This Old House
Author
Discussion

blueST

Original Poster:

4,665 posts

232 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
quotequote all
Does anyone remember watching This Old House on Discovery Channel years ago? I loved that program, the no expenses spared approach to home renovation, knocked DIY SOS into a cocked hat any day of the week.

In a fit of rose tinted reminiscing the other week I actually wrote to the Discovery Channel to ask why it wasn't on any more and could they bring it back (Along with the New Yankee Workshop!). They told me to poke it.

It would probably seem a bit rubbish compared to Grand Designs and the like now, but I still wouldn't mind watching a few episodes again. Can't even get DVDs anywhere though.

Edited by blueST on Tuesday 14th July 19:40

robinhood21

30,934 posts

248 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
quotequote all
Loved watching This Old House with Steve and Norm! Actually, I just like watching others do all the work. biggrin
Watching Property Snakes & ladders on C4 now. wink

SeeFive

8,353 posts

249 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
quotequote all
I personally prefer the "Norm" element being a keen woodworker, but TOH has a website, albeit at a quick glance, without dvds - just show descriptions and how to's. There was a new series running on Shed with a new front man a few weeks ago.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/

blueST

Original Poster:

4,665 posts

232 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
quotequote all
SeeFive said:
I personally prefer the "Norm" element being a keen woodworker, but TOH has a website, albeit at a quick glance, without dvds - just show descriptions and how to's. There was a new series running on Shed with a new front man a few weeks ago.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/
Are you sure it was on Discovery Shed? When they emailed me a month or so a go, Discovery denied showing it? I don't get Shed at the minute, but would subscribe if it was on.

I've trawled the listings and can't see it anywhere.

I thought Norm was best part about TOH, but each series was like a little soap opera, waiting to see which of the regular contractors would show up. Tom Silva springs to mind, along with the guy who always did the landscaping. He had a fully grown pine tree delivered on a low loader once!

This is getting a bit sad now but http://www.rawbw.com/~emiller/tohdrink/ I believe "chug" means neck your drink.

And http://www.fred.net/turtle/souse.shtml

Edited by blueST on Tuesday 14th July 21:16

SeeFive

8,353 posts

249 months

Tuesday 14th July 2009
quotequote all
blueST said:
Are you sure it was on Discovery Shed? When they emailed me a month or so a go, Discovery denied showing it? I don't get Shed at the minute, but would subscribe if it was on.

I've trawled the listings and can't see it anywhere.

I thought Norm was best part about TOH, but each series was like a little soap opera, waiting to see which of the regular contractors would show up. Tom Silva springs to mind, along with the guy who always did the landscaping. He had a fully grown pine tree delivered on a low loader once!

This is getting a bit sad now but http://www.rawbw.com/~emiller/tohdrink/ I believe "chug" means neck your drink.

And http://www.fred.net/turtle/souse.shtml

Edited by blueST on Tuesday 14th July 21:16
Ah, Tom Silva - indeed. They did have a number of pretty top rate contractors on that programme.

The newer series, without Steve asking the idiot questions (someone else does that now smile ) and less Norm was on a little while back. I would have thought it would have been have been 240-2 on Sky, but it would have been at a silly time at night, or in the early afternoon - I tend to have that stuff on in the background while I am working.

I have not seen it for a month or so, so Shed are probably right in what they are telling you.

By the way, is it just me, or is anyone else disappointed with the amount of stuff shown on Shed that you can't do in your shed? Yet more bloody fishing and worlds dirtiest jobs to go with the two channels of fishing and tattoos above it.

Let's see stuff we can do in our shed (e.g., like The Great British Woodshop on at midnight tonight - incidentally, David Free is a bit of a car nut too). Shame it's a repeat series - last time I was talking to David he had a whole bunch of new material planned - including a high end "Bird Restaurant" which I was quite keen to see.

callyman

3,178 posts

228 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
quotequote all
robinhood21 said:
Loved watching This Old House with Steve and Norm! Actually, I just like watching others do all the work. biggrin
Watching Property Snakes & ladders on C4 now. wink
Watched that too, quite a good episode. What gets me is why dont they EVER listen to the experts advice, which was mirrored by the estate agents.
I think they seem to forget Sarah beenbag has made a fortune developing.

callyman

3,178 posts

228 months

Wednesday 15th July 2009
quotequote all
Loved This old house, slowly weatching Norm get fatter week by week. laugh
Also really enjoyed watching the master at work in the New Yankee Workshop.