Anybody else miss “Sell This House”.
More specifically, do you miss seeing Tanya Memme on “Sell This House”?
Damn, I didn’t even realize all the shows that aren’t on anymore until you pointed it out. We have HGTV on sometimes as background, but I guess I haven’t been paying attention enough to notice what’s been missing.
Oh yeah, good ol’ Tanya Mammary. 
Curb Appeal was another good one that I haven’t seen for awhile. Is it also finished?
My only problem with that show was that we never got to see inside the houses. Did the inside look as put-together as the outside?
I miss Candice Olson too. What she did was out of my price range, but it was still fun to watch, and I think the homeowners were always pleasantly surprised at the results.
I see my wife and I aren’t the only ones to come up with such a clever nickname. 
I liked the burly biker looking dude that did the bright almost grafiti stuff, and the skinny guy with the colored pencils that did really classy bright colored stuff. Not fond of the beige brigade.
There was a “Candice Tells All” marathon not long ago, so I guess she still has a show. I don’t miss Design On A Dime, as that is what that crap looked like when they finished - “Gee - let’s turn this empty Clorox bottle into a lamp!” They made that old “Trading Spaces” show on TLC seem “classy” in comparison.
The “Design Star” winners all seem to have lost their shows - but most of them were one-trick ponies with a few good ideas but not exactly there for the long term.
I think the obnoxiousness on the part of the homeowners is part of the script. And David, the realtor, always shows them three houses, of which the first two are never right. But the third one is perfect. But usually, it’s only perfect once he gets their permission to exceed the budget or their insistence that the new house be in the same neighborhood. Meanwhile, the list of changes they want to their house is a mile long and it’s obvious from the beginning that it’s impossible to get everything they want on that budget. But the finished work is always perfect and perfectly decorated. (Really, that’s the house porn appeal of the show. In real life, the renovation is done, but the walls still need to be repainted, or the old, crappy furniture is still there.)
Take a look at the schedule. There is no Candice. The only thing close to a design show is Renovation Realities. Oh, and, Rehab Attic. But she’s rehabbing to sell. Everything is about selling on HGTV these days.
Re HHI:
The other thing is the only way your family can slow down and spend time together, have meals together, and otherwise hang out together is to move to a foreign country, preferably in a waterfront home with a pool and a big yard.
The idea of restricting TV, electronics, or extra-curricular activities so you can do these things in the USA… nah… that would never work.
I agree with you in general but please keep Scott MacGillvray around. Yum. Yum. He’s one of those men I find so beautiful it’s hard to look directly at him.
I agree. I especially like when a problem inevitably crops up and he stops to think. . … I dunno what it is about him thinking that makes him look so sexy.
Anyway, I think he may be on DIY and not HGTV.
Roomie likes to turn it to HGTV and leave it on for noise some days, today being one of them.
Couple with a toddler decided to move to one of the tropical islands [Anguilla?] and decided on a house on the beach, final scene is them paddling off in kayaks … great move, talk all about how they are going to do all sorts of family stuff, but their major hobby seems to be kayaking … so they have to plunk the sprog down with a babysitter. They could have bought a house in Florida for half the money and paid for a live in baby sitter for all the time they will be spending with the sprog. At least the episode with the Mormons [young 30is couple 4 kids all under 9 years old just screams Mormon or fundie Christian to me.] they bought a place with a huge yard and planned to get the kids a dog and do family oriented stuff [they showed them out doing some sort of nature hike and telling the kids about the rain forest.]
Sorry, I get really bothered by 20 something couples that can seem to pull up stakes and buy a $600 000 house on a tropical island with no pressure about money. At least the nice retired gay couple discussed budget issues before deciding on the more moderately priced but still nice place in Mexico.
They were keeping one or the other of his shows on HGTV to pair up with Property Brothers for Wednesday Night Hunk Two Hours, but you’re right, I don’t see him listed any more. I must find DIY.
Property Brothers is fairly entertaining. The only annoying part of it to me is that the construction brother never seems to be able to spot potential problems that should be obvious to an experienced renovator. Then it turns out to be a large expense to fix for the people who have purchased the house. What, you made a work estimate without looking in the attic or crawlspace? I’m wondering if the network kicks in some money to help out in those events.
The place in Merida with those gorgeous inlaid tile floors? Is that the one they chose? I got distracted and didn’t see the ending.
I’m not sure I’d be comfortable if my front door opened right onto a street. I need a buffer zone, even if it’s only a few feet of grass.
If anyone comes over to our house expecting to be ‘entertained’, they better bring a stand-up comic or a hula hoop. Our entertainment consists of eatin’, drinkin’ and fending off the attentions of lap-sitting cats.
Oh yeah, what’s with the “This 800 s.f. master bedroom is just to confining for us.” We’ve got enough room for night tables, dresser and the sewing machine (and the bed, of course) and the room gets used twice a day - gettin’ up and goin’ to bed. If we had a room with that much space, the last thing we’d use it for would be a bedroom - have people taken leave of their senses?
This can be very entertaining. And good exercise, too.
Another thing about the reno shows is that you get homeowners who don’t trust the reno experts. “NO NO! I can’t picture how that will look!! Those colors will never go together! You can’t do that!!” Geez, bubba, if you had any g.d. imagination OR taste, your house wouldn’t look like crap, capisce?
To agree with someone up-thread, I also liked that guy who drew his designs with colored pencils. Was he David Something? It was neat that he did it the old-fashioned way when everyone else uses computer simulations. But one thing-- he would always do some piece of “original art” to present to the homeowners at the end. And the thing was usually REALLY BIG and really tacky. At least IMHO. I’m guessing most people moved it out to the garage as soon as he and his crew drove off.
They don’t make it clear on Property Brothers, but there must be some subsidy or product placement. Because there are episodes in which they’re quibbling over an expense of a thousand dollars or two but there’s always room in the budget for fancy, expensive hardwood floors, granite countertops and high-end appliances. If the budget is that tight, forget the granite countertops (which might be five or ten thousand dollars) and get laminate countertops instead (for about a thousand bucks). And they usually show high-end appliances, like a stove that costs $3,000 when you can get a perfectly acceptable one for $500.
I agree with most of the criticisms, and I’d like to add one of my own. A less than ten year-old kitchen that’s, “OMG, an absolute GUT!” that I’d LOVE to have instead of my ancient kitchen. I see that all the time. :mad:
I like seeing homes, and seeing what money will get people in other parts of the country and the world. One thing I like about Hawaii Life is that the buyers are more realistic about the houses, and usually talk about minor things like painting and replacing really old appliances, not gutting perfectly workable kitchens. :rolleyes:
Family with five kids, stainless steel appliances a MUST. Yeah, have fun keeping them clean. My cousin has ONE kid, and she’s constantly fighting a losing battle.