FTA-TV The Block 2023

[BuddysBiggestFan]

Due to certain circumstances, I've only really watched the reveal episodes in the past 3 weeks or so, having watched maybe a week day episode here and there. I've watched this weeks, though.

You honestly don't even have to watch the week day episodes to follow it - this would probably be one area that they could rejig if they want to restore ratings in to next year (of course, on top of reducing the drama.) But following MAFS, Parental Guidance etc, it appears pretty obvious that Channel 9 have an artificial drama addiction they need to shake.

The challenges they do too, are quite boring and not worth watching, aside from some of the feels when its for a charity. I mean, SUPing? I suppose perhaps thats to sell the area they're in. Break dancing? vom.

On the show itself, it still baffles me that after so very many years, contestants brought in to this show don't come on with a serious plan or with any coaching as to how to approach it, how to plan, how to view the floorplans and look to maximise, how to watch previous seasons for the countless comments regarding to kitchen flows, eye level bathroom storage, etc etc etc and of course, budget management. Perhaps they want people to fail/struggle, but if I were to be accepted on to this show, I'd be spending countless hours in the lead up building an arsenal of plans for potential execution.

They don’t pick people that know what they’re doing. They only look for extroverts that can give them material to fill in 4 nights per week. For example Leah.

 

[BuddysBiggestFan]

Leah crying wolf, yet she was the one who started the BS in the first week with the meeting and accusing Steph of being under handed claiming she stole her real estate agent, slagging her off with name calling. Now she wants pity, go * yourself.

Leah is fake

 

[Magnum27]

Due to certain circumstances, I've only really watched the reveal episodes in the past 3 weeks or so, having watched maybe a week day episode here and there. I've watched this weeks, though.

You honestly don't even have to watch the week day episodes to follow it - this would probably be one area that they could rejig if they want to restore ratings in to next year (of course, on top of reducing the drama.) But following MAFS, Parental Guidance etc, it appears pretty obvious that Channel 9 have an artificial drama addiction they need to shake.

The challenges they do too, are quite boring and not worth watching, aside from some of the feels when its for a charity. I mean, SUPing? I suppose perhaps thats to sell the area they're in. Break dancing? vom.

On the show itself, it still baffles me that after so very many years, contestants brought in to this show don't come on with a serious plan or with any coaching as to how to approach it, how to plan, how to view the floorplans and look to maximise, how to watch previous seasons for the countless comments regarding to kitchen flows, eye level bathroom storage, etc etc etc and of course, budget management. Perhaps they want people to fail/struggle, but if I were to be accepted on to this show, I'd be spending countless hours in the lead up building an arsenal of plans for potential execution.

Correct on the drama, that is all channel 9 want, the Block now is far removed from what it was when it started.

You do need drama and a villain for reality TV to work, it is what gets us invested, but it has to have a limit, and when it is basically bullying others and wearing Trump like hats, then it has gone to far in my opinion, last year we had Sharyn and Ankur who were just lazy and incompetent, but were never downright rude to their fellow contestants, and spent their time complaining about the show and how they were hard done by, that drew us in to watch them fail.

 

[BuddysBiggestFan]

Noticed yesterday that Leah was driving her sister to the airport yet she was driving down South Rd crossing Nepean Hwy towards Moorabbin. Possibly taking her to Moorabbin Airport?…..

 

[Magnum27]

Leah is fake

Yeh if you listen to the podcast Eliza recounts how the whats app groups have resorted back to being H2& H3 only chatting with each other after they left the block, whilst the other 3 houses are in their own, so clearly Leah was in self preservation mode, and delivering crocodile tears.

 

[Magnum27]

If you look at all these Australian reality TV shows, how many of the "contestants" or "participants" go on to have TV/media careers afterward? I'd say less than 1%.

The ood ones from the block who have had a show or a gig after the block, all have one thing in common, they were likeable and not complete assholes, Leah has zero chance of getting a gig on any TV show. Take Tom for instance, we all loved Tom, and here is on this years show.

 

[Shell]

What are the usual go tos for reality show ppl:

• podcasts
• morning FM radio
• maybe a travel show reporter
• OTHER reality shows
• OnlyFans

Have I missed anything?

