Originally Posted by mme3924

I LOVED the original This Old House. Loved Bob Vila! All home improvement shows now are filled with controversy, which seems to be what drives tv, period. Reality Renovations, in which couples argue over their mistakes; Room Trashers, or Yard Crashers or whatever! Or these house hunters walking through million dollar houses who complain about the brand new appliances because they are not all stainless or because the granite on the countertops is the wrong color! I guess there are viewers who like living that fantasy but it just irritates me. (getting off the soap box.....) ;-)