An Open Letter To HGTV

<p>I hate-watch you, day and night. I&rsquo;ve seen every flip. Even those that flopped. I know which Property Brother is Drew and which is Jonathan. I&rsquo;m steeled for every epic design &ldquo;disaster&rdquo; that seems to happen right before you cut to commercial.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;Oh no, they didn&rsquo;t deliver our Brazilian chestnut flooring and the homeowners will be here in eleven minutes! What. Will. We. Do!?!&rdquo;</p> <p>Five Sherwin-Williams commercials later&hellip;</p> <p>&ldquo;Luckily we found 4000 square feet of Brazilian chestnut flooring in the garage. They just installed it. Whew!&rdquo;</p> </blockquote> <p>Yes, I can forgive crap like that. Just like McDonald&rsquo;s, I know exactly what I&rsquo;m getting into when I&rsquo;m there. I&rsquo;m obviously asking for it.</p> <p>Plucky southern female designers married to jokester contractors.</p> <p>Lovable gay design teams who bicker constantly, but 24 minutes later create a minimaluxe masterpiece.</p> <p>Somewhat believable couples hunting for an affordable house in their town&rsquo;s red-hot real estate market.</p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;He wants a turnkey, split level with a pool, man-cave, and beachfront access in the city, but she wants an open-concept Tudor fixer in the suburbs with a white kitchen, 70s discotheque, and room to raise alpacas. Will this couple ever see eye to eye?</p> </blockquote> <p>Spoiler alert: Yes. They owned the house before the show even started.</p> <p>And still, I watch.</p> <p>Like someone suffering from Television Stockholm Syndrome, night after night I keep coming back for more HGTV.</p> <p><strong><em>You should know, it&rsquo;s not all peel-and-stick wallpaper. There&rsquo;s something much more nefarious at play here.</em></strong></p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/seen-on-screen/an-open-letter-to-hgtv-16dc3ad0a369">Read More</a></p>
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