HGTV Urban Oasis is in Ann Arbor

Submitted by umhero on

HGTV has an annual program called Urban Oasis where the renovate and give away a home in a cool city. This year that city is Ann Arbor and the show will air in October.

The promotional video would make a great recruiting video. I could figure out how to post just the video.

Here's the link to the page:

http://www.hgtv.com/design/hgtv-urban-oasis

 

PopeLando

July 22nd, 2016 at 11:25 AM ^

Cool idea, but here's the list of cool HGTV ideas that they have ruined: -Love It or List It: spends more time on the hosts' made up rivalry than the actual renovation. -Flip or Flop: this is still ok, wish they'd give us more about the actual renovation than the made up financial tension. -House Hunters: 100% staged. These houses aren't even for sale most of the time. -Property Brothers: so disingenuous and annoying that they deserve some physical violence against them...

PopeLando

July 22nd, 2016 at 11:31 AM ^

My objections are very specific: They always have that little mocking segment at the beginning where they show the people a decent place...and then pull the rug out from under them. Spending 125% of the budget for 75% of their promised deliverables. Those fucking highlights in the one dude's hair. Their faces.

7words

July 22nd, 2016 at 12:45 PM ^

Or the fact that they will say that because of unforeseen expenses, they no longer have the money to give the people that 2nd bathroom or finish a basement.  Yet at the end they still gave them that stupid $1,200 chandelier and a $4,500 couch.   Screw the couch and lights.  I could pick that out later.  Finish my damn basement.  

The Maizer

July 22nd, 2016 at 12:57 PM ^

The worst part of HGTV is that once you watch the first few minutes of an episode, it's physically impossible to not watch the rest because you have to see the finished product. I hate that, but am powerless to stop it unless there is a Michigan football replay on BTN.

Coach Carr Camp

July 22nd, 2016 at 2:19 PM ^

Totally agree on Love it or List it - I change the channel immediately because I refuse to give rating to any show that insists on inserting manufactured drama. 

On House Hunters though, I don't really mind the fake part, becase I still think it gives a good sense of what $X gets you in Y neighborhood/city.   

I actually think Property Brothers used to be decent. But like all "reality" shows, when they get popular, producers have this idea that people just want to see more manufactured drama and have the "characters" over emphasize their dramatic personailty traits.

Sledgehammer

July 22nd, 2016 at 12:07 PM ^

Bad form posting this. I was hoping it wouldn't be posted so it would reduce the number of people entering the contest, therefore increasing my chances. Thanks, buddy.

lilpenny1316

July 22nd, 2016 at 2:28 PM ^

I like home improvement shows more than house flipping/buying shows.  Holmes on Homes, Trading Spaces, Christopher Lowell Show (oddly all shows that weren't on HGTV) were some of my favorite shows because they gave ideas on how to improve my house or fix it up.

My other issue is that they focus too much on the people and not the house.  Property Brothers is boring because I think the brothers are too much a part of the show.  Same for Love It or List It.

I can't believe I've turned into a "Get off my lawn" person in regards to home improvement shows.

CRISPed in the DIAG

July 22nd, 2016 at 2:39 PM ^

I hate House Hunters. More to the point, I hate the house hunters themselves. Especially House Hunters International:

1. Americans looking for 3,500sqft mcmansions in Czech Republic.

2. They always want extra space to allow family/friends to visit. As if people will visit them in the Czech Republic.

3. One of the couple always wants to be near SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS. The other wants PRIVACY AND SOLITUDE.

4. The uncomfortable and fake scene after they move into their new home and the fake neighbors come over for wine and tiramasu.

etc

josejose50

July 22nd, 2016 at 8:54 PM ^

Before we moved a couple of years ago we looked really hard in Ann Arbor and couldnt find a place for our price in an area we liked and the areas we liked were hella overpriced.