According to my Mac dictionary,
it's a box or crate used as a makeshift stand by a public speaker.
Hmm.
Still doesn't make any sense.
Definition #2.
A thing that provides an opportunity for someone to air their views publicly.
Ok that makes more sense.
Let's talk House RUles.
Its the brand new renovation reality show.
From the creators of My Kitchen Rules.
Its real simple.
A team of two would represent each state.
They would then take turns to travel across Australia
to every team's house and renovate it.
But, here's the catch.
The house owners (one of the teams)
would be sent away on a holiday for a week.
They cannot take part in the renovation.
All they CAN do is leave 5 house rules
for the other teams to use as a guideline.
And after a week,
the house owners come back and judge their new home.
The teams stack up their score
and by the end of the competition,
the team with the highest score will be the winner of House Rules.
The prize would be to have their ENTIRE mortgage paid off for good.
And don't forget,
even those who didn't win
got a sweet renovation to their crappy houses.
And trust me, their houses are REALLY ******.
If you consider MKR as a spin-off of Masterchef.
Then House RUles is the spin-off of The Block.
Now, what is The Block, you say ?
Its ANOTHER renovation reality show.
Basically, the channel that I watch really enjoys
ripping ideas off other channels.
The Block is the oldest ongoing renovation show in mainstream Oz TV.
Another channel attempted to launch their own spin-off last year,
called the Renovators.
But it failed epically.
And so is House Rules.
Apparently, no one is willing to give House Rules a chance.
It debuted on its premier night with only 800k viewers,
700k on the next and 600k on the third.
The Block gets more than a million every night.
House Rules had even less viewers than failed reality show,
The Renovators.
I think people are just pissed and unwilling to give House Rules a chance.
After all,
it was made by the same people who made MKR and turned it into a cashcow.
And EVERYONE hated that.
Also they let self-obnoxious, mean Asian girls on the show.
And they milked the show by doing everything in their power
to keep contestants in the competition.
Seriously, the only way to lose is to use instant curry powder.
I really feel that this MKR-is-scripted shinanegans has really affected
House Rules' performance.
People just don't want another "renovation" show based on more drama and tears
than actual renovating.
Their argument is, however, invalid.
House Rules is a very different show.
Sure they use the same basic template for both shows.
And they both have "Rules" in their names.
But thats almost everything to it.
The elements that they use in House Rules is very different compared to MKR's.
Its something fresh.
And it isn't look like its scripted.
Or is it ?
Every show has its ups and downs and I think this show incorporates
some really fresh idea into this whole "renovation" reality show business.
I mean the only new thing The Block had for their new season
was to change from renovating boring old houses to renovating boring old hotels.
Gee. I'm so impressed...
And being a more dramatic-type,
House Rules does a great job capturing funny moments,
and using the appropriate music to make it even funnier.
That applies to the melodrama is awesome too.
Girl :"I'm gonna use this timber for the laundry room."
Timber Guy :"Sorry mate, you can't use wood for a wet area of the house. It'll swell."
Girl : *cries*
Ahhh....I love those moments.
All in all, I really think Australians should give this show a chance.
That is what it needs.
A Chance.
Thank You for listening.
Listening to Life In Color (Cover) - Justin Breit & Alec Favale
Exams Exams,
TK
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