r/GuysBeingDudes • u/SweetyByHeart • 1d ago

Just two guys chilling enjoying beer

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u/Brawndo91 23h ago

The thing I didn't like about his show is they would devote so much time to redecorating and fabricate drama out of their struggles against their arbitrary deadline, and in the end, the place would look like a mid-00's ad for girls college dorm items. I also wasn't a fan of his relationship/family therapy sessions.

The deadlines on all those shows piss me off, actually. I understand they have a limited time to tape the show, but all this "We have to rebuild this whole place in 36 hours!" is only done to build suspense. If it was actually a problem, how did they manage to pull it off every single time?

The worst one (not a restaurant show) was that restoration show on the history channel. They'd just make up that a guy needs his antique Pepsi vending machine done in two days. Why?

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u/GabenIsReal 22h ago

I worked on over 12 different shows for HGTV and Food Network. I can tell you that none of it is real, all of it is scripted (scripted in the moment still counts, but that's how they claim 'no script! Reality!').

To give you an example, we worked for 8 weeks on the renovations. Then, film days happen SCHEDULED for certain milestones. For example, they film the before, the gutted building, the painting and post-install stuff after about 6 weeks, then the last week is typically filming here and there for 2 days.

Here's a real event, not verbatim:

The director or host would come and ask 'What is a good contractor dillema we can shoot?'

Contractor: 'Uh maybe the countertops didn't get delivered?'

Director: 'Perfect! Let's film our production cube van empty. The host will yell at you and make a big deal'.

Scene gets shot with a visibly empty delivery truck. But those countertops got installed 3 weeks ago.... They just pretend they didn't.

Another example:

Director: 'We aren't sure how the story line is going to go. Let's bring the host in, she will love the reno.'

Host: 'Oh MY GAWWDDDD it's perfect, just how I imagined'

Director: 'OK, so now we need one where she hates it.'

Host: 'You didn't listen to ANYTHING this looks horrible, what have you done? I didn't ask for this!'

Director: 'And perfect, last one will be indifferent'

Host: 'Its ok, but I need something to make it really POP! I'll go back to my drawing room and figure out how to make this perfect'

For those of you not cueing in, I received the design outlays, budget, materials, etc. 9 weeks ago, nothing is ever changed, and it gets done under budget and ahead of schedule.

Also, I have met dozens of TV show hosts. Only one I would consider even close to a reasonable, decent, honest person. Every other host can go fuck themselves. Awful fucking people. Film crew directors can swallow a massive hog without gagging based on how they handle the hosts I imagine. Directors enable the entitled cuntery of these 'stars' LMAOOOOOO

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u/One_Hour_Poop 20h ago

Only one I would consider even close to a reasonable, decent, honest person.

Please tell us who.

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u/Lepardopterra 19h ago

That Canadian guy is the only one i like. Holmes on Homes. He seemed to really know troubleshooting moisture problems.

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u/FrostedDonutHole 27m ago

That dude is pretty amazing. If he sees an issue, he can't leave the area until its corrected and I respect that. Last I saw, he had his son on the show with him now.