House Hunters

This show on HGTV is weirdly addictive.

The premise is straightforward: a person or couple who is in the market to buy a house or condo talks a little bit about what they are looking for. Then they go with a real estate agent to go see three options, at the end of every option in every episode, the real estate agent says "So, can we keep this one on the list?" Then they choose one, tell you why, and we fast forward to a few months after they've moved in and they say how much they love the new place.

And somehow, the show is amazing!

I think the allure is in the combination of seeing cute houses, along with the cheesiness of the obviously scripted format, and the practically negligible amount of suspense while you wait to see which one they chose.

I could probably watch half hour episodes for at least 9 or 10 hours straight. In fact, I'm going to set the Tivo and try to do this at Thanksgiving.

Have We Talked About, Pt. 1

Welcome to Have We Talked About, a column where in lieu of having anything original to say, I dig up an old image (credit: Internet) and talk about it.

Our first item is about a year old:



Here's my interpretation of this scene: Kristen Bell, looking stiff and awkward, chooses Zachary Levi, leaning against the wall like a tool, in her weekly Rose Ceremony. Congratulations, Zachary Levi.

Condolences to the guy who plays Marc's boyfriend on Ugly Betty, who did not earn a rose, but is playing it like he doesn't care in the background.

Stay strong, Marc's boyfriend. You're an inspiration to all of us whom Kristen Bell doesn't really care about.