I was going to start a thread on this show too, but I got too lazy...[happens easily..]

Theresa is AND they CHANGE clothes TOO!!

Oh, and I love when Leslie & Andrew gang up on that blonde chick designer...a couple times I thought Andrew was going to lay the smackdown on her..

Nope. Gotta disagree there. Vehemently.

"While You Were Out" is unbearably annoying. The cheesy multiple choice game show aspects of the show just sink the whole concept. The designers have zero personality - especially that wispy euro-trash looking wallflower, with his 70's era mullet comprised of nothing but blonde split-ends and his wardrobe consisting of nothing but too-small-for-his-frame thrift store t-shirts. The strained reasons to get the "loved ones" out of the house so the designers can "re-decorate" are tired. The carpenter needs some serious mood-elevating drugs.

And I'll get to the other reasons why this show positively grates on my nerves . . .

. . . but not YET . . . .

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

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And I'll get to the other reasons why this show positively grates on my nerves . . .

. . . but not YET . . . .

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

My brain's on auto pilot while Theresa's doing this...i'm just admiring her and tuning the rest out.

What's the matter grunter, Andrew not enough of a bear for ya?

A lot of retained information for someone who is "forced to watch the show"

And While You Were Out stomps Trading Spaces anyday of the week because of one thing.....Leslie Segrete.

I'd take her over a combo of the TS girls.
Not that I watch these show for babes....well not entirely.

The designers on WYWO don't really have a strong personality, but that why Theresa, Andrew, and Leslie are there.

I know what you mean. I have this weird ability to retain a ton of info after reading it just one time. Weird!

I am usually working when Trading Spaces comes on but not all the time unfortunately. I have never seen While You Were Out...and I am sure I do not want to.

Agreed completely. But I would take the first host of WYWO over Theresa. Can't remember her name though.

Wonder if Theresa is still writing her dating column?

Yes, but...but...what happened to Leslie? Last week's and this week's "new" episodes have some blonde woman as the second carpenter instead. Did that one designer see how much Leslie hated her and get her fired?

i think that's the new girl, kia. she's very strange and i don't think she understands the show's restrictions quite yet. plus i don't think she's liked by many of the others. i recently read an interview with ty the carpenter and they were asking him about the other designers. they mentioned kia and his response was something like "i'm not going to talk about her."

PREACH ON!

Yep, she's the absolute worst by far... I've yet to see a single thing she's done that's even remotely acceptable.

Kia, at the start of each show: "What this room needs is... a wallpaper border!"

Agreed. I HATE Kia.

She doesn't think things through- like the episode where she hung the bed from the ceiling. First, is anyone going to be able to sleep on the thing? Then, she had no clue what needed to be done to hang it. She figured if she had 4 chains and some hooks it'd be done in five minutes. Ty had to explain to her that someone had to go into the attic, find the right studs where it could be hung and build supports. And every episode I've seen with her has been like that. Like the fiberglass pyramid fountain that leaked and smelled so they couldn't use it after spending 2 days working on it.

Also, everything has to have a "Theme" (with a capital T), like Egyptian, Greece, African, etc., which she then uses the most cliché elements (note: you can have an Egyptian feel without resorting to pyramids and hieroglyphics.) I feel sorry for all the homeowners she's done rooms for, she has no idea what would be practical for them- in fact, does Kia even know that people are going to have to live in the room after she leaves?

Clearly I've walked into Bizarro DVDTalk.

Anyone with an ounce of common sense can recognize "While You Were Out" as the cheesy, inferior "Trading Spaces" knock-off that it is.

And don't even get me started about that originating British non-show: "Changing Rooms."

*gag*

Fear not!
She took a vacation while they were shooting and since they shoot multiple episodes a week it appears that's she gone longer than she actually was.

Sadly, tomorrow's new episode is Leslie-less.


As for Kia, my god, if she showed up at my house, I'd call the show off, piss on the walls and consider my house better for the experience.

I have met frank a couple of times and he is a cool guy exactly like he is on the show. He even took time out to talk to my wife on the phone.

I have met doug also and i thought he was going to be kind of an ass but he was even more down to earth than Frank was.

Kia is a disaster, yeah.

I liked the episode where you could tell Ty was getting REALLY pissed off... one of the home owners (a guy) and Ty were NOT getting along. Ty broke something to do with mirrors or something and then went on about how it wasn't secured properly, but you could tell the guy TOTALLY blamed Ty for it, it was funny.

As for While You Were Out. It's different... I don't like it anymore or any less then the other show... however, the designers do have very little personality compaired to Trading Spaces.

I love the show, but I usually like the way the room looked before they destroy it. Ty would be a handy guy to have around.

"Man, it would be sweet to have a DVD shelf like this."

"Dude, give me a few hours. I've got some **** to do for Vern, but between that and my photo shoot I'll throw that together for you."

There was one episode of While You Were Out where I actually liked the design. They made this funky guitar stand that was neat.

Ditto. She is the worst. Don't forget the episode where they were on a military base. A military couple said they wanted their living room to be someplace where they could get away from their "work." Kia designed the room with camflouge (sp?) fabrics and wallpaper trim (no surprise) and made curtains with parachute material. What the hell was she thinking? Total moron.

Clearly, I've walked into Bizarro DVD Talk.

Anyone with an ounce of common sense can recognize "Trading Spaces" as the cheesy, inferior "Changing Rooms" knock-off that it is.




"Changing Rooms" is so much better than "Trading Spaces." The host, the designers, Handy Andy, the rooms, the music, it's all better plus no cheesy staged Trading Spaces antics.

Must agree, Changing Rooms is also easier to watch at 30 minutes, you don't get bogged down so much.

Well, its like the Nature shows. do you really believe they just "happened upon" the very animal they were looking for?

Remember the controversy over Jaques Custeau animal treatment a few years back? One of his sons admitted to the following...

They said in one scene(and I remember this seeing this as a kid.it was creepy) where an Octopus was shown to crawl out of a bucket, onto the deck, and over the side? Well, they had actually poured Bleachinto the bucket with the animal and so -OF COURSE- it started crawling out

Who saw tonight's episodes? maybe they were repeats, I'm not a huge watcher of the show... but tonight they were hilarious!

I haven't seen that many Changing Rooms episodes (I don't get BBC America), but huh? Most of the designs on there haven't done anything on there for me. And the music? Changing Rooms has the absolute worst music I've ever heard on a TV show.

To be fair, Trading Spaces has its problems too. The staged antics, as you said. The constant plugs for Lowes during the show. The fact that we all know that what we're seeing doesn't necessarily have much to do with what really happened...

I like Leslie's tattoo.....

The Trading Spaces music sounds like some kid playing with his bass guitar.

The Changing Rooms music is much more upbeat and fun. I love the "finishing the room" montage music the best.

And as far as the designs go, the CR rooms always look completely different, where often the TS rooms just look like the walls were painted or something (I'm thinking of Laurie and Frank's designs mainly.)

I find on Changing Rooms, the people are more honest.