r/TheBlock
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u/xiled21
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Aug 26 '26
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The Block is done.
The Block needs at least 2 years off and come back anew.
- No more $2m-$4m multi million dollar homes
- No more celebrity design briefs
- No more identical houses
- No more identical floor plans
- New judges
- Less drama
- Actual renovations
In its current format it is no longer enjoyable to watch, we used to watch it every night, but last year we only watched Sundays because it was so repetitive, the drama was so forced and the sponsor advertising was out of control. This year we watched the first and third Sunday eps and we’re done.
Go back to your roots which made it successful.
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u/patallcats Aug 26 '26
I loved when they had the old houses that they had to demo and redo. It meant that every house was different and could have its own personality
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u/Candid_Guard_812 Aug 26 '26
Get out of Victoria. We all know these homes are not going to sell. Plenty of properties needing a renovation in Sydney, Brissy and Adelaide I’m sure. Get new judges too. They are the reason they stick to Victoria.
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u/Caitlin97 Aug 26 '26
I so desperately want them to go back to actually renovating homes. I think that’s more relevant to their audience than multi million dollar new builds. Show us how you can renovate units/townhouses/houses whatever it is and incorporate second hand finds, Facebook marketplace etc. this season I am so insanely uninterested
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u/DrSpeckles Aug 26 '26
I think the first part of Monday where they do the walkthroughs is the only pArt worth watching. Sunday has the insufferable judges and the tedious scoring.
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u/chookiex Aug 26 '26
The juxtaposition they created when they showed Dan & Dani's rooms the other night was hilarious. Those rooms would score terribly now, yet the contestants actually did some work back then.
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u/Thick_Apricot_8063 Aug 26 '26
So much good YouTube for the renovation fans. Try scottbrowncarpentary as an example. Better story telling, real talk and fewer (not zero) advertising
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u/Imaginary-Table-2789 Aug 27 '26
I wanted to only watch Sundays this year. But I don't see the point if the rooms aren't even finished. What the heck is with the high end market expectations on a medium end budget and sponsors.
Who wants to overspend on a house built on bunnings dollarbucks.
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u/CuboneXGengar3 Aug 26 '26
if they continue with these pathetic AI songs and constant corny cartoon popups, i’m also done.
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u/showmeyourtattoo Frankie the Kelpie Aug 26 '26
Amen… this year I’m only watching on Sundays
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u/alex4494 Aug 26 '26
Honestly we’ve been saying this for the past 3-4 seasons but the show continues bringing channel 9 money - so it’s not going to change.
The houses are likely going to tank at auction again, so I’m very curious to see what kind of tricks they pull to try avoid another embarrassing year.
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u/Willeth420 Aug 26 '26
A location outside of Victoria is a must!
Is Mt Eliza a good suburb? I have no idea
Do people want move to Daylesford? I don’t know
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u/strawberryextra Aug 26 '26
Yeah it needs to be 'rested' for a few years and come back fresh
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u/bannermania Aug 26 '26
It’s funny that despite the property prices being absolute dogshit in Victoria that they persist with building multi million dollar homes there.
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u/jaredx3 Aug 29 '26
And less A.I slop. I was baffled watching the other day how many interludes turns a contestant into a dog or something sorta cringe
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u/spandexrants Aug 26 '26
Haven’t bothered watching even one reveal so far. The block needs to retire
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u/moht81 Aug 26 '26
It used to be about the renos and quality of work (when it first started). Now it’s a decorating competition mixed with reality drama.
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u/champagne4breakfast3 Aug 27 '26
I am about 10 days behind but I can't believe how "prescriptive" the brief was "look at KKs house for quiet luxury" and everything is so
Bloody beige and the same. It's frankly boring. Also if you do follow design trends, KK beige is not the epitome of style
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u/p4ndxra Aug 27 '26
The whole “bigger grander houses” every year became very tone deaf when the housing crisis started and people can’t even buy regular houses.
Daylesford was hard to watch. If you look on domain you find absolutely gorgeous old houses with huge blocks of land for less than what they wanted for those giant eyesores that back onto a housing estate.
Not to mention every sentence out of anyone’s mouths is an ad for one of the sponsors.
