Your Favorite HGTV Shows Are All Fake & Here's How You Can Tell

[@NickiSwift]

What reality shows do you think are the LEAST fake?

[@HeloNova]

Nicki Swift you make a living punching the “fake” word everyday into everyone’s brain everywhere... so, the LEAST fake is NOT your ballgame. BUT... you won’t make it, unless picking up scraps under the table, if any.

[@susanramos6473]

All of them are fake and scripted!

[@HeloNova]

Nicki Swift, btw, the right question is “which“ and not “what” when asking of more than one of the scraps presented here. Yep, nobody is perfect. Say thank you to everything you canned.

[@leirbagrednas]

The kardashians

[@nickharnish]

None of them are fake or scripted they r directed yes Bc it’s a god damn tv show ppl but the shows are actually real, they do real work in real ppls houses I’ve painted one myself before

[@mcherylyn]

I watch some of these shows to see the home interiors only...I pay no attention to the people and their stories because they're annoying.

[@Chan-bw4ci]

They really are!!! Goodness

[@SamariJane]

i thought this was the only reason people watched these shows lol

[@kelirae7870]

Me too, I always skip to the first house.

[@Xoxotho]

😅😅😅😅

[@mirelyssosa1638]

Lol same !!!

[@michaspi]

She’s a kindergarten teacher and he flips harmonicas on Craigslist. Their budget? $1.4 million

[@billiegenew]

Lmao

[@shoney1237]

Ha! Flips harmonicas!!!

[@bobby_digital9493]

Very underrated comment.

[@bre5528]

😁

[@c30ful]

😂😂😂😂

[@juleenforbes]

Scripted of course but I watch for the decor inspiration

[@marky8013]

Hallelujah

[@missmoxie9188]

If I may though Don’t go with an open floor plan

[@ttnnaples8060]

@@missmoxie9188 ..... agreed. Not too open, at least. I'd prefer not to live in a gymnasium.

[@ttnnaples8060]

99.5% of what they show is ultra trendy, blink your eyes and it's even uglier than it started.

[@vaehfromroots]

Right

[@RakelDaNell]

I'm laughing at anybody who even cares about the "storyline" of ANY HGTV shows.... I just watch for houses and decor. Dassit.

[@pb7378]

Very true lol

[@viexinie]

Me too.. I just love how home being decorated and really really beautiful

[@rosaria3408]

Same

[@kalamere]

there are fault finders and nitpickers galore on you tube, 12K right here. No one makes you watch these shows. Litigious people all around too.

[@vialatteawrekodara]

I enjoy watching the inspiring renovations 👍 how houses in bad shapes turned into home sweet homes and what the title say about 'fake', well it depends on who we are. Take the Property Brothers as an example, minute 3:20, we should be idiots to think that Jonathan do all the renovations on his own (team), and Drew sell the houses all over the United States. Those businesses have their own areas and 'normal' people would easily know what was really going on about the contractors and the property sellers in the show 😁 they're what we call TV SHOWs maybe this video should tell people about Dwayne Johnson crashed his car in FF8 is fake

[@yasminea7149]

I always fast-foward the couples, their drama, the show personality jokes, etc. I just love seeing the house transformations and what can be done with those old houses. I've learned a lot about that.

[@deniseharris2562]

Me too, I do EXACTLY THE SAME THING

[@cavsnation831]

It’s mostly shit work anyways

[@chromadomino]

And how annoying is it when they come back and can't belive the change???

[@ArxosFX]

Every House Hunters couple: "I'm a life coach for my neighbor's dog." "I'm a freelance janitor." "Our budget is $2.6 million."

[@BabyyG0r3]

Arxos crying😭😭😭😭

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

Don’t forget they are ages 24 & 27.

[@carmelsileo6520]

So true 🤣😃

[@Lil_MizAttitude]

Lmao 😂 😂😂😂😭☠️ this comment is everything!!! 😂😂😂

[@gm7285]

Freelance janitor LMAO

[@BerserkHighlander]

Hi, I'm Mike, 23, working part time at Wal-Mart and buying my first house with a budget of $2.5 million.

[@tjw9128]

Good for u

[@tjw9128]

Full of it to

[@scarlotraven6193]

🤣

[@gailmiller6333]

😂😂😂

[@hueowen2786]

That two thousand hours of overtime a week really paid off.

[@mickie6578]

"i'm a stay at home astronaut" "and i'm a butterfly therapist" "our budget is 2.5 million"

[@skiiwoo1932]

Michaela Pitcher 😂😂

[@ericparra9264]

I saw that episode... Totally fake

[@Z1nny]

Butterflies do need their therapy! Being pretty is hard work. 😂

[@guadalupeguedea6643]

Michaela Pitcher I’m so glad I wasn’t drinking coffee when I read this 🙃

[@doran9310]

butterfly therapist 😂😂 this comment wins

[@crsh2007]

Used to love HGTV shows, but it DID get annoying and repetitive. The worst was "I don't want this beautiful, affordable house because of the fixtures" :/ And I was always like "B*tch, you buy NEW ones at the hardware store!" I mean, seriously! A lot of the buyers were so pretentious, it was ridiculous!

[@sandyrose2398]

What's a hardware store???

[@dashuanstallings2968]

True.

[@patriciakatz7866]

50 k for a renovated kitchen and can't boil water!!!

[@MattWolfe1019]

@@sandyrose2398 it's stores that sell building materials and stuff for indoors and outdoors. Some of them may sell appliances also. Sord of like Lowe's or Home Depot but usually hardware stores are smaller than Lowe's or Home Depot.

[@micaelawedge]

Sandy Rose A home improvement store.

[@trentmannina8342]

The best home renovation show ever is This Old House. No drama, not bullshit, they show you how they do things and it's interesting.

[@mrsTraveller64]

until you learn everything is fake there also?

[@timcooper62]

Back in the day when they did renovations mere mortals can afford and the homeowner actually had to help with the work. Now its just more home renovation porn.

[@timcooper62]

first last I agree....I enjoy the show. However, it’s become less how to and more like just about every other home improvement show. It used to be about the budget, saving money, teaching the homeowner and the viewer.

