The new TV season officially kicked off last night, as Fox started Prison Break and Vanished on their 2006-07 campaigns.
Not that I watched either of them. I never got into Prison Break, and recorded Vanished. So no report on the latter show until tomorrow at least, as they've got another episode on tonight.
One new show (from the summer) that we've been watching is Property Ladder on TLC. I'm not sure how this is different from Flip This House!, having not watched that show, but I think it's the people doing the flipping, who on Property Ladder are generally not professionals.
You can imagine how that goes. In all the episodes I've seen, the people doing the work go over budget, past their deadline, and have to skimp in at least one area that they planned to change (thankfully, it's usually landscaping or outdoor improvements rather than, say, replacing rotten beams). The host is apparently a veteran flipper, and she's kind of a jerk. Her advice is usually spot-on, though, but she's a little too smug for my taste.
The episodes I've seen have all been for houses in California or Florida, so if you're looking to buy in either state, you may want to see if your house has been on the show. If it was, odd are good the plumbing was put in by the dope who flipped it and his minimally-qualified drinking buddy.
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