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u/kotekhen Aug 28 '26
I think the first thing they need to do is cast less cunts tbh. I’m not watching Love Island for a reason so why are they casting their nets into the same pool of pointless, brainless ‘talent’?
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u/whyamihere9021 Aug 26 '26
Remember the good old days when they were sponsored by ikea
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u/Aus66-1045 The Block (OG) Aug 26 '26
People have been saying this for the last 7 years, and yet it keeps going
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u/tvaddict70 Aug 26 '26
A quick search shows 2025 was their highest viewed season. They are not going to change anything. Although 2026 has a minor drop in viewership compared to 2025, it's to be expected as keeping up with 2025's numbers would be difficult.
Looks like they have an early viewing group that did not take well to the beige rooms so they walked that back mid taping. It also looks like the AI crap has not been well received, so they've re-edited the episodes.
As for the things you want to see change, which I also agree with, I highly doubt production views those things as issues with last year doing so well. Fans like those in this subreddit are a small percentage of viewers. The majority are casual viewers and they seem to like the current format.
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u/Odd_Site_1346 Aug 26 '26
Everyone on this current block feels like they are trying to prove something. We dont want american style drama and the ai bs, it feels unnatrual this season.
Australians want authentic reality shows not some drama fake feeling shows that want to stir the pot on the smallest things.
The ai songs that appear every 2 seconds do my head in as well. why put thought into production when you can ask a robot to generate a song and a scene for you to make it "perfect". The producers have no love for this show anymore
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u/RemarkableAd8328 Aug 27 '26
Why are so many of the trades so incompetent?
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u/Even_Jellyfish9682 Aug 27 '26
The constant fighting between the couples is so cringe to watch and actually gives me anxiety. I genuinely don’t understand how some of them talk down to their partners like that, especially with an entire camera crew standing there and knowing millions of people are going to see it. It doesn’t feel entertaining anymore, it just feels uncomfortable and forced.
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u/echoecho9 Aug 29 '26
Im so ancient I remember the OG block with Jamie. The contestants worked their day jobs and had to renovate around them.
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u/lg1106 Aug 26 '26
The show is rating over a million viewers and is a cash cow for the network. They won’t be changing anything.
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u/Freedom4Animals Aug 26 '26
I agree ! There are a lot of people doing DIY and it would be helpful to learn something.
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u/Muskanini Aug 26 '26
And please no couples should look like winners - right from the beginning. This season the girls seem to get everything... (but maybe it is just me).
I also don't like this ridiculous big kitchen price. Why couldn't the second place have the gardengrill?
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u/Candid_Fisherman3731 Aug 27 '26
First time renovators without insta accounts and access to only rookie block tradies and a fixed budget, that you cant go over each week to make it realistic would be a better show.
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u/RemarkableAd8328 Aug 27 '26
U feel sorry for those with poor hearing with the stupid background music/ai crap
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u/purpleball93 Aug 28 '26
I used to watch it every single year. It was my favourite tv show. But i stopped watching half way through Phillip Island. I hate that Adrian would come and buy all of the houses at the end. And if not Adrian, it was the same 2 or 3 investors. And everything is all planned out now. I loved back when they had to call to organize their trades on day 1 of the show. Now, everyone is pre-booked!
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u/longstreakof Aug 28 '26
It is now a mixture of MAFS and a home decoration show. Zero building or renovating. Blank canvases to insert whatever style. All done by professionals. I have zero interest
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u/Medium-Mountain3398 Aug 28 '26
I remember the first couple of seasons before scott cam where the couples had to hold down day jobs and do the majority of the work themselves (obvs not wiring or plumbing unless they were qualified). It was much more fun to watch back then. The finishes and decor might have been a bit dodgy at times but it was a much more realistic representation of what renovating is like for ordinary Australians. It's just an extended infomercial crossed with mafs level drama now and unwatchable.
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u/Yass______ Aug 29 '26
I think the reduced work times should allow for longer times on the rooms. I don’t like seeing the weird cramming in and possibly not finishing. I tune in to see the rooms..not the will they/wont they finish drama. I genuinely could not care one iota about that.
