house hunters air date scheduled

Two nights ago we decided to clean out our DVR and powered through the 5 episodes we had of House Hunters saved in there (our DVR saves 5 episodes at most). We watched 2 full episodes and fast forwarded through the others, feeling awkward for the people in them. The more and more we watch it, the more anxious we feel for our un-aired episode; probably because we know the behind-the-scenes workings of it and it brings up memories of all the takes and retakes and retakes filmed at each spot. And we can see this in the episodes we watch. Who knows how we are going to come across and to be honest, I don't even really remember what I said or what I talked about!

I definitely am apprehensive about the way I may come across regarding one of the neighborhoods, hope we don't make too many enemies. On top of all that, it's going to be funny to see the way my personality got flip-flopped with Eric's in the production of our episode. Hey, they wanted conflict, we gave them conflict. Didn't know the conflict was going to be so staged and we sort of walked into a pretend conflict on day 2 of filming that sorta just stuck. Meh, whatever. We'll roll with it!

Before filming, Eric and I watched House Hunters religiously. Lately, it feels like we aren't so interested. Could be the fact that we are not looking for a home anymore, so the fun of putting ourselves in their shoes has kind of come and gone. It could also be because we remember how awkward we felt sometimes during filming, and watching others go through it is just plain painful sometimes! It's not like we are professionals or anything, and getting used to a camera in your face is crazy hard. We finally became comfortable with the camera on day 3, each day got easier and easier. But by then we'd already filmed 2 days so I'm nervous to see how the begining of the show looks. When we used to talk with our friends about how the show was filmed (after we were accepted and before we began filming) they used to tell us how the "surprise" is ruined now. I wouldn't say that knowing how the show is filmed has necessarily ruined it for us. I mean, c'mon, what couple honestly looks at 3 homes and then roshambos for "the one" in the end? It's actually kind of fun to watch for the forced discomfort some of the Hunters feel for the home they end up choosing in the end. We actually watch most reality TV a bit different now! Depending on the show, it's become easier to tell where the producer is inserting their own agenda into the mouths of the players...Call me naive but I used to think that there was at least some level of realness in reality TV. Understanding now that even shows as real as House Hunters are somewhat scripted, has opened my eyes.

We got an email from House Hunters this week and it looks like our episode is scheduled to air next week: Wednesday, March 14 at 10pm, 8pm Mountain.

As if my nerves weren't already on edge, the title alone might lead some to believe we moved up from a transient lifestyle:

This is one of those times where the difference between "in" and "at" is paramount.

We really are excited for our episode to air, it was an experience of a lifetime and one of the coolest things we've ever got to do. Documenting the process of buying our first home on national television and on our favorite TV network is pretty cool, but we'll be watching with one eye open, one eye closed I'm sure.

I never got around to blogging about the days of filming. So in honor of our episode airing, I'll get my but in gear and post days 1-5.