Entertainment
How Much of ‘House Hunters’ Is Staged? Find Out If the Show Is Real or Fake
Many viewers of ‘House Hunters’ want to know if the show is scripted.
House Hunters is an American television series broadcast on HGTV that provides viewers with a look into the home-buying process as individuals search for their ideal properties.
House Hunters chronicles the journeys of individuals, couples, or families as they embark on the quest for a new home, guided by a local real estate agent. Throughout each episode, the buyers are presented with three potential houses or apartments to buy or rent.
As the episode concludes, viewers witness the unfolding deliberations and decision-making process of the participants, leading to the ultimate selection of one property.
The show then concludes with a revisit to the chosen home a few weeks or months later. During this follow-up, participants share insights into the changes they have made and reflect on the transformative impact their new residence has had on their lives.
Numerous fans who tune in to HGTV’s House Hunters find themselves captivated by the captivating process, drama, and extensive effort and time invested in finding the perfect home.
The televised entertainment is so fascinating that some viewers ponder whether the portrayal is too good to be true, questioning the authenticity of the experiences showcased on the show. So, How much of House Hunters is staged?
Is the ‘House Hunters’ show is scripted?
While House Hunters is labeled as a reality show, it is somewhat scripted to enhance its entertainment value. Some couples admitted they were encouraged to exaggerate their interactions on the show, making it more of an ‘acting-based’ program than a straightforward reality TV show.
For instance, Elizabeth Newcamp and her husband, who were featured on both House Hunters International and House Hunters, openly shared the behind-the-scenes drama from their time on the show.
The couple shared that, while truly looking at homes in Florida with a real estate agent, they had to increase the drama for the cameras. They were asked to exaggerate their feelings and emotions. Likewise, the arguments on House Hunters are staged.
For instance, Newcamp revealed that she and her husband quickly grasped that producers wanted to showcase conflict, leading them to intentionally exaggerate issues with their spouses to fulfill those expectations.
But in reality, these couples had no actual arguments; they were just ‘living it up’ for the sake of the show. Similarly, some participants revealed that the houses showcased on the program weren’t available for sale when the episodes were broadcast.
They usually had already purchased their homes before filming began, and the other two houses they explore sometimes aren’t even on the market. Multiple former participants shared that the homes they toured were either already sold, occupied by residents, or even listed as Airbnb properties.
Arguably the most surprising revelation is the show, which is supposed to revolve around finding the perfect home, sometimes proceeds without a realtor present at all. They have allegedly hired individuals to portray realtors who have no experience in the field.
Newcamp spilled the details, stating, “When they couldn’t find a local real estate agent, the House Hunters International producers needed a Dutch person who was willing to be on camera for $500 as our relocation expert.”
She continued, “So, any time you watch House Hunters International, just be aware that those acting as realtors might not work in real estate. It’s all the magic of television — and the lure of $500, of course.”
Moreover, the show enforces a strict dress code that explains why viewers have never seen someone wearing a graphic tee on the program. Production mandates a policy against loud patterns, graphics, or slogans.
Realtor Leslie Remy shared her experience with Guidelive, stating, “They told us to wear solids—not prints—and to bring an extra outfit. I brought four extra outfits, and they were like, ‘Nope, nope, nope.’”
She further emphasized that even jewelry is prohibited, citing the interference it could cause with the microphone. Additionally, participants were required to stick to the same chosen outfit every day for four days.
Fans’ reactions to the realization that ‘House Hunters’ is not real
After several participants of House Hunters came forward to admit that the show is scripted, an individual took to Reddit to start a thread titled “The truth about ‘House Hunters’ on HGTV… it’s fake!” Following this post, numerous people shared their perspectives on the matter.
One commenter remarked, “You mean people don’t just look at three locations and make a life-altering decision in a few days?” while another person added, “I work in reality. I’m amazed that people don’t understand that 95% of it is all fake, staged, or spiced up by producers.”
Fan Responses to the Authenticity of ‘House Hunters.’ (Source: Reddit)
Nevertheless, some individuals were accepting of the staged nature of the show. One person remarked, “All the reality shows are fake to some degree,” suggesting a more lenient perspective on the authenticity of reality television.
Likewise, another individual stated, “I don’t know why someone would be outraged at this. It’s entertainment,” emphasizing that, for some viewers, the enjoyment derived from the show’s entertainment value outweighs concerns about its authenticity.
‘House Hunters’ cast member talked about the show’s authenticity
In response to inquiries regarding the show’s authenticity, the show’s publicist provided insight, stating, “We’re making a television show, so we manage certain production and time constraints while honoring the home-buying process.”
Expanding on this, he added, “To maximize production time, we seek out families who are pretty far along in the process. Often, everything moves much more quickly than we can anticipate, so we revisit some of the homes the family has already seen, capturing their authentic reactions.”