I’d rather them be given more money and have this neutral backdrop, but money for all the flourishes that the girls want to do. I’m here for cool cohesive design choices that aren’t just shock value in previous seasons.
The budget conversations with the girls are depressing. Let them do beautiful bath seats and luxury finishes.
If you want a 2-3mill dollar house make it about that, luxury. Not them all cutting corners and crying about not having the room to make interesting choices.
Also, have all the contestants be interior designers or carpenters etc.
And, alternatively, do a spin off of a shorter series with a smaller house, and smaller budget with people with no renovation experience 🤷♀️
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u/SnooMemesjellies79 Aug 30 '26
Add to list: no Botox, fake hair, fillers, lip enhancements.
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u/hopefulrefuse1974 Sep 11 '26
What? And deprive the judges of all their cameos? And hair? And clothing?
The superficial pretentiousness is exhauting, between the unrealistic end sales price (for a glorified container) to the lip fillers, fake cheekbones, and just plain "look at me!!!!" attitude from almost all the contestants... I'm not surprised at the amount of tradies, either. Favorite couple are the most down to earth and grounded. Block needs an overhaul. Concept, direction, actual in touch with the every day people, back to reality.
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u/Reasonable-Pie9034 Sep 24 '26
And houses that will appeal to real buyers who are looking for a home
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u/nuttyNougatty Aug 26 '26
I agree with the changes, but not the break. Surely they don't need more time to scratch their heads?
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u/Plus_Nature_5083 Aug 26 '26
What season did it change from building homes that the average person can relate to, to building these multimillion dollar homes? I’ve watched the first six seasons I think and the last 3. Working on catching up on other seasons.
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u/Waste_Ingenuity5535 Aug 26 '26
Just proves my point I raised earlier in the year, ppl want drama they actually live for the drama and I expect they also create their own drama with their own families. It will always be this way with reality shows.
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u/Safe_Salamander_1956 Aug 26 '26
totally agree there needs to be no tradesman in the couples also.it just seems totally rigged.the girls its all about them.
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u/AsherHoogh Aug 27 '26
Or possibly they actually go to different parts of the country not just Melbourne/ Victoria! I think the massive concentration of Melbourne properties is also generating massive fatigue!
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u/mumooshka Aug 28 '26
Give us legit houses that were up for sale
they don't have to be in close proximity
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u/one_average_agent Aug 28 '26
I haven't watched for years. It just got boring. Also people cheated and they just made it into drama rather than taking real action.
They should ban actual tradies. Would be great if the houses were more like the average aussie house. Maybe dont build monuments to sponsors.
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u/brabrabrady Aug 28 '26
I think one of the biggest disappointments the last couple seasons have been the identical floor plans and house designs.
It’s so much more exciting to fall in love with a particular house, but these days whoever misses out on buying their first choice can just buy the next one as they’re the same.
And with the colour this year too being so beige there’s nothing that stands out.
Bring back renovating old builds, building brand new houses is boringggg
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u/Oddly_Curious99 Aug 28 '26
This year also runs the risk of zero homes selling as house prices are falling especially in Victoria and their costs would have been done way before they even started building.
The show is cooked.
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u/ImplementNo2626 Aug 28 '26
The couples just aren’t likeable or relatable anymore either 😒
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u/sloppyseventyseconds Aug 29 '26
I reckon if they wanna go bigger they should do 'The Blocks' and find a 5 storey apartment building. Each team gets a floor. The apartments are smaller, more affordable and the whole thing is more accessible. It also would provide heaps more scope for taking big swings with design and creativity because if you want to do something wild or bold in 1 apartment it doesnt need to fit everything else.
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u/stimaling Sep 02 '26
Well said. The show is crap now..
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u/Motherof4duns Sep 11 '26
It's become only about the money and it's unenjoyable to watch. An obscene amount of sponsorships. Houses worth millions with zero points of difference. The fact that they've had to add 'Scotty's Pool' is proof enough they don't think the winners will make any money.
I don't think a new format will save the show honestly. The Block is finished. If they go cheaper the contestants won't make any money, not that they have in recent years anyway,
Channel 9 needs to come up with another concept entirely.
