Goofballs on HGTV

[fan-of-fans]

Last week I saw too goofy women trying to demolish a kitchen on HGTV. They used a huge sledgehammer to demolish the soffits above the cabinets, which looked very dangerous how they were swinging it around. Then they knocked the doors off the cabinets by putting the hammer through them. One of the women thought she could remove the dishwasher (a vintage KitchenAid) by opening the door and yanking on it. Then the other decided to take the sledgehammer to the counter top above the dishwasher and then break it free, then they pulled it out and rolled it off the back porch.

Last week another two people couldn't figure out how to roll a refrigerator out the front door, so they took a hammer and knocked the doors off the hinges, and then tumbled it out the front door which resulted in a bunch of parts falling off and the glass shelves breaking and the goofball said, oh no there's glass everywhere. Well, duh!

BTW, most of these appliances looked perfectly fine.

Another silly thing is how people always complain about how the cabinets aren't white or the appliances are outdated because they aren't stainless steel even if they're brand new and not even BOL. Oh, and even if the kitchen has everything else right, they're horrified by laminate countertops!

Of course if they like the kitchen it's because "it has stainless steel appliances or granite countertops." Nothing about workspace or proper arrangement, just those two things are what matter.

I don't get what the concept is, but I suppose kitchens do sell houses. I just don't get why everyone is brainwashed into what a kitchen is supposed to have. Keep up with what society wants I guess.

 

[appnut]

Yeah, this element of HGTV turns my stomach. 

 

[norgeway]

I cant watch

It raises my already high blood pressure to the stroke range!

 

[petek]

I rarely if ever watch any of those reno, or anything on HGTV any more. It's so overly scripted and phony . They want you to think that no one would ever buy a house that wasn't totally gutted inside.. And of course there are fools out there who would not buy the perfect house for themselves because all they see are plain appliances and wall colors they don't care for. Not even thinking that in all likelihood the appliances will be going with the seller. So they'll go out and spend tens of thousands more on a house that has a new lick of paint on all the walls and faux stainless, not even tol , appliances..

 

[ea56]

HGTV Speak

annoys the living crap out of me! They all use the same buzz words, like open concept, dated, complete gut job, not our style (whatever thats supposed to mean), hosting, grilling, the complete disregard for anything that isn’t of the current acceptable fashion.

The distruction of perfectly good appliances, cabinets, countertops, fireplaces, floors and plumbing fixtures is really obscene and wasteful. How about at least donating these undesirable components to Habitat for Humanity?

There seems to be no appreciaiton for anything that isn’t brand new and conforming to current trends.

And after all these many walls have been torn down to create the much sought after “Open Concept”, how much do ya wanna bet that there be a renewed zest for individual rooms with a purpose, like dining.

Eddie

 

[gusherb]

That would be funny if in 15 years people start putting walls up in great rooms and making them into regular rooms.

I personally like an open concept where there are still individual rooms but they have high ceilings and large doorways between the rooms. Or if the house is so small that splitting it into multiple rooms would make it cramped then may as well make it one big room.

I pretty much barf at the current fashion trends. I can't tell you how much I hate gray and the billion "different" shades of gray that go with it. Stainless steel is overrated and granite isn't the end all be all in countertops.

 

[rpms]

The colour grey is so over. It is now greige.

 

[kindalazy]

Well, I don’t like go against common thoughts, but I’m a big clutz, messy, clumsy, entertertain a lot, and generally accident prone. My kitchen is stainlesss steel, with built in appliances, all I need is a microfibre rag with water to keep them clean, and the granite surfaces allows me to place vessels directly out of an oven, warming drawer, or stovetop without worrying. Both very sturdy and forgiving.

 

[norgeway]

I will take

Steel kitchen cabinets, and pink bathrooms,

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

I never watch HGTV. It's shows are all the same, predictable, mindless fluff. All edited the same way with the same type of couples saying "oh my gosh". Like all reality TV, it's all scripted bullshit.