However, despite these clarifications, none of the cast members have directly addressed the authenticity problem that many people have come across.
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Three True-Crime Documentaries Coming to Netflix in April 2024
Time to snuggle with a cozy blanket and some popcorns!
Netflix has a wide range of TV shows and movies.
Alongside them, Netflix also hosts a lot of documentaries. It has a wide range of documentaries but the true-crime genre is the one that has its audience sitting on the edge of their seats.
There are various true-crime documentaries and docuseries on the platform, including American Nightmare, Girl in the Picture, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, Tiger King, and Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, among others.
In April 2024, various documentaries and docuseries are coming to Netflix. However, the three most anticipated true-crime shows are — What Jennifer Did, Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer, and Files of the Unexplained.
Here is all we know about it.
‘What Jennifer Did’
What Jennifer Did is an upcoming documentary directed by Jenny Popplewell, the creator of another famous Netflix documentary, American Murder: The Family Next Door.
What Jennifer Did digs into the frightening story of Jennifer Pan, who plotted to murder her parents. The crime, disguised as a heist gone wrong, unravels through police interrogation film and interviews, showing Pan’s network of lies leading up to the incident.
Pan is a Canadian woman who was convicted of a 2010 kill-for-hire attack on her parents, which killed her mother and injured her father. The crime occurred at the Pan house in Unionville, Markham, Ontario, in the Greater Toronto Area.
According to her exact account, several gunmen entered the house, forcefully retrained her and her parents, then shot them. Her father, Huei Hann, was sent to the hospital, and her mother, Bich Ha, died instantaneously.
A whole new image appears as the law enforcement personnel piece together the facts. Pan plotted the entire operation with her drug dealer boyfriend, Daniel Wong, whom her parents had forbidden her from dating.
This motivated her to seek his help and devise a plan to murder her parents. This threatening notion was carried out in the form of a burglary, with Pan as the victim. The documentary will also concentrate on her arrest and the legal processes.
What Jennifer Did will be released on April 10, 2024.
‘Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer’
As the name of the documentary suggests, Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer is based on true events that occurred in Berlin. The series examines the case of several odd and unusual killings.
In 2012, three guys were murdered and robbed in Berlin after being unintentionally drugged. While the murderer was called ‘The Darkroom Murderer’ at the time, just one occurred in a dark room at a homosexual bar in Berlin.
‘Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer’ will be released on April 3, 2024. (Source: Netflix)
However, the murderer did look for guys in and around the city’s party scene to prey on victims. Only when one of his targets survived his attack and the assassin attempted to purchase a train ticket with one of the deceased men’s credit cards did the inquiry begin to narrow.
Jan Zabeil and Caroline Schaper directed this true crime show and Netflix will begin streaming the series on April 3, 2024.
‘Files of the Unexplained’
Files of the Unexplained is an upcoming terrifying eight-episode docu-series that talks about strange encounters, weird disappearances, disturbing incidents, the mystery of mutilated feet washing up, and more.
This investigative documentary series examines genuine stories that defy explanations and talk about witnessing weird encounters and strange events.
Files of the Unexplained kind of dives into a similar area as its previous documentaries like Unsolved Mysteries, Haunted, and 28 Days Haunted. According to its plot on Netflix, the series is described as “Eerie encounters, bizarre disappearances, haunting events, and more perplexing phenomena are explored in this chilling investigative docuseries.”
The docuseries will be released on April 3, 2024.
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‘Cowboy Carter’ — Everything You Need to Know About Beyonce’s New Album
The album will be released on March 29, 2024.
When Beyoncé announced her 2022 album Renaissance, she made it clear that it was merely the first installment of a multi-act body of work.
And now, after over two years of waiting, the singer has revealed that Act II is on the way — Cowboy Carter. Cowboy Carter, also known as Act II: Cowboy Carter or just Act II, is Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, set to be released on March 29, 2024, by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.
It is the second chapter of Beyoncé’s trilogy project, developed during the COVID-19 epidemic, and follows Renaissance (2022).
The then-untitled album was first announced on February 11, 2024, during Super Bowl LVIII, when Verizon Communications aired a Super Bowl commercial, titled ‘Can’t B Broken,’ in which Beyoncé tried to ‘break the Internet’ by doing increasingly outlandish means — from releasing a jazz saxophone record and performing on top of the Las Vegas Sphere to building an AI version of herself and launching a “Barbey” doll collection.
After all of the ideas failed, Beyoncé closed the advertisement by saying, “Okay, they ready. Drop the new music.” Following the broadcast, the singer shared a preview video for Act II on Instagram.
The video paid tribute to the 1984 movie, Paris, Texas, which mentions border blasters, and incorporates Chuck Berry’s 1955 song ‘Maybellene.’ The singer’s official website was updated the same day, announcing her eighth studio album, Act II, which would be released on March 29, 2024.
