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When Leslie Remy, aTexas-based realtorwith McKinney Homes, agreed to appear in an episode of House Hunters, she wasn’t prepared for everything that goes on behind the scenes of the perennially popular series.
And although she says the show is technically “not scripted,” she and her clients had to repeat their dialogue four times on average in order for the producers to make sure they had the best shot.
“The couple is saying how they really feel about it and their opinions on the home,” she says. “To get the perfect shot, they have to continue to repeat their opinion over and over again. There were at least four good shots of each room or of each scene.”
Often, because filming takes so long—five days for the couple and three days for the realtors—Remy tellsGuideLiveit’s tough to find candidates who can commit to filming and meet the other show’s specific criteria: they have to be interested and they have to have specific and well-voiced opinions.
“They told us to wear some solids — not prints — and to bring an extra outfit,” Remy says. “I brought four extra outfits and they were like, ‘nope, nope, nope.'”
In the end, Remy says she sported a “boring” outfit: black pants, a blue top and no necklace.
Her experience does seem to refute some earlier reports that the show is staged.
“They arebuying a home. They’re purchasing it. It is theirs,” Remy says. “You’re spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on it — it has to be something you like.”
In the past,House Huntershas been the subject of scrutiny for being “a little bit (mostly) fake,“Entertainment Weeklyreportedin June 2012.
“It wasn’t ever intended to be this way,” Jensen toldEW. “The producers were relying on us to set up the homes to tour. We called all over town to realtors that had houses listed and we couldn’t get anyone to agree to it…. I think they were afraid we’d show their house in a bad light.”
“Because the stakes in real estate are so high, these homeowners always find themselves RIGHT back in the moment, experiencing the same emotions and reactions to these properties,” the network continued. “Showcasing three homes makes it easier for our audience to ‘play along’ and guess which one the family will select. It’s part of the joy of theHouse Huntersviewing experience. Through the lens of television, we can offer a uniquely satisfying and fun viewing experience that fulfills a universal need to occasionally step into someone else’s shoes.”
source: people.com
