“It’s so safe.
It’s like an old sweater,” Murray added.
Despite the simple plot and often-predictable choices, the show continues raking in the views.
While “House Hunters” may be somewhat formulaic now, that certainly wasn’t always the case.
“And apparently, the realtors said, ‘We have just the couple.'”
So it makes sense that those extra steps are no longer part of the show!
But for the Englanders, their time on “House Hunters” was a bit of a nightmare.
“Going through it at the time was a horrific experience, as we recall.
It was terrible,” Mitch told VICE.
Their lousy experience was mostly due to a lack of direction from the producers.
“[The producers] had no idea what they wanted,” Mitch explained.
To make matters worse, the show left huge amounts of footage on the cutting room floor.
“We probably cut 65 to 70 hours of film for a 22-minute segment,” Mitch estimated.
“So it was excruciating.”
“Our camera guy was fastidious about shots.
She also noted that the process felt “businesslike” rather than “relaxed and fun.”
So it wasn’t exactly an ideal time to be on a TV show.
In any case, this resulted in a challenging experience for everyone involved.
But on Mitch and Jayne Englander’s episode, the problem wasn’t them it was the producers.
You will be Season 1, Episode 1, and there won’t be an Episode 2.
It’s up to you guys to make it happen.'”
Apparently, the Englanders did a pretty good job, considering the show’s success.
If I would have known, I probably wouldn’t have done it."
“We didn’t have babysitters,” Jayne explained.
It also didn’t help that the producers didn’t want the Englander’s toddler to disrupt any scenes.
“So, [while filming it was like] ‘Your daughter can’t talk.
Can you put her in a closet?’
No, we can’t put her in a closet!
We had the crew take her outside and walk her around,” Jayne recalled.
But nope: “We didn’t get a dime,” Mitch told Vice.
“We didn’t get a thank you card at the time.
We didn’t get anything.
We got a VHS tape about six months later.”
Elizabeth shared that domestic “House Hunters” guests only make $500 for their time, however.
Or in this case, a program thatreallymade it.
In fact, according to Mitch Englander, “That was the whole problem.”
For us, they had no idea what they wanted," Mitch shared.
It was all raw and very fresh."
Sounds like a mess for everyone involved!
This is true now, and it was true for the Englanders back in 1999.
So, it gave us a second look."
For some people, this element of “House Hunters” ruins the whole premise.
“It was the biggest show on television at the time, so it was a big deal.
We were killing ourselves going, ‘Really?
They filmed us moving in, and now we’re getting filmed moving out.'”
However, Denton didn’t stay long in the house.
“[The house] was a great investment for a multitude of reasons.
First and foremost, our kids really enjoyed living there.
We had great memories, and we built a life-size dollhouse in the backyard.
“I don’t know,” she said.
“Mitch was an LA city councilman for many years, so he’s used to the spotlight.
So, probably not,” she said.
“Now, it’s all I watch.”