The album’s two main singles, ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ‘16 Carriages,’ were then made available for digital download and streaming. On March 12, 2024, Beyoncé stated that the album would be called Cowboy Carter via a teaser poster with a western saddle and sash.
She released the album cover on Instagram on March 19, 2024, and teased surprises and collaborations on the album. On March 20, 2024, she unveiled a limited edition unique cover featuring a ribbon that says “act ii BEYINCÉ,” referring to a generational family surname.
On March 27, 2024, she unveiled the album’s tracklist via a themed poster. She shared a graphic on Instagram of the album’s tracklist, which was inspired by classic Chitlin’ Circuit posters.
Cover of Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, ‘Cowboy Carter.’ (Source: Instagram)
It includes the titles “Dolly P” and “Smoke Hour Willie Nelson,” implying possible collaborations with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson. Similarly, ‘Jolene,’ was written on the poster, which netizens believe is a cover or reinterpretation of the Parton’s song of the same name.
‘The Linda Martell Show,’ has also been mentioned on the poster, possibly referring to the first Black woman to achieve commercial success in the country genre.
The themed poster revealing the album’s tracklist has been confusing a lot of netizens. The following things have been mentioned on the poster, so possibly, these are the songs on the album.
They are — ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ ‘16 Carriages,’ ‘Ameriican Requiem,’ ‘Blackbiird,’ ‘Protector,’ ‘My Rose,’ ‘Bodyguard,’ ‘Daughter,’ ‘Spaghettii,’ ‘Alliigator Tears,’ ‘Smoke Hour Willie Nelson,’ ‘Smoke Hour II,’ ‘Just for Fun,’ ‘II Most Wanted,’ ‘Levii’s Jeans,’ ‘Flamenco,’ ‘Ya Ya,’ ‘Oh Louisiana,’ ‘Desert Eagle,’ ‘Riiverdance,’ ‘Tyrant,’ ‘II Hands II Heaven,’ ‘Sweet Honey Buckin’,’ ‘Amen,’ ‘Jolene,’ and ‘The Linda Martell Show.’
It looks like we will only get to know the collaborations and tracklist of Cowboy Carter after its release on March 29, 2024.
Entertainment
‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2’ Debuted With 100% Rotten Tomatoes
“A drastic improvement over its novel predecessor.”
When Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey was released back on March 10, 2023, it was not received well.
It was neither liked by critics nor the audience. At the time of writing, it has 3% on Tomatometer out of 62 reviews and a 50% audience score.
Looking at the previous installment, many believed that the second movie — Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 — would not do well. However, it came with a massive comeback.
It debuted with 100% on Tomatometer and at the time of writing, it has 56% with 18 reviews. One of the critics wrote, “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is a drastic improvement over its novel predecessor, even if it suffers from some of the same problems.”
“This flawed but enjoyable sequel defies expectations — albeit low ones — and outperforms its predecessor on most levels,” another critic quipped.
By the looks of it, the audience is loving the second movie more than the first. It has an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes with over 250 audience reviews.
Giving reviews on the movie, one netizen wrote, “Really fun twist on a classic. Directing acting and plot was fantastic. Not corny like most movies just fun and worth the watch.”
“This sequel was incredibly enjoyable! Despite my appreciation for the first film, this one surpassed it 1000% with its fantastic kills, (so much fun brutal, gory kills) the enhanced appearance of Pooh and friends, and a captivating storyline that kept me interested throughout. I’m eager to add this movie to my collection,” another commented.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 is a 2024 British indie horror film directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and written by Matt Leslie. It is the second installment in the Twisted Childhood Universe (TCU) and a follow-up to Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023), a horror reinterpretation of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
The film stars Scott Chambers as Christopher Robin and Ryan Oliva as the eponymous figure, with Tallulah Evans, Eddy MacKenzie, Lewis Santer, Marcus Massey, and Simon Callow in support.
In a June 2022 interview with Dread Central, Frake-Waterfield showed interest in making a sequel to Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, stating that he wants to ramp it up even more, go even crazier, and go even more extreme. In September 2023, teaser photographs were revealed revealing the new character Owl.
The film contains a fresh cast and character designs, and it is set in the Ashdown town rather than the Hundred Acre Wood. Furthermore, the character Tigger, who was absent from the original film, reappeared after entering the public domain in January 2024.
The film’s budget was first rumored to be five times bigger than its predecessor, it was subsequently revealed that the budget had climbed to ten times that of the previous picture. Shaune Harrison, who has previously worked on the Harry Potter franchise and Game of Thrones, was the film’s monster and gore designer, while Paula Anne Booker oversaw the special effects.
In the movie, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Owl’s house and life are jeopardized as Robin discovers their presence. Not wishing to remain in the shadows any longer, the group resolves to go on a rampage through Robin’s native village of Ashdown to exact their retribution once and for all.
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