna-gaines-tv-network-return-to-television/ I've come to the conclusion that they're full of crap. 1 Link to comment
chessiegal December 27, 2018 Share December 27, 2018 3 hours ago, readheaded said: I've come to the conclusion that they're full of crap. Yep, and it's all about the $$$$$. 1 Link to comment
MsTree December 27, 2018 Share December 27, 2018 7 hours ago, readheaded said: I've come to the conclusion that they're full of crap. Or they could have come to a decision before she knew she was pregnant with Crew. Once they were done with HGTV and everything was all about baby, perhaps they had a change of heart. Not saying $$$$ doesn't have anything to do with it, but I wouldn't necessarily call them liars. Link to comment
readheaded December 27, 2018 Share December 27, 2018 14 hours ago, MsTree said: Or they could have come to a decision before she knew she was pregnant with Crew. Once they were done with HGTV and everything was all about baby, perhaps they had a change of heart. Not saying $$$$ doesn't have anything to do with it, but I wouldn't necessarily call them liars. I might buy that if they weren't all over the media since Crew was born. Link to comment
CruiseDiva December 29, 2018 Share December 29, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 4:30 PM, Oldernowiser said: Anybody check out Joanna’s new book? Amazon had it for presale at $40, which I couldn’t rationalize. By publishing date this week, they had it marked down to $23 and change, which I could, so... Curious as to what others thought. Their first book was free to download on Amazon Prime and Kindle Unlimited. Must not have been a big seller to end up there. Link to comment
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