[@maureenkinder7159]

Tim Cooper 9oo9o99

[@Memieko]

Good Bones is like that

[@chrisnorman9980]

My two favorite lines found in all these house hunter-type shows are: Walking into an 18 X 18 bedroom and the young wife says, “It’s a little small” What - did you grow up in an aircraft hangar? Couple looking at a house’s backyard: “Our dog will love this” What - is your dog helping you finance the house?

[@Jasmyne444]

Chris Norman lol Exactly!

[@elliebellie7816]

Hate it when they have a two-month old and they say things like, "Oh, I bet Little Elliott will really like these white kitchen cabinets". Like Little Elliott gives a darn.

[@chrisnorman9980]

Either these shows are scripted by some very bad (and repetitive) writers or - if these silly and inane lines are real - it makes you wonder how some of these dullards have the kind of high-paying jobs necessary to afford these expensive houses.

[@lindashelley3635]

Ellie Bellie Well, little Elliott may not give a darn right now, but in about 18 months he will really LOVE drawing all over them with his crayons....🖍

[@yeye5078]

😂 lmao

[@paulaspen2117]

What's not fake is the literally millions of people running down to Home Depot wanting to renovate after seeing their shows.

[@tacobelle69]

Right?

[@bingefox4056]

Armed with a hand drill and gorilla glue.

[@Arcana888]

Brilliant example of programming by the tell-lie-vision......

[@WhateverDude38]

I don't believe that.

[@Jayisevolving]

Um Trust me we’ve known for years that these hgtv shows were bullcrap For Example Husband: secret butterfly hunter Wife: professional ribbon maker “ Our budget $900,000,000” yeah okay 👌🏾

[@lindat.7520]

Lmfao u made my day 😂😂😂

[@nakeasimone13]

exactly!! I said the same thing. I would watch Property Brothers and wonder how is it that someone who is a call center rep and the spouse is a stay at home wife afford a budget of $800,000 dollars or some ridiculous amount of money. I stopped watching it and all other reality shows like it a very long time ago.

[@MzRage]

😂😂😂😂😂😄😄

[@ausetlashes4243]

Professional ribbon maker I’m done 🤣🤣🤣

[@lulucarter1313]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@freeNsaved]

and every couple, “we want NATURAL LIGHT & WE LOVE TO ENTERTAIN “

[@realityobserver7521]

Even on every single episode of house Hunter's international where they move to Africa or Costa Rica it's like who are you going to be entertaining you don't know anyone!

[@amberjones9520]

And it always shows the couple in the kitchen chopping vegetables together for dinner. It never shows the pizza delivery guy showing up at the door 😆 😆 😆

[@ellabond2345]

And open concept

[@patriciakatz7866]

Most folks don't know how to cook for a crowd, laughable.

[@patriciakatz7866]

@@ellabond2345 ha ha ha.

[@johnhepbean4346]

Chip looks like a guy who is really working, dirty clothes, sweaty etc, Jonathan on the other show, is always completely clean, hair combed, acting like he is being found working, total fake.

[@vivianhudson9145]

Right?! I think Fixer Upper is the "realest" show I've seen on HGTV, Chip and Jo's banter always seems genuine and he definitely does some of the heavy lifting. I think in Property Brothers and a lot of other renovation shows the actual face of the TV show isn't the one doing the work, they're just working when the camera is on them

[@jenniferhcsmith-5586]

I'm not a fan of fixer upper. I think they are fake and don't represent themselves property.

[@jassyl.2211]

yea definitely, like on the good bones show mina was actually pregnant with her first kid and she was even in the homes knocking down walls on demo day, not saying that's a smart thing to do, but she did what she can do...but not property brothers they barely get dirty...smh

[@babyblue797]

Except Jonathan has the body of a contractor. Where have you ever seen a chubby or fat contractor like the show's contractors have

[@User-qw6by]

I don’t care if they’re fake. I just want to see the house.

[@moonlightqueen452]

Yeah me too. It helps me see designs I probably wouldn't think of, after all it is entertaining😆

[@croswellianprincess3590]

the problem is all of the houses when finished look exactly the same, only the furniture is rearranged to liven things up a bit.

[@VioletJoy]

Lol. Same!

[@2Blessed]

Yep! I really don't care whether it's real or not. I don't get hung up on anything I see on TV being real.

[@jazzblackvalcin3097]

Same!

[@Cosmystery]

i honestly don't care if the couples are real or not on house hunters. i like to see the houses and locations

[@annikaledbetter5672]

Same same

[@norsefalconer]

Same here.

[@galbury007]

@@Gheorghe99 if foxnews is fake then CNN and MSNBC are comedy channels

[@jacobholley6181]

Geo 77 lol they are all fake news so why’s it matter which ones which

[@annakoncz1975]

@@Gheorghe99 Fox has decent news not like CNN.

[@rayabelle8603]

My neighbors had their house re done by the property brothers, and they did a nice renovation. My neighbors didn’t keep the staging furniture or anything, so it doesn’t look the same. Also, Jonathan, the brother who is supposed to renovate the homes, was there maybe two days in the 7 weeks. They also didn’t move anywhere. The open house was just people from our street. The people looking to buy their house were my other neighbors. Lol 😂

[@Cabbage_Town]

I saw a photo of Jonathan plopping globs of thinset onto the back of tile. Like he doesn’t even know how to set tile. You don’t want dots on the back of your tile. If you’re walking on it, the tile can break where there’s voids or it can pop off the wall/floor, always want good, even coverage.

[@CraigT104]

None of these buyers ever ask about the property taxes.

[@nomvuselelonjilo9283]

I know right 🤔🤔🤔

[@Mustlovebooks15]

Or “when was the roof last replaced?”

[@18aplateindoors]

CraigT104 cause they already own the houses and know all the numbers lol

[@wandarichardson4213]

They find out in the end though😂

[@Sochi_Mochi]

That’s probably edited out

[@lornaphillips8501]

How I miss years ago when HGTV and DIY had decorating and garden shows on😞

[@patrickmaruniak5347]

Lorna Phillips. That's just like MTV not showing music videos anymore like they did back in the 80's.

