A friend asked me to watch a few episodes with him... Booooring!I considered many of the houses the participants (Or shall we say: victims?) were offered to choose from terrible to begin with - it seemed clear that these buildings were just thrown in the game as token candidates.The episodes I saw made rebuilding major parts of houses look easy as 1-2-3; something that could be achieved on two afternoons. The producers rather showed us the Gaines spending time with their kids. Touching - but how does this relate to renovating a house?In the few episodes that I saw there were so many obvious things ignored that it hurt: A 16-foot table for the porch - wow! Unfortunately, there was no wind screen to be seen - so we can imagine how much fun dining at this table is once there's more than a breeze blowing...Or take the swings for the house entrance that were mounted so close to the wall that you can do a lot of things with them - but certainly not swing. The only question ist if you'd attempt it anyway is: Will the swing or the wall behind it break first?It's also a very reassuring sign when you spot a notable gap between the frame of an exterior door and the door itself while the camera hastily pans over it.Last, but not least: the decoration sucks. Who except for people with too much money and too little taste (or real estate agents) would ask foreigners to decorate their house? Don't they usually have paintings, photographs and other items of their own that they can place were they like it? Or at least ask Mrs. Gaines how she would arrange their memorabilia? Instead, Mrs. Gaines comes with generic garbage that will be removed the moment the cameras stop.Same goes for her obsession with flowers. Way too many - and the stuff shrivels within two days.And did I mention the fake enthusiasm of the prospective "house owners"?

My family and I enjoyed this show until we realized that the characters are anti-gay. If they are not anti gay, they have yet to state that. Their church is hostile to gay rights because it currently states, at the time of this writing, on their website that "marriage is between one man and one woman". Chip wrote a long essay which really didn't say anything other than they refuse to say one way or another, but by maintaining membership in an anti gay church, they are themselves anti gay. This is a show about homes, with people who fix up homes for families. Right now, in a majority of states, a home owner can LEGALLY block me from renting a home just because I'm gay. Also, if this TV show expects it's viewers to believe that the care about creating wonderful homes for families, why are they intentionally leaving out LGBT+ families? There has not yet been a gay couple on their show. If the hosts of this show support gay people, all they have to do is say that, and they refuse to. That tells me they are against my family.

Just watched the Graham house fixer upper, so moving, you should be proud of yourselves! I enjoy watching your show, and the relationship you have with each other and your family is so refreshing. Please keep up the good work, Portland Oregon would be a great place for your family to do a couple fixer uppers.

Chip and Joanna the Perfect Pair Do you have the guts to take on a fixer upper? You know the show we all love it Chip and Joanna are the perfect pair. Joanna has a background in real estate and interior design. Chip has a background in construction. Together they have created a show that takes the worst house in the best neighborhood and turns it into their client's dream home. It is called Fixer Upper. From there farm house to the houses that they build it is truly a masterpiece, that in my opinion can be called the best TV show ever. I love the exterior to the interior adventures that they take you on from the very beginning of the show from picking the house to the finished product it truly a very interesting adventure. Let's talk about the beginning of the show. It always starts out with Chip Joanna and their family at their farm house. It is fun to see them in a real life setting, although it does seem a little sugar coated. I wish that it could be a little more realistic in showing their real day to day lives. It is nice to see that they have an order to the show but on the other hand though It can sometimes put you to sleep because you know what is going to happen next. In the very beginning when the customer is introduced I wish that they could make it a little more interesting by saying just a little bit more about themselves, so that you can connect with them better. I also wish that Chip and Joanna could show you how they picked the 3 houses to show to their customer so that you could feel that you were a part of that process as well. When Chip and Joanna meet the customers they are always so nice and friendly to everyone it makes you feel like you are their friend. It is so cool how they invite the customer into their own home it makes everything seem more real. What's Today! Demo Day! I absolutely love demo day it is one of my favorite parts of the show. It is so fun to see Chip and his gang completely gut the entire house. One of my other favorite parts of the show is when Joanna gets to pick out the floor the cabinets and the absolute best part the furniture. I absolutely love Joanna she is so creative and fun she is definitely the cherry on top of the entire show. Now we get to my absolute favorite part of the entire show. When they reveal to their customer their dream home that they have waited so long for. I love how they have a big canvas in front of the house reminding you as an audience member and the customer what it looked like before they started remodeling. Once everyone is ready they ask the customer "Are you ready to see your fixer upper?" Then Chip and Joanna pull back the canvas to reveal the amazing new house that awaits their customer. The houses no matter what shape or size they come in they always turn them into a masterpieces. It is so amazing to see the house go through such a dramatic transformation from when the customer buys it to when they have turned it into a dream home. Chip and Joanna are such a good team they are both so creative when it comes to remodeling and they have such a passion for doing it. Because of them so many people are able to have their dream home because of this show.This is an amazing show and I love every second of it. It is everything that you need in a good TV show it's funny interesting and of course amazing and it is all because Chip and Joanna are the perfect pair.