A Giant Sham?!?

Back when we had cable and got like 440 more channels than the 10 we get now, I admit, I watched a little HGTV from time to time.  Okay, maybe more than a little.  When I was pregnant and couldn't sleep I could easily watch like 5 episodes of House Hunters in a row in the middle of the night.  So good.  Waking John-Paul up in the middle of the night to tell him that we needed to move to Texas, and how we could get so much more for our money there.  Yelling at the dumb woman who was not choosing a house just because of the color the walls were painted.  You're going to give up the bonus room and master suite because you can't handle repainting a couple rooms?!?  Come on!  

Then yesterday I read this article and learned that it was all fake.  I feel so betrayed!!  Everyone knows most reality shows are scripted and edited to make better stories and more drama, but House Hunters?  I mean I assume that buying a house doesn't only consist of going to look at exactly three houses and then going out for coffee with your realtor, picking your favorite one, and living happily ever after, but the fact that a lot of the houses they looked at weren't even for sale is kinda extreme.  House Hunters (and House Hunters International, House Hunters: on Vacation, AND even House Hunters: Living the Dream) I will no longer watch you!  Maybe because it's because I'm taking a stand against all your lies, or maybe it's because I don't have premium cable anymore...

Anyways, my current house hunting strategy is to win the lottery and then buy this quaint little place that's for sale a few blocks down from our place...