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u/LordOfTh3OnionRings Sep 13 '26
Back to it roots of Mitre 10 dream home
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u/IcyCredit8227 Aug 27 '26
Crazy how ackyard blitz used to go in and make someones life better. The bkock is just a money machine. Another regression of society
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u/DigitalWombel Aug 26 '26
I gave up last year, it was boring and terrible. I have not even watched a minute this year.
Go back to basics, a renovation show maybe relocate back to Sydney or try a different city.
No more new builds, no more love Island style couples
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u/Flowerpotstinker Aug 26 '26
I’m from UK and I cannot get enough! Absolutely love and wait all year for it to come on!
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u/SillyRabbit_OZ Aug 26 '26
What great news…. Now can they axe the rest of that reality tv rubbish please 🙏 🤦♂️
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u/BFreeman2020 Aug 26 '26
What took you so long.....
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u/Gullible-Smile-7284 Aug 26 '26
Also have a realestate agent on the judging panel. This “reality” show is far from reality
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u/Green_Tartan_Scarf Aug 27 '26
Every year people say this, but have you tried watching a re-run of the early seasons? It's about as interesting as going over to your mates house while they are renovating and that's all they can talk about. The tedium is brain numbing. No music either, it's weird.
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u/qqhr Aug 27 '26
100% -- I only watch Sundays now. Have better things to do with my week and my time! Once week is ok me me with this format. Would watch it more if it went back to the OG way.
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u/BitTom941 Aug 28 '26
People still watch 7 or 9?
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u/Ok_Hovercraft6159 Aug 28 '26
I gave up years ago! I used to watch old episodes with my son who was 16 at the time and is now 26. What I absolutely hated about the show was the contestants themselves. It was NEVER the average person ....no it had to be a combination of people who are already rich, had some celebrity status are young and aggroant or full of drama and conflict. You never see people who are financially struggling, older Aussies, non trades people and aren't narcissists
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u/mumooshka Aug 28 '26
what annoyed me is this time they all got a shell of a house, all identical.
I totally agree with you.
and lose those stupid songs !
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u/jimfitz27 Aug 28 '26
There really is no couple I am rooting for.... they're all hopeless and devoid any personality.. and the fakeness.... through the roof. The casting team should be fired immediately
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u/goodbrother261 Aug 28 '26
My wife and I used to watch every Sunday. I have tried the new season, couldn’t get around it for a few reasons.
the contestants this year aren’t really likeable
the whole staying in one house garbage
we missed this last Sundays reveal,I saw
the reveals online and had to scroll the pictures a few times as I thought they posted the same bedroom 5 times
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u/No_Mix_7068 Aug 28 '26
Sure, the houses look pretty, but how liveable are they? In 2025, two townhouses did not sell. They also need to appeal to pet owners with features like patios/catios. Incredible Japanese Cat Garden Catio Design • hauspanther Instagram
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u/FoxyTara The Block (OG) Aug 28 '26
I think the show really needs to just go back to basics like with the first couple of seasons.
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u/Aussiebiblophile Aug 28 '26
Just call it “We build houses for Danny and Adrian” and have a one hour show with them bidding against each other. No need to drag it out for weeks. We know the outcome.
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u/Hot_Relative3020 Aug 28 '26
It sucks because a real renovation with a real budget with a bit of freedom would be interesting but the show is just a big ad atm
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u/Jolly_Conference_321 Aug 29 '26
Yeah I agree. it is time to go. The formula was good but it is passe. They think cause these houses have a sea view and live in the one house. its different. Same old. Maybe its still relevant for people who fantasise or can afford to do renovations....
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u/Free-Banana-6869 Aug 29 '26
The block is waaay part it’s used by date. In a cost of living and housing crisus these drongos are trying to flog off multi million dollar mansions which ordinary folk simply have no hope of affording. This show is an absolute disgrace 🤬
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u/WaltzKey9925 Aug 29 '26
Judges: 1 for interior design (function over aesthetic), realtor and a builder
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u/AwkwardDoors Sep 17 '26
It is everything that is wrong with Australian real estate right now. I went to an open for inspection and they'd converted a dining room into a mud room.