 

[wayupnorth]

Back in the old HGTV, you had people like Mike Holmes fixing the crap bad contractors messed up and you could learn from what he did. Now its the same people over and over throwing perfectly good things away and listening to owners that now want this and that and dont care how much it costs, but they made their way to national tv. 24/7, HGTV is about 6 shows rerun over and over now.

 

[appnut]

My partner know to "humor" me in some ways.  If I see either of (1) that dual oven Thermadore with convection/microwave oven and dual self-cleaning ovens or (2) widest GE dual P7 self-cleaning ovens I groan and moan and he knows I'd love to have those.  I've explained to him those were the end all of end all of dual wall ovens 30 years ago and still some of the best even today and best of all, no electronics.  Same thing with either Whirlpool Power Clean or Kenmore UltraWash dishwashers as well as GE GSD1200 or 2800 PotScrubber or Maytag reverse racks with water heat.  Same with a gas or electric cooktop with griddle in the middle.  I have the same reaction if I see a 40" double oven range with large oven self-cleaning.  If I had mechanical ability, we'd have these appliances in my/our kitchen.  He just shakes his head too. 

 

[jmm63]

I watch a lot of HGTV,DIY etc. I like some shows, can't stand some others. Mike Holmes Jr. is an absolute stud muffin. But I digress, been getting into "Maine Cabin Masters" , great show, well done, and they appreciate and restore run down camps in Maine. I recommend the show. The other one I like is "Nashville Flipped" My friend, Troy Dean Schaffer, is the host and he also brings houses back from the edge of being torn down.

I agree, you can keep House Hunters, Property Brothesr, Love it or List it, these are all so scripted.

 

[tolivac]

Don't watch HGTV-with the foolishness going on there-won't watch-esp if they are trying to destroy perfectly good kitchens and equipment.What might be fun-----wished I could do it-Walk a D11 Cat 'dozer thru the HGTV producers place!!!!Then film it for HGTV-Often I see this dumb show playing on the TV at the dentist office or the waiting room at the car repair shop.Maybe if they showed some real "how to do it" ideas then maybe the channel would be more interesting.The doctors office has a TV that shows dieting and medical shows-makes for a creepy waiting room atmosphere!Guess better than the HGTV where they are destroying good places-so raises the waiting customers blood pressures!

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

I miss "Hometime". Now there was an honest, well done show. I loved when Dean used to pronounce roof "ruff".

 

 

[johnb300m]

HAHA, I used to watch Hometime all the time as a kid!

HGTV today doesn't really teach you much anymore.

Though I did learn a thing or two on styles and trends.
I painted my whole 2nd floor a light cool grey, and it just POPS with the white woodwork. Looks great.
But I mixed it up with taupes and dark/black wood furniture.

I also learned lots of what NOT to do. Ha!
Some of that HGTV stuff is horrid.
Shiplap is cool in small doses, but OMG I think it's run its course.

 

[westingguelph]

My Gosh I so agree with the majority of you that are saying these shows are silly. I think the thing that bothers me the most is when a couple comes into a perfectly reasonable kitchen and says "it needs a total gut". You know all of it will end in the dumpster...what a terrible waste. I say throw them in the dumpster and embrace the quality of the past.

 

[kb0nes]

Always loved Hometime, course it is a MN made show so that insures it will be awesome. I think I had a crush on all of the female co-hosts, all were quite capable and not just there for 'show'. The hardware store I managed had the entire Hometime collection on video tape. I made sure they were always running.

HGTV demos are done to add drama and excitement to increase viewership with those same folks that love when a monster truck crushes a perfectly good car. Even if I were removing cabinets that were going to be burned, I can guarantee that I wouldn't break them up in situ with a sledgehammer. That shows little respect for the structure of the home. There is just no reason to be "tenderizing" the structure of the home. All the drywall nails will pop on the other side of the walls and you will end up breaking the seals in the twin pane window inserts.

 

[toploader55]

I just detest these young couples that are looking at a nice home and usually the wife ( is a pill anyway ) starts whining if there are no SS Appliances and no Granite/Marble/ Whatever counter tops.

God's sake... it's your first home. Buy it, get used to it and then gradually do the improvements. But that's not the way most youngins' think these days.

I can't watch those shows anymore.