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

The G in HGTV that stood for Garden has been replaced by Gimmick where every show is either an at odds couple renovating a house or a couple whose jobs salaries do not add up somehow buying a house. I still watch it tho lol.

[@idapinkham1810]

I miss DIY period.

[@jassyl.2211]

@@ThexDynastxQueen preach girl, amen lol

[@Dennise7]

Agree, they don't have much of a variety anymore. Emphasis is on the home of HGTV.

[@marycarla6245]

Typical show: We'd like 3-4 bedrooms and at least 2 bathrooms In the center of town near shops and bars Modern amenities but old fashioned local charm Dishwasher, full size fridge, large kitchen Outdoor space like we had in Dallas A view An office (because I'm a travel blogger and work at home) Room for our two dogs A room for all the guests they are going to have Oh and we're in AMSTERDAM and have a $200,000 budget.

[@deniseusher6705]

And complain they can't get that because their budget is $200,000 and in the city it costs $750,000.

[@canadianmade3701]

Buyers: we need 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a pool, a huge yard, must be close to the beach, has to have granite everything. Agent: what's your budget? Buyers: $150,000 and not a penny more

[@Octobermom336]

Canadian Made right.., 🤣

[@cynicalcindy1434]

@@PonderingLifeToo Springfield, OH.. or any small town in OH, KY, WV, IN, IL, etc. Think farm country.

[@mroldpueblo7879]

Don't forget the Heliport,just in case they get a helicopter

[@dwise2165]

😂 NC is pretty cheap and you cant even find that here

[@tystays0fly]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@billiegenew]

She's a hamster trainer and he's a professional burger flipper They're budget is $3.4 million

[@mrsTraveller64]

hamster trainer🤣🤣🤣

[@TeslaBoy123]

A Burger flipper with a fake nugget $3.4 millions 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@katelynjackson9134]

If people can still enjoy the Kardashian’s then I can still enjoy HGTV

[@GoGreen1977]

I don't enjoy either, so I don't watch them.

[@caroline-my9du]

@@GoGreen1977 no

[@elsiemontgomery5866]

At least HGTG we can learn from!

[@Delfi1900]

💯 percent agree 👍🏼👍🏼 I dislike the Kardashians!! I know the family n person and they are so uptight and conceded......

[@michaelschweitzer6718]

Yes, it’s entertainment.

[@SupraNaturalTT]

"I'm a professional walker of 20 years and my wife is a professional stray balloon spotter, our budget is islands in the south pasific"

[@jordannathanielballourealtor]

SupraNaturalTT You WIN!!! Hilarious 🤣

[@kellyweingart3692]

LOL

[@AlmondJoie]

😂😂😂😂😂 Oh the hilarity!

[@travis8665]

professional stray balloon spotter," What do balloon spotters get paid?

[@taylorwaterman7316]

WAIT reality tv is fake? you don't say..... lol

[@SimirJohnson]

Taylor Waterman Well, theres always the National Inquirer

[@info_fox]

In other news, water is still wet. Stay tuned!

[@cycologist7069]

@@info_fox Cept for dry water.

[@primmoore6232]

Next they'll tell us pro wrestling is fake!

[@cycologist7069]

Or that The Archies were not a real band.

[@missmoxie9188]

House Hunters is a weird show. It’s like “I catch butterflies for a living and my wife sharpens colored pencils for an hour a month. Our budget is $1,200,000.”

[@blackestknight1.0]

Savage! lmao. Did you say sharpens colored pencils once a month? Lmao! Savage!!

[@missmoxie9188]

BLACKest Knight YES!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@yom8058]

💀💀

[@ashleywright8686]

Miss Moxie If you notice, on “House Hunters,” the furnished homes shown to prospective buyers NEVER are chosen by the , only the ones unfurnished. Also, the homes that are furnished, the buyers “ooh and ahh” all over the place (maybe with a tiny negative comment here or there), but it’s the empty homes that get the most criticism. Show is totally fake, but it’s fun to watch.

[@moniquedurham5822]

I am shooketh...but then again a yoga instructor and retired penny collector buying a million dollar waterfront property never sounded too realistic lol

[@famousnobody7574]

Lol! I just assumed bcuz most of the couples are White...Soooo u know the rest.

[@zoeg2442]

Black Girl Magic you’re sadly right

[@waitwhat6056]

Retired Penny collector 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ho11is2Ho11ywood]

I mean...did anyone think that every new home search ended at exactly 3 homes to chose from? lol

[@evamendoza7986]

Hollis2Hollywood maybe 3 out of 10 houses?

[@gatekeeping8528]

In property brothers they're shown looking for at least 10 homes but they just air the "reaction" of two or three of them

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

One time on House Hunters they had 4 houses to choose from and another time someone picked none of the houses. .....I watch too much House Hunters. Why do I have this info stored in my brain?!

[@gemini3743]

What does it matter? I just wanna see the houses.

[@MP-nj1qy]

🤣😂😂

[@Ho11is2Ho11ywood]

I watch HGTV and DIY all the time. I just wish they'd bring back some of the variety in the show lineups. Everything's become so predictable House Hunters: "I'm an antique raisin collector. My budget is a modest 5 million." Love it or List it: "Hilary, I want to add an additional floor to my crumbling ranch and a pool. My budget is $21 and a nail clipper and not a penny more. But David, you can go over budget as much as you want if you find something we like." Flip or Flop: "Instead using nice, but cost effective products, we're going to spend as if we're renovating our own home because I don't know how to say no to my ex wife. Btw, I'm going to act like she's necessary to the business as a "designer" even tho we have to hire stagers...yet she has a new show doing just that." -Tarek Property Brothers: "We're going to make dad level twin jokes. Our estimates for load bearing walls are never accurate and will undoubtedly require hiring an engineer later. We'll make your home look beautiful, and at the reveal, I'm going to cry more than you." -Jonathan Rehab Addict: "I'm going salvage junk and sell it to you as vintage. Your house is going to look like a thrift store full of handmedowns. I will constantly remind you how old is better than new but sell you a house that cost the same as if you renovated it with brand new materials." -Nicole Curtis HGTV in general: We're going to get rid of all the shows you liked and give you a million versions of a husband who's a contractor and a wife who's a designer/realtor. Every renovation will have to have "vintage elements" where everything is weathered and distressed. We'll say character and charm and warm in EVERY episode.