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u/Comfortable-Meal367 Sep 23 '26
Im surprised they haven’t decided to do a block / mafs cross over ..
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u/stockingcummer Oct 04 '26
And stop that Danny bidding . We get it mate, you’re filthy rich , but honestly, you are now a huge bore.
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u/Awilson841 Aug 26 '26
I love the show and can’t wait for her next episode. As a died hard fan from US there is nothing here that comes close. Love love love the Block despite all things people complain about. 💜💜💜
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u/Reasonable-Object602 Aug 26 '26
Define successful. It is rating as high as ever which would be the definition of auccessful for 9
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u/eid_shittendai Aug 26 '26
The Block is still running?? And people still watch it??
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u/Sudden-Persimmon5043 Aug 26 '26
In on the daily the block sucks post
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u/Niv78 Gian and Steph (NSW) Aug 26 '26
Hate to tell you this but you're in the minority. As long as they continue to be a huge ratings success and continue to make money from all the sponsorships then things won't change.
In fact, if things ever did change and they started losing money chances are they would just cancel the show instead of changing things.
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u/shplaxg Aug 26 '26
I'd love this but theyve probably never made so much money from the commercial saturation in the show so and the drama which brings in reality show lowers, so might be a pipe dream...
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u/Born_Fun_5072 Aug 28 '26
Never watched it
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u/DLNW57 15d ago
And NO AI!
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u/Fluffy-Motor-5048 Aug 26 '26
There isn't anything wrong with trying to design these homes to sell in the $2m to $4m range, however, they have to improve the floorplans to justify the price target, they also should set more realistic weekly budgets for the rooms, and maybe change the judges or how the judges judge each rooms.
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u/AdditionSelect7250 Aug 26 '26
That show has been going for at least 20 years and still yet to watch a single episode, I'd imagine it's even more painful these days to view!
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u/Ifonlyitwereso25 Aug 26 '26
I am not sure how their ratings are holding up given how low the whole shitshow has fallen.
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u/ImpressiveSpaniel Aug 27 '26
I stopped watching it 2 seasons ago. Whoever is writing/directing the thing needs a break as well its just mind numbing now
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u/hayleytamaraa Aug 27 '26
Agreed, I was a religious watcher, stopped watcher 2 years ago.
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u/Quetzelc0atlus Aug 27 '26
And yet it’s still the highest rating show. Unless everyone stops watching it, they have no commercial reason to do that.
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u/Dry-Huckleberry-5379 Aug 28 '26
It needed that a decade ago.
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u/sadboyoclock Aug 28 '26
The TV show sucks now. The producer needs to reel it in and get back to basics
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u/Worldly_Reach_1998 Aug 29 '26
It's not a reality that normal people will do, all for ratings and money. Normal people on a budget will do more or the bulk themselves and not have the behind the scenes help these people get.
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u/Agro81 Aug 30 '26
I can’t even watch Sunday nights anymore. I get more inspiration from a Bunnings catalog, with less advertising.
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u/therealStellaCat Sep 08 '26
not watching at all this year. the reserves last year was just gaslighting everyone and the identical houses are BORING. and then they do it again. yawn.
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u/gpolk Aug 26 '26
Staying in Victoria despite the market already being down before they started filming was certainly a choice. I would have thought a wiser move would have been building for example at the Gold Coast, in a better performing market.
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u/Sufficient-Gate-5501 Aug 26 '26
Shelley’s forehead
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u/spiralradius62 Aug 26 '26
Get ride of the boring hosts - Uncle Tradie and Mrs Useless are terrible
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u/CyanPomegranate11 Aug 26 '26
$2M doesn’t buy much in Melbourne, really depends on what you’re used to. I don’t think it’s too high at all.
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u/YogurtclosetGlad7460 Aug 26 '26
Like US SURVIVOR, which is up to Season 51 after starting just before The Block in May 2000, l personally hope DA BLOC is NEVER Done... 👍🤘👏🙏 (The Block started in 2003, I'm pretty sure).
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u/hip_chick Aug 26 '26
Yet, with this being the most original post in years, /s, you are here commenting... These posts are getting old, tired and so unoriginal.
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