 

[Shell]

I wouldn't put Neighbours or Home and Away because that's very rare.

 

[Shell]

Yeh if you listen to the podcast Eliza recounts how the whats app groups have resorted back to being H2& H3 only chatting with each other after they left the block, whilst the other 3 houses are in their own, so clearly Leah was in self preservation mode, and delivering crocodile tears.

Auctions. Are gonna be good.

 

[No Quarter]

What are the usual go tos for reality show ppl:

• podcasts
• morning FM radio
• maybe a travel show reporter
• OTHER reality shows
• OnlyFans

Have I missed anything?

Eliza probably will have some sort of future mapped out for her, based on how she has appeared on this show (likeable, goofy, talker) but also because of her contacts.

The rest of them won't be achieving anything of merit

 

[No Quarter]

Yeh if you listen to the podcast Eliza recounts how the whats app groups have resorted back to being H2& H3 only chatting with each other after they left the block, whilst the other 3 houses are in their own, so clearly Leah was in self preservation mode, and delivering crocodile tears.

That isn't overly surprising, if you undertook some sort of experience over say a 12 week period doing anything, if you didn't really like the people involved you wouldn't be inclined to talk to them much after.

The ood ones from the block who have had a show or a gig after the block, all have one thing in common, they were likeable and not complete assholes, Leah has zero chance of getting a gig on any TV show. Take Tom for instance, we all loved Tom, and here is on this years show.

I reckon there was an element of the producers feeling bad for Tom after the disaster result they achieved last year. Yeah, he was likeable, but they probably wanted to give him a few extra $$ wherever they could.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

OnlyFans

 

[Jack Richards]

Leah is only regretting and moving away from Kirsty because she doesn't want to impact her chances of anything in the pipework after The Block (not that it's already impacted negatively)

 

[Jack Richards]

Eliza probably will have some sort of future mapped out for her, based on how she has appeared on this show (likeable, goofy, talker) but also because of her contacts.

The rest of them won't be achieving anything of merit

Instagram official influencers and sponsorships.

 

[No Quarter]

Instagram official influencers and sponsorships.

Yeah, 'of merit' lol

 

[danstar]

exactly my reaction

 

[Gasometer]

Noticed yesterday that Leah was driving her sister to the airport yet she was driving down South Rd crossing Nepean Hwy towards Moorabbin. Possibly taking her to Moorabbin Airport?…..

Yes! U turn?

 

[Hamez]

The Block producers buy Phillip Island resort

Island Cove Resort contains modernised units and common areas. EXCLUSIVE After making the surprise move to shelve a Daylesford site for the next series of The Block, Channel Nine is buying Cowes' Island Cove Villas

www.realestatesource.com.au

 

[No Quarter]

The Block producers buy Phillip Island resort

Island Cove Resort contains modernised units and common areas. EXCLUSIVE After making the surprise move to shelve a Daylesford site for the next series of The Block, Channel Nine is buying Cowes' Island Cove Villas

www.realestatesource.com.au

Seems pretty interesting, will be keen to understand how they're going to approach it

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

I thought the failure of the "Tree Change" series last year scared them off sites like Phillip Island. Why don't they do a series in one of the other capital cities? Why does it have to always be Melbourne or Victoria?

 

[Shell]

I thought the failure of the "Tree Change" series last year scared them off sites like Phillip Island. Why don't they do a series in one of the other capital cities? Why does it have to always be Melbourne or Victoria?

I was thinking that too- why not another Sydney, or one in Brisbane or Perth.

They seem hell bent on never leaving the state for another season of the show, ever.

 

[No Quarter]

They addressed this, stating that local councils in Victoria are far easier to deal with

 

[Shell]

Looking forward to the seachange series then.

Would have liked it to be the other side of the bay tho.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

They addressed this, stating that local councils in Victoria are far easier to deal with

You can't say that about Daylesford then, because they pulled out of that option because the local council was being very difficult.

 

[No Quarter]

You can't say that about Daylesford then, because they pulled out of that option because the local council was being very difficult.

Well, it was an old answer to them being asked why they don't go back to Sydney