[@mr.fahrenheit347]

where are the shows with woman contractors?

[@Lola-ui2zf]

😂😂

[@rqdh22501]

This comment was more entertaining than the video lol

[@nancyd.6113]

Shittu Zainab Omolola nnn

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

Fixer Upper: Shiplap. Shiplap. Shiplap. *_Chip does something goofy_* SHIPLAP! I still like Flip or Flop tho why it needed like 10 spin offs I do not know.

[@OldNewMama]

Bob walks iguanas and Jan sells umbrella insurance for a living. Their budget is 12.5 million dollars. 👌 😉

[@mereb29]

Infertile Myrtle lmao

[@nwatson2773]

Infertile Myrtle so true!!

[@Kenaroyaale]

😂😂😂😂

[@Calle_family]

😄😄

[@theuniquebean]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ericengvall8619]

Their channel is basically just a 24/7 Home Depot commercial.

[@derranlawston4052]

Eric Engvall i always found it weird that they only had 3 houses to choose from on House Hunters

[@JerryWhatshisface]

ADT

[@ericengvall8619]

@Jerry Whatshisface: What do you mean by ADT?

[@youresowitty8973]

Amen to that.

[@CJ-im2uu]

With a remax ad thrown in for incase you need a realtor.

[@lisaleone2296]

When House Hunters was a relatively new show, they advertised to people buying homes in southern CA to apply to be on the show. I was in the process of house hunting in Orange County, CA and wrote to the producers. As I was talking with them, my realtor decided she didn't want to be on TV. So I told the producers about a co-worker and good friend who was also house hunting and I thought he had an interesting twist: he needed to find a home in the OC that allowed residents to have pot-bellied pigs which are considered to be livestock in many areas. He ended up being on the show. I can confirm that they did not even start filming until my friend had taken possession of his house -- they scrambled to film the initial walkthrough while his friends were waiting to help move his stuff in. Other fakery: 1) The footage of the 2 houses he did not pick included the house I purchased. 2) He intended to rent a room to a single female co-worker of ours, but the producers at the time didn't want to show a single man and single woman sharing a house, so this real roommate was labeled as simply a female friend helping him with decorating ideas. 3) They both told me they had to do multiple scripted reactions to different parts of the houses they toured, and were asked to be more opinionated. 4) The male "roommate" they showed at the end of the episode was another of our co-workers. 5) They show my friend and the fake roommate enjoying some citrus that was reportedly taken from the backyard fruit trees, except that the fruit came from a grocery store, because the fruit in his trees was full of fruit fly larvae.

[@supercat2087]

Aw man :( ew about the fruit fly larvae 😖

[@karenryder6317]

The pronunciation of "re-LA-tor" drives me bonkers here. The word does NOT have three syllables. The word is "real-tor" with two syllables. Check the spelling if you don't believe me. The "L" comes AFTER the "A", not before it.

[@drewg7036]

Funny story- my aunt’s house was featured on an episode of house hunters as one of the “other two” houses. The realtor featured was my aunt and uncles realtor and she asked my aunt and uncle if they wanted their house to be featured, as the realtor found it to be cute. They agreed, although they weren’t paid, and were asked to remove any personal photos while the cameras were there, and the filming in their house only took 25 minutes as the couple had already selected the home they like and were acting the whole time. However, my aunts home actually sold the next week after the filming

[@YTFlove4ever]

😂😂😂 the last sentence

[@levithompson6281]

Every House Hunters: Hi I’m Cathy and I’m a stay at home mom And I’m Jarvis I volunteer at a local animal shelter... OUR BUDGET IS 7.8 million

[@kiowastew]

HGTV runs local contractors into the ground. My in-laws actually had their house renovated by a contractor here in Waco that worked for Joanna and Chip Gaines. He had almost nothing but bad things to say about it. Claimed the money was good, but work was non-stop 24-7 for weeks. All of his private contracts had to be put on hold and his business suffered for it. HGTV rammed impossible deadlines down their throat and, as a result, the quality of the renovation suffered due to over-worked employees. Said that he'd never contract his work to a TV network again.

[@ElliesChaoticWorld]

That's why people who accept tv contract jobs have 2 teams. One to continue working regular and the other to dedicate to TV. Yes, it's tedious on all fronts even the designers and the Realtors.

[@susanramos6473]

Not surprising.. these two inverted shills on people mag way too many times!!!!

[@milanroets9697]

I talked to Mike Holmes at the National Builders show and asked him how he finished on time without delays. He said they had 4 semi trucks of materials they could use and a list of carpenters who could jump in to help if they fell behind. He makes more money endorsing products than building now.

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

Do Chip and Johanne mention their sub contractors by name? And not just first name but company name? I think the publicity would be the only appeal for contractors to appear on these shows. I don’t remember the subcontractors mentioned but I haven’t watched HDTV recently.

[@Cabbage_Town]

My husbands company was used a lot with the bath crashers out of Sacramento. They actually showed the trucks with the name. That was pretty cool. I think the bath crashers guy was named Matt, and actually really nice.

[@gordondavis6168]

Hi, I’m Jenny, 25, buying my first home and my budget is $400,000.

[@CJ-im2uu]

Gordon Davis With zero credit and and 4oK college dept working a clerk at the Dollar Tree.

[@samanthab1923]

The banks are back to lending like before the crash.

[@leowzhilin]

And for that reason I'm out.

[@rhemy1]

I love that one. I was always confused where these people are getting their money from.

[@BornToPun7541]

That student loan forgiveness stuff helps too

[@Sketchpoet.2406]

Heard this before. But the hgtv shows still are good because of the ideas for home decoration and renovation ideas you can gleam. You take the good with the bad.

[@uscitizen898]

I agree. Some good, some bad. But sometimes people will say "I saw on an HGTV show they did_________ on a $2000 budget." And then are disappointed when they find they can't do DIY it themselves due to lack of skill, higher material costs in their area, etc. I still watch HGTV if I'm traveling and stay in a hotel, but that's about the only time I watch them anymore.

