06-01-2008, 01:12 AM
A pretty good explanation and history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Old_House
explains some of the product placement :-)
The show did get kinda absurd with quite expensive home renovations and projects a while ago.
Show after show of million dollar home projects may have sold magazines at the Home Depot counters btu I'm not so sure it increased PBS viewership. Maybe it did.
Shows seem to be a bit more down to earth, lately. I could be watching old shows and not know the difference. I don't have any sort of TV watching schedule. OTA programming appeals less and less to me, so I have PBS on in the background while reading sometimes.
I think PBS actually did a show (or there was an article somewhere) on how they decided which projects to run with. I do recall that on some of the programs homeowners went over budget (even with some of the manufacturers [donations and discounts] assistance.
Watch what all the show hosts drive. :-)
There must be a few perks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Old_House
explains some of the product placement :-)
The show did get kinda absurd with quite expensive home renovations and projects a while ago.
Show after show of million dollar home projects may have sold magazines at the Home Depot counters btu I'm not so sure it increased PBS viewership. Maybe it did.
Shows seem to be a bit more down to earth, lately. I could be watching old shows and not know the difference. I don't have any sort of TV watching schedule. OTA programming appeals less and less to me, so I have PBS on in the background while reading sometimes.
I think PBS actually did a show (or there was an article somewhere) on how they decided which projects to run with. I do recall that on some of the programs homeowners went over budget (even with some of the manufacturers [donations and discounts] assistance.
Watch what all the show hosts drive. :-)
There must be a few perks.