![]() ![]() ![]() Like three quarters of all Americans, I live in a house, in my case an old house, and people who live in old houses are always fiddling with improvements, modifications, and repairs. I suspect that, like most viewers, I am drawn to these programs for several reasons. The host acts as a sort of tour guide, introducing the various tradesmen and artisans who in turn step forward and explain the intricacies of their craft. As the weeks go by, the viewer is introduced to the various steps in the process: foundations, framing, plumbing, plastering, cabinetwork, and so on. A series of programs follows the construction of a new house, or the renovation of an old one. Still, whenever I come across a show on “home improvement” I must admit I usually end up watching. Listening to someone pedantically explain landscape painting, or watching an earnest woodworker cobble together a Colonial-style night table, has never caught my fancy. ![]()
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