[@susanramos6473]

In their world... everything is grey and institutionalized..... its so strange.....

[@milwaukeemoynahan805]

Yeah its just propaganda to boost the housing market. If you accidentally catch half an episode, run away, get drunk, and take a cold shower, you MIGHT glean something useful and apply it to your own place proportionately. Otherwise, don't watch this garbage. Avoid Avoid Avoid

[@ericengvall8619]

How will renovating houses and increasing the price of the house help improve the housing market? The real problem is lack of affordable housing, not lousy houses.

[@hamsterama]

You see one HGTV show, you've seen them all. All the house renovations on the channel are exactly the same....granite this and quartz that.

[@mr.fahrenheit347]

“i can totally picture myself sitting here every morning with a cup of coffee”

[@bigmontana2838]

That line is used on every single show on HGTV😂😂😂😂😂

[@sineadoconnell1791]

Omg yes and if they're really wacky 🤪 they go, "...Or a glass of wine!!"

[@mr.fahrenheit347]

@@sineadoconnell1791 yes ofc and “a perfect backyard for the dogs/kids” 🤧🤧

[@threeriversforge1997]

I really enjoyed Chip and Joanne when I first found their show on HGTV. Seemed like good people doing good work, so I sent them some of my hand-forged hooks as a thank you. I wasn't expecting anything to come of it, so imagine my surprise when I got a very nice, personally signed, thank you card in the mail a few weeks later! Sure, it was probably signed by a staffer, but at least it wasn't some form letter printed off without a care in the world. Someone took the time to write a nice note, compliment my work, and sign their name.... and that was very much appreciated.

[@VSorceress]

They should go back to just making decorating shows. I was always just interested in seeing them paint and buy furniture 🤷🏾‍♀️. Less lies to be told

[@lindaobserves7550]

DIY is a sell out nothing will ever take the place or surpass PBS how to shows! I love everything PBS offers and the best ever, forever and ever, the HAPPY LITTLE TREES RIP, Bob Ross such a kind and genuine man. *sigh ahhhh...

[@christopheradkins2031]

Who cares i would rather watch fixer upper, home town , good bones, and help ive wrecked my house before i watch any of that other garbage they put on tv anymore

[@koolyokam007]

Particularly disappointed by the HGTV Dream Home Scam. 😞

[@KD-dr3gy]

I wouldn't say it's a scam.. just something people don't think about. When you win a car or any other large monetary gift you have to pay taxes. Even on the Lotto, i believe. It's just all in the fine print but it's pretty standard tax stuff. People just forget about that part.

[@Octobermom336]

koolyokam007 I agree not right

[@MargieLeigh3]

K D yes exactly!!

[@queenkatara7861]

K D The difference though between the lotto and the dream home though is the lotto gives you the money to pay the taxes you need. You’re giving up some of the money but not everything. With the dream home, HGTV doesn’t give you what you need to pay the taxes.

[@j.monica8794]

Nothing is truly free even the lottery but at least with the lotto u have the money to pay the taxes where as if u win a house or car you just go into debt if you couldn't afford it before winning. I wonder if the same applies to people who win vacations🤔🤔

[@millertime6]

I wish she would’ve covered the flip shows! They always claim to sell for like $50k over any other home in the neighborhood and never have appraisal issues! 😂

[@SamariJane]

Scott Miller same!! i'm not sure if they're real or not. i wonder about Tarek & Christina on Flip or Flop because i've seen Christina actually post a house online that i'd seen on TV for a house tour because she was selling. so idk 🤣

[@Pokecraft64]

@@SamariJane Yeah idk flip or flop always felt real to me. It always just felt like it was just them doing their job with just a camera following them. I guess it makes sense though cause it doesnt actually deal with any buyers or house hunting

[@hamsterama]

Even worse are the airheads in real life that watch these shows, and think they can make a million dollars by buying crappy homes and fixing them up, not realizing these shows are fake. I watched a news story a year or two ago, maybe it was on ABC's 20/20, about a group of bored stay-at-home moms who watched Flip or Flop and pooled their money, probably their hubbys' money, to buy some crap home to fix up and renovate themselves. These bitches had no experience with fixing anything. They were shown wearing dressy clothes and makeup while they were trying to figure out how to swing a hammer. They sold the house at a huge loss. Their hubbies must have been pussy whipped to have put up with that.

[@sproutbean]

@@hamsterama your entire comment is irrelevant and unnecessary

[@kevaninthe4135]

If it says "reality tv" then you know it's fake.

[@shoetoss2655]

Preach it

[@caligirlNita94803]

Crazy how "Reality" now means "fake"

[@macross25]

I got to be on an episode of "Designed to Sell" some years ago. The show is beyond staged, the biggest thing they do NOT show is all of the Day Laborers they hire to do the actual work which takes weeks, not days days as they claim.

[@danisimonesingerman5755]

I’m an ice cream spoon designer and he’s a candy cane painter. Our budget ? $1.8 million.

[@Originalfarmer]

Don’t forget the we stay at home parents with no kids budget $450,000

[@Orphen42O]

@@Originalfarmer And we both need home offices and a coffee bar in the kitchen.

[@Originalfarmer]

@@Orphen42O haha fr

[@pagen5219]

lol

[@rigbyricenoodle]

Lol my mom was a realtor in an episode of House Hunters. Sooooo fake, her clients had already bought their house and she had to show them two random houses.

[@MosaicRose99]

Yup, I have a family member who was a realtor on House Hunters International, and you are right....

[@drea6131]

Well at least it was an easy job for her since they already had a house

[@erinwaite]

But who cares? We are still entertained looking at the homes, and they were a real couple who did buy a new home at some point and we were entertained hearing their story. That’s how I see it.

[@ryancroy]

That was obvious. You don't stop at 3 homes...

[@drewg7036]

Funny story- my aunt’s house was featured on an episode of house hunters as one of the “other two” houses. The realtor featured was my aunt and uncles realtor and she asked my aunt and uncle if they wanted their house to be featured, as the realtor found it to be cute. They agreed, although they weren’t paid, and were asked to remove any personal photos while the cameras were there, and the filming in their house only took 25 minutes as the couple had already selected the home they like and were acting the whole time. However, my aunts home actually sold the next week after the filming

[@MGZetta]

I watch this for the actual renovation, not for the drama.

