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That's amazing that my personal experience is so different from the total showing stats. Maybe I've recorded on whatever time slot that they happen to schedule more of the list its? lol. Most of the ones I've watched act frustrated that their original wish-list cannot be achieved within allocated budget due to all the surprises found.
Also I wonder how many of those who said list-its actually moved into a new place, because inevitably there is always an inflated guesstimate of how much "added value" the renovations added to the home. They make it look like resale is always in excess of the remodeling cost, and that's almost never how it works in real life. The show with the gay twin brothers does the same thing. I guess since their sponsors sell home improvement, it behooves them to try to convince the public they should be spending as much money on those products as possible.
I've heard that they actually film both endings, so that the producers can decide which one to use later on, so that they have the desired ratios of loving vs. listing.
Wouldn't surprise me that they would do something like that. The producers probably care more about which ending will draw the best ratings rather than meeting a specific ratio.
That's amazing that my personal experience is so different from the total showing stats. Maybe I've recorded on whatever time slot that they happen to schedule more of the list its? lol. Most of the ones I've watched act frustrated that their original wish-list cannot be achieved within allocated budget due to all the surprises found.
Also I wonder how many of those who said list-its actually moved into a new place, because inevitably there is always an inflated guesstimate of how much "added value" the renovations added to the home. They make it look like resale is always in excess of the remodeling cost, and that's almost never how it works in real life. The show with the gay twin brothers does the same thing. I guess since their sponsors sell home improvement, it behooves them to try to convince the public they should be spending as much money on those products as possible.
Aside from the fact that the Property Brothers are not gay (one was previously married to a woman, and both have had publicized relationships), yes, they all play fast and loose with valuations.
However, I do think that the PB on Buying and Selling do get quite a lot of bang for the buck for the pretty limited budgets they work with. Similarly to Flip or Flop with Tarek and Christina, I have always assumed that the costs cited don't actually include the labor, as I doubt any homeowner could get a renovated kitchen and bath for the numbers used on those shows if they had professional contractors.
Aside from the fact that the Property Brothers are not gay (one was previously married to a woman, and both have had publicized relationships), yes, they all play fast and loose with valuations.
Oops. I just thought they were. Usually so much male attention to hair styling and general primping is a sure thing I did a quick search and they are apparently aware that this is the first impression many people have of them. Now when I see them, I will always remember the old SNL skit "Lyle - the effeminate heterosexual" by Dana Carvey. lol
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However, I do think that the PB on Buying and Selling do get quite a lot of bang for the buck for the pretty limited budgets they work with. Similarly to Flip or Flop with Tarek and Christina, I have always assumed that the costs cited don't actually include the labor, as I doubt any homeowner could get a renovated kitchen and bath for the numbers used on those shows if they had professional contractors.
Like you said, the costs are probably out of touch with what someone would really pay. To be successful house flippers like Tarek and Christina you pretty much need a tight relationship with a specific contractor (either a relative or someone that can count on you to feed them a continuous pipeline of work). I always wonder to what extent the show subsidizes all of these efforts, too. I doubt even the homeowners would agree to go on TV and subject their renovations to whatever the show decides to do if there wasn't something in it for them financially.
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Wait a minute, in a crazy twist that NO ONE saw coming, the contractor found some damage that Hilary didn't know about, sucking money from the plan and the homeowner had to drop part of the renovation.
And in a related question: Did you ever see that episode of Three's Company where the plot was about a crazy misunderstanding?
Tee hee! Was that the episode where Mr. Roper is suspicious that Jack isn't gay because he's out with a woman only to be assured later that she is Jack's sister or cousin or something?
Tee hee! Was that the episode where Mr. Roper is suspicious that Jack isn't gay because he's out with a woman only to be assured later that she is Jack's sister or cousin or something?
I always credit Threes Company for being the first show that jumped the shark every single episode
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I did a quick search and they are apparently aware that this is the first impression many people have of them. Now when I see them, I will always remember the old SNL skit "Lyle - the effeminate heterosexual" by Dana Carvey. lol 
