# What’s the deal with ‘The New This Old House’? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843 "2003-10-11T14:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/21 "2003-10-12T19:55:27Z")
> [@](#): > > (That was some hella gaudy house, btw. It’s like if Libarace had a home in New England! Amen to that. I’ll bet that they’re asking at least $20 million for that place. After all, not only does it have like three or four bars, but it has a two-story master bedroom, ferchristsake! ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecc23a/32.png) [@Zeke\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_Brown)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/22 "2013-11-04T17:55:14Z")
> [@CnoteChris](#): > > And finally, what on _earth_ were they thinking in hiring a guy who just happened to write in and be featured on an episode from last year? This guy’s a tool!! He knows nothing, NOTHING!! Totally. Kevin O’Connor will never work out. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/23 "2013-11-04T18:17:00Z")
> [@Zeke\_Brown](#): > > Totally. Kevin O’Connor will never work out. Cute attempt at snark by reviving ten year old thread fails because the person you are responding to hasn’t posted here since 2004. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/24 "2013-11-05T01:28:38Z")
> [@medstar](#): > > One thing I hope the producers do is emphasize how much the total renovations cost, with all the change orders and surprises that the average homeowner has to deal with. It’s so frustrating to see a beautiful kitchen remodelling and not know the true cost. I know that the homeowners who appear on the show get lots of things donated, but it would be nice to know how much they had to pay. To make it more realistic, the homeowner should be shown hollering at his wife, "WHAT!?! The contractor didn’t even _show up_ today!?! Who’s that guy in the back yard?? He’s never been here before, why’s he tearing off the siding?!? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/25 "2013-11-05T02:05:25Z")
> [@seal\_cleaner](#): > > To make it more realistic, the homeowner should be shown hollering at his wife, "WHAT!?! The contractor didn’t even _show up_ today!?! Who’s that guy in the back yard?? He’s never been here before, why’s he tearing off the siding?!? Once again-this is a zombie thread. The person you are responding to posted that 10 years ago and probably doesn’t even know it has been revived. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/26 "2013-11-05T03:02:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Once again-this is a zombie thread. The person you are responding to posted that 10 years ago and probably doesn’t even know it has been revived. Sure but, ya gotta admit he’s right. ---
**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/27 "2013-11-05T03:17:53Z")
I thought I watched This Old House a lot. Somewhere I missed that Bob Vila’s replacement has been replaced (and, apparently, 10 years ago). My how time flies. Bob Isn’t it possible to make vBulletin show zombie threads in a different color or something? Putrid Pink, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843/28 "2013-11-05T13:32:31Z")
The joke was made, nothing but confusion ensuing, so I’m going to close this. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-the-deal-with-the-new-this-old-house/206843.md?page=1)