DIYbanter - View Single Post - This Old House now more like Martha Stewart...

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"blueman" wrote in message
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Latest one spent about half the show on a tour of a local high end
Cambridge, MA specialty food store.

Nothing about homebuilidng of course -- rather just the dufus host
sampling the "vine dried raisens", "gourmet Cuban coffee", pastries,
cheese, etc. Thank god for Tivo but this is getting ridiculous...

I think my Mom knows more about construction than that joker does...

Yeah, I don't cry too much when I miss TOH any more. Other than the design
and demo phases, not real interested in some yuppies pretentious
million-dollar 'fixer upper'.
The companion show, ATOH, is much more like the show used to be- real world
problems, real world solutions. Getting hard to find the previous companion
show, Mr. Abrams NYW, around here. I'm almost curious enough to get on the
websites to see if they are even making new episodes of that one.

I'm glad to see I'm not alone in resenting how This Old House has
changed. I think Answer This Old House was designed to make up the
difference. Anyway, TOH was special, and I miss it, along with Steve
(Where is he now?)

I liked Hometime and its emphasis on doityourself in middle income
homes. But that point of view has wandered all over the place, to shows
on habitat, in offices, etc. The show is boring. I also especially miss
Johnson's blonde coworker. Where is she now?

The world would be really better off if I was in charge.