[@TheHeartOne]

PERFECT COMMENT!

[@hogroamer260]

"Oh no, this is a load bearing wall!" "Oh no, their are wired and duct work in this wall we were going to remove!' Shocker!

[@Dobiegal]

Me too

[@srreal4821]

I dont support their over dramatized fake show so im not watching their ugly conniving faces

[@warlordgaming7687]

Watch This Old House instead.

[@TheKevphil]

Some of the earlier shows from 10-15 years ago were actually very upfront, candid and even jocular about it. Joan Steffand of Decorating Cents often aired hilarious behind the scenes outtakes that clearly indicated how episodes sometimes came together-- or didn't. I loved that lady. She really knew how to hold that show together.

[@pjjohnson1941]

My favorite HGTV designer from the earlier shows was Candace Olson.

[@laurabooth6752]

I liked Decorating Cents too! I even did a couple of the projects featured in the show in my own home.

[@nakiasimone]

I’m a freelance daughter and he’s a professional professional. Our budget: we’re already in debt but let’s just say 2M of my dad’s money 💰

[@janellemargot4376]

It changes nothing for me. I'm still an HGTV addict 😂

[@miked3168]

Janelle Margot get a life, you sound pathetic and stupid

[@kenputer56]

So are you waiting for your next fix or should I say fixer upper :-)

[@izzy2815]

No wonder pastors are so rich!

[@Xoxotho]

@@izzy2815 lmao

[@juli893]

Mike D what’s your problem, no one asked... she just said that she still isn’t going to watch. You sound stupid.

[@jareddahlberg2843]

My cousin and his wife were on House hunters. They showed them the three houses though they already bought one of them before they started filming. When they toured the one they actually own in the show, they walked through and they had all their furniture and stuff already in it and they were still like "wow this is so nice"

[@Densenugs]

My mom signed us up for 'While You Were Out' in the early 2000's! We were on it and I can say, besides for certain scene work they had to retake because they didn't get the shot, it was 100% real. My dad went on a camping trip with no knowledge of the make over and came home with it done! I remember being a kid who really wanted to see the Hey Arnold movie with my friends and was so upset when my mom said no. Imagine me going home later that day to a camera crew in my house.

[@brianr7726]

Early 2000's is when HGTV was authentic. Glad you and your family had a positive experience!

[@allydowning7697]

These comments have my sides hurting😂🤣😂🤣

[@patriciakatz7866]

The comments are true. Lol

[@frederickmoller]

That's one of the 'many' reasons why I got rid of my cable...TV, sucks!

[@Odo55]

Chip and Joanna are pretty much about tearing down walls, throwing up some ship lap, then loading up the freshly painted interiors with tons of barnyard nick-nacks- now replicated for Target- grey, beige, black color scheme

[@tonymullenix9281]

Can't stand neither one if them. He acts like a teenage boy and she encourages it. All of their make overs look the exact same! BORING!

[@deered1149]

they are an adorable family

[@beverlya6338]

@@tonymullenix9281 Everyone should keep the kid inside them or they get old fast. Its her style and tons of people love it considering their fame

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

What I find interesting about Johanne is that she majored in Communications and originally set out to be a TV reporter. And now, after starting as an interior designer/shop owner, she also ended up on TV.

[@phoenixreigns2247]

You forgot the large island in the kitchen

[@ThePlantUtopia]

I used to watch HGTV all the time but knowing that it is fake it kind of took my interest out of it. I rather watch KZbin creators that do house or plant tours.

[@tdowdfl]

I use to love HGtv about 17 years ago. But now days with pinterest, KZbin, Offer Up/Letgo , there are so many other design outlets and economical purchases that HGtv has become worthless. It use to have good design shows but now they play the same thing over & over & over & over.........etc. People are tired of fakeness, we want real design with a budget that average people can afford.

[@Jade_902]

Tracy Raia-dowd Yes! And all these shows designs are the same too !

[@ericengvall8619]

Renovation designs have always been the same in most buildings since the 1970s. Remember when basically every wall had that fake wood paneling on it? Now it's all about slate gray and barn doors.

[@Tamesis66]

I miss when they had actual design and decorating shows on like Decorating Cents, Small Space Big Style and Country Style. I loved the apartment hunting show they had on too. Now everything is property flips, renovation and fake house hunting. I mean seriously how many damn house flipping shows does one channel need?!!!

[@ericengvall8619]

Basically half of HGTV's schedule is House Hunters and it's subsidies. The other half is shows that follow the three houses formula. Very few shows, like Good Bones or My Hometown, even remotely try to deviate from this formula. At least take time to show us doing the renovations please.

[@RandallCarrierINC]

Waiting for an open concept bathroom. You can sit on the toilet and still entertain your guests. Cheers...

[@poweredbyford87]

"I pick up spare change from the gas station parking lot across the street, and my wife saw a $20 bill on TV once. Our budget is $1.6 million"

[@melanatedgod5337]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bluedancelilly]

None of this bothers me. Who cares? I just watch to see the renovations- the before and after shots of a house.

[@milwaukeemoynahan805]

Hey man, you're never gonna get a hassle free house. Might as well just stop watching house-porn.

[@TheHeartOne]

EXACTLY! Love this comment!

[@baatile]

I’m still gonna watch because it’s so addictive 😂

[@dawn8198]

I knew it was Fake all the time. Could tell the way the participant would talk to each other and their opinion on the houses. Just didn't sound right. Sometimes one of 'spouse' would 'over dramatize' their opinions. You could tell they had practice their lines. But all in all, I love watching different types and style of homes. Just wish the participants would have more choices than 3 homes.

[@andreatownes988]

Dawn, I thought the same thing. How can a person select a house from only 3 choices? My house hunting was much more intensive. Now, I know. They already have a house under contract. At least, love it, or leave it, and Property Brother's have their clients see more properties. But, now we know that is fake too. It's at least more beliveable.

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

And what about those shows where they seem to hate all three choices? And it's like if you hate them why are you even choosing one?

