Pointless property programs

john539

besonders1 wrote: »

They're kind of ironic now, but for the people who were attracted by these "get rich" schemes, they just "rub it in". I have noticed the same repeated shows are on TV but with a subtitles at the end of the valuation advising "spring 2007"

Yes, that is soooo funny, that they now have to Date-Stamp these programs in case they are accused of misleading the public.

Never know they could even be sued in court for fraud or deception.

Cleaver

john539 wrote: »

I think it's unlikely any program you see was filmed 2-3 months ago.
This is the problem, the programs seem like from a property frenzy time warp.

Unfortunately many programs don't always have dates, so they can be repeated without people knowing they are watching an old or repeated program.

In the heyday boom times I regularly saw endless property programs & you had no idea when they were filmed, as they were filmed in a way like it was yesterday.

Skillfully deceiving.

I was watching one the other week where a man in animal skins who had a beard and big club had bought a repossessed cave in South-East London for 2 deers and a ceramic pot with the idea of flipping for a profit. He added a firepit and couple of trendy cave paintings and managed to sell for 3 deers and one of those cars they use in The Flintstones that you peddle with your feet. Think that was quite an old episode, but they didn't tell you the actual date.

john539

Pyewacket338 wrote: »

The difference with The Home Show is that it classes a house as a home, not as a way of making a financial killing.....

Surely you don't believe it, this is just a front.

They're just dying to go back to those property boom, how much can you make type programs, buy turn property around type programs.

SouthCoast

I suspect that the directors of the production companies producing property prawn are heavily invested in property.

I would like to see a full disclosure of interests from everybody involved.

Cleaver

SouthCoast wrote: »

I suspect that the directors of the production companies producing property prawn are heavily invested in property.

I would like to see a full disclosre of interests from everybody involved.

Good point. I also hear that the directors of Deal or No Deal own a box factory.

I too would like to see a full disclosure from everybody involved.

john539

napoleon wrote: »

Krusty and Phil still need the money. Exactly what else are they qualified to do?

Are they still on Tv.

In fact where all those property program presenter bozos nowadays ?

Must be tough when nobody calls you anymore ! :rotfl:

1echidna

I too heard them referred to as property po*n, which to me seemed very apt. The pseudo-sexual appeal has of course now disappeared with the crash and many blame them as though they were a cause of STD.

john539

abaxas wrote: »

Because they were mostly filmed before the poo hit the fan.

Give it another year and there will be none.

Yes, I hope those make a quick buck programs disappear.

It does seem strange when a craze becomes extinct.

john539

Pennywise wrote: »

Because people still watch them. Is it really any different to pointless quizes, pointless cookery programmes, pointless soaps, etc?

I don't know people watch them, other than with strange fascination of something that records a period which has now become extinct.

Airwolf1

john539 wrote: »

I think it's unlikely any program you see was filmed 2-3 months ago.
This is the problem, the programs seem like from a property frenzy time warp.

Unfortunately many programs don't always have dates, so they can be repeated without people knowing they are watching an old or repeated program.

In the heyday boom times I regularly saw endless property programs & you had no idea when they were filmed, as they were filmed in a way like it was yesterday.

Skillfully deceiving.

They made reference to Winter 2008 in the current tense, so I assumed it was quite recent.