[@Jillian1stJohn3-9-10]

I knew it was too good to be true. I looked at 43 houses before I found the one that I loved. Over-Drama award goes to: Love it or List it.

[@PaulaZF]

Four years ago we hit the Mass Lottery for a “million” dollars. We were contacted by My Lottery Dream Home producers. We decided to not try to buy a home. The takehome after taking a lump sum and taxes was $450,000. Nothing to sneeze at and I’m very grateful for it, but it’s just not enough for a house in the Boston area. We had some other expenses too. I watched an episode about a winner of One MILLion dollars in Massachusetts. It wasn’t obvious, but they had already saved about $45,000 for a down payment. It may be easier to do in other parts of the country. I’m so glad we didn’t go on the show.

[@anikaallen3741]

Knew it was fake just like looking at different house renovation ideas 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@marycarla6245]

How come every couple has the SAME issues and disagreements? Somebody's got to like modern and the other will like Craftsmen...every time.

[@teresahowick5197]

Mary Carla that’s why I stopped watching. It got boring

[@NaythonCross]

And they ALWAYS want room to entertain guests.

[@JN-nw9gp]

I used to Watched HGTV but since I found out that most of there shows were fake I completely stopped watching it

[@truckingwithatablet4489]

Same here. I saw a video of a couple years ago very similar to this one except that all the shows that were featured were in lawsuits at that time. That would have been around 2014. Since then I haven't washed HGTV at all.

[@nwatson2773]

Juan Nunez eye opening

[@stylinw]

They don't call it scheduled programming for nothing.

[@wschmrdr]

Welcome to "entertainment". And the funny thing is, after you've seen one or two shows, you've seen the entire series, because it's the same format. Every. Time.

[@myjapanesechannel4604]

Years ago, our home was selected to be the backdrop of a pilot for Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone. We were supposed to get a lovely renovation in exchange for not charging for the location. Everything was ‘temporary’ and slapped up/tacked up decor that was taken down when they were done. They staged our house to look like a big mess and brought in all these tacky, cluttered, decor pieces to make my home look less attractive. After all the chaos was done, they removed some things but left my house trashed with all their crap. Oh... and I was also left with an ugly crimson red painted wall that I had to redo. I sold their crap at a yard sale the following weekend and made enough to cover the cost of the paint. Lol

[@missblazes]

My Japanese channel 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 you are so funny 😂 😂

[@hiphopdagame]

well, nothing on TV is NOT scripted so...

[@sunshinemishasmommy5352]

Should it really surprise anyone that these shows are fake?ALL so called reality shows are fake and staged..it doesn't surprise me but sometimes I watch the shows anyway

[@qtbrniis]

I don't care that they're fake as I only watch for design inspiration. But the #1 thing that pisses me off is why destroy the kitchen or bathroom cabinets? Why can't you recycle? (donate?) That just seems like so much waste to me. The other thing that pisses me off is why can't you use the existing furniture? Why blow the budget with all new stuff? I'd like to see them use the furniture & just "refresh" the spaces with decor etc. I know, I know, it's all fake & staged....etc.etc.etc.

[@mauriceestelle4619]

Agreed

[@ericengvall8619]

I they found a way to incorporate the the existing cabinets into their final design, then there would be fewer customers at the home improvement stores they may or may not be getting paid by, I guess. Crony-capitalism at it's finest, I suppose.

[@riovalentino9488]

Chip, Joanna and the Property brothers definitley do recycle kitchen and bath cabinets and things that are salvagable, they dont reuse it in the final design but a lot end up at Habitat for Humanity

[@travis8665]

who wants old furniture? You are obviously not into design if you like old junk.

[@logic7753]

I just hate that a lot of these don't let you keep the furniture. Like here's your beautiful home now wait while the staging company empties it.

[@lelaine61]

Right 😕 that’s the least they could do letting these people keep the staging accessories along with the lies to go along with the show geez 🤨

[@pjjohnson1941]

It would be nice to have an option to purchase the furniture.

[@keilamedinamiller9728]

Wow! That’s heartbreaking that they can’t keep the furniture! What about when they personalize it?? Like stuff from their dead father?? Etc like they have to purchase it too?? 🤔

[@mmdaa4]

@@keilamedinamiller9728 They purchase those items, well customization of them. House Hunters = properties, home improvements = personalizations as in within their budgets.

[@nightbender9250]

I just watch the beginning to see the Before shots and then fast forward to the end to see the results.

[@nolacruz]

It is horrible to leave a homeowner in worse shape than when they started. That sounds very much like a scam for profit to me.

[@ericspencer8093]

Particularly when the homeowners pay for everything.

[@ElliesChaoticWorld]

If you watch these shows and assume that EVERYTHING is real, you shouldn't have a TV. 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️ Safety hazard. Anyways. 🤣 I watch HGTV to see what's trending, different Architectural styles, interior/exterior design. Etc etc etc. It's a wealth of knowledge if your know what you're looking for.

[@TheHeartOne]

Great comment!!!

[@hogroamer260]

Next they'll tell me it wasn't a real witch under that house in Oz.

[@oldladylovesBruno]

Oh, and I suppose Santa Claus is fake too?

[@daveogarf]

Sandra Buechner - (SSSHHH! Don't anybody say a word!) Why, NO, Sandra. Santa is (Cough!) as Real as anything! (Think she bought it?)

[@susanramos6473]

Of course he is!!

[@grittykitty50]

Sandra, Santa is fake but the Great Pumpkin is real. He visits the "most sincere" pumpkin patches every Halloween. If you haven't seen him it's because your pumpkin patch is insincere.

[@guybrown8971]

Are they brothers though...

[@NonsensicalNation]

Am I the only person on the planet who doesn't care about having a space for entertaining or enjoying my morning coffee? Love it or List it doesn't even try to be real. Every house the agent shows has a generic "House for Sale" sign in the yard. The last and final house is ALWAYS the option to list it.

[@candiced2138]

Yep....always

[@justinsayne3773]

Different house, same sign, exactly.

[@jessicapinto3817]

I have yet to see a show where team Love it completes the entire wish list. Always so much drama when they find "something unexpected"

[@jasonblais1667]

And always filming the fighting couple from behind a tree or bush. Lol.

[@nicholasrv8834]

I am a single parent of 4 on welfare. I want beach front, room for an RV, a dock, a helicopter landing pad and my budget is 50 bucks.

[@georgelocke9523]

The HGTV mandates: Open concept good Walls bad Crown molding necessary Carpeting bad Stainless steel appliances necessary

[@SLAPJACKS83]

and also don't forget: Color: BAD!!! All monochromatic Gray, White, Black: GOOD!

[@pedromeza2398]

I have always wondered about these TV shows, and it's good to know that that I was right.

[@spp-ut1jw]

I'm actually surprised. My sister got on the show and was really happy with the results.

[@chellebb1311]

sp808801 p which show was she on?

[@spp-ut1jw]

HGTV fixed/decorated my sister's home near San Francisco. @@chellebb1311

[@chellebb1311]

sp808801 p do you know which show on hgtv she was on? House hunters? Property brother? I’m just curious.

[@itsmackenzie]

Somoen I knew appeared on 'While you were out' several years ago, when the show was still on. She told me after from afar everything looked good, but if you looked up close the paint wasn't done properly, had streaks, like it needed more coats of paint. They just nailed the curtains to the frame around the window instead of using a curtain rod, the windows weren't really functional now nex. The camera and wire holes were left all through the house, they mounted them in room and hallways walls, and when they removed the tape holding down the wires it removed paint from every room. They had to spent a lot just to get the rooms they didnt remodel back there original condition. Removing hole, repainting, and then also fixing the things in the "remodeled" room. It definitely wasn't worth the little they got out of it.

[@Amariellah]

If Joanna mentions ship lap walls one more time I’m gonna scream!

[@jerseynurse6878]

Gamer Lily lol their show isn’t on anymore

[@fantasticandbeautifulvanes5852]

@@jerseynurse6878 why?

[@jerseynurse6878]

Fantastic and Beautiful Vanessa - guess needed a break. They went from 1-100mph between hgtv, her magazine, Line at target, books, etc.

[@breannagiedt4795]

She also opened up a restaurant, and I believe had another kid. Then they also have the silos place with the market and bakery. But they are getting their own network

[@jerseynurse6878]

Breanna Giedt - oh yea I forgot bout the silos and restaurant. And a bakery I think as well. I can’t wait for their new stuff. They are my fave hgtv couple by far.

[@richardmaclean7581]

My late husband loved the show… I kept reminding him that reality shows… Are not truly reality. He understood later… When he worked for a reality show celebrity.

[@VioletJoy]

Hey Nicki - the word is "REALTOR", not "realAtor". Pet peeve. 😁

[@politicaltwinkie2370]

I wish there was a design channel that was real as HGTV pretended to be.

[@surikatz123]

Try robeson on you tube

[@MelleWorld]

Mr. Kate

[@RakelDaNell]

This Old House seems legit.

[@elmstreetish]

OMG, this is so shocking! Until now, I thought every bit of this was real. My world is shattered! How can I go on? LOL

[@lpnffchick]

I was an extra on a reality show and can say it’s all editing

[@invisigrl]

I will save everyone time: You can tell by turning on the TV and switching to that channel. Then you get this for added drama: Buyer, "We want 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a Basement, has to be close to work, and MUST have a garage". Proceeds to show them 2 beds, 1 bath, 45 minutes away with no basement or garage, Annnnd it's a Duplex. It's a nailbiter!

[@laurafowler1142]

No kidding! Only on HGTV can you put on an addition, excavate a backyard and have a landscape architect put in a pond and garden, remodel two bathrooms and kitchen and then put down hardwood floors throughout the entire house for under 40k 🤣🤣🤣

[@chomasimone9502]

Does HGTV pay these people that appear on these shows? Because why would you want to do all of this work without getting paid.

[@averyb5260]

They do pay. Even the owners of the houses in house hunter that are cleaned out to look emptied are paid for the day. It’s not a lot, like 150 dollars or something if I remember correctly.

[@jessicaj.1011]

Exactly why I quit watching most reality shows a long time ago! 🙂 And of course there will huge taxes on those big nice houses. That’s why I role my eyes when I hear about those dream house giveaways because I know I wouldn’t be able to afford the taxes even if the house is paid for.

[@koolkitties8552]

Thats why they sell it duh.

[@mikedavis423]

Iv never been interested in the process of house picking part, in fact I always skip that. My interest is the work and seeing a little of how it’s done. That home give-away show, they have one of those in this city every year. I always s tell people not to waist they’re time on it if they can’t afford the tax nightmare that comes with it. And the part about people being under contract, that actually makes perfect sense. That love or list it show. I’m sure they get bad contractors more that you think.

[@HeloNova]

Mike Davis, 101 Real Estate Law: Property information and “seller’s disclosure” must disclose taxes and fees up front, and TV production contracts must abide to state and local laws. Under duress is voidable in any case.

[@thebarky1988]

I never took these shows seriously. It’s nice to see the final product but there is no way life goes as smoothly as depicted on the show. Especially with buying and selling a house!

[@BornToPun7541]

"I just found out there's no such thing as a real world. Just a lie you've got to rise above...." - John Mayer

[@maakatipa4613]

You know, If they actually made a true reality TV show, it would be the bigest hit they could never have imagined.

[@brianburgett5894]

Ever notice they tell the people when they start how much it’s going to cost. But then when they start tearing into it they always go up on the price .

[@DINGDONGPOLICE]

Ugh who else remembers true DIY HGTV and when TLC was one of the best channels... Wish I could find those shows on Netflix now

[@SuperEddietv]

As a contractor, these shows piss me off, misleading everyone. "I spent 4 days looking for this perfect table and it only cost us 10 bucks!" Um, no, it cost you 4 days plus 10 bucks. And the $7,000 dollar 100 square foot kitchen floor by the conflict of interest brothers, you know, "Buy this dilapidated house so I can get the commission and the my brother who is a contractor can come over and take the rest of your money". Or the lawsuits against HGTV for taking homeowners money for a tv show and bringing in unlicensed, substandard, illegal workers who never finish...etc, etc, etc!!!