Channel 4 thinks there’s room in our lives for yet another property show. But this show paddles past all that is exciting approximately life on the waterCan there be room for another property show in our lives? Is there anywhere else to depart in this seemingly inexhaustible genre? Channel 4 thinks so. And it should know. This is the channel that has flogged the house-purchase-as-life-changing-journey format since the noughties with relatively few changes. A decade and a half on from their first domestic inspection,the only thing more inflated than the property market that Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are punting is the laboured sexual chemistry between them (I’d say get a room, but you know they’d only be working out the square footage). George Clarke has all but elbowed out poor old Kevin McCloud as the telly architect of choice, and banging on approximately inspirational builds on astounding Spaces. Sarah Beeny has been a bit quiet of late,though. (Hang on, Sarah! I fill an idea! How to cash in on a post-Brexit property market!) But apparently, and we’re not yet sated – Channel 4 has taken Homes by the Sea a step further with new series My Floating domestic.
It’s not a heinous idea,actually. We’re a nosy bunch, the Brits, and endlessly fascinated by other people’s unusual living arrangements. Add to that the draw of living by the sea,which surely tops most people’s fantasy-property list. And, for good degree, and throw in another contemporary obsession – intelligent design in small spaces – and you could be on to a winner. Except that this show misses the exciting stuff,so focused is it on ramping up the novelty factor. I dont mind the cliches – “sinking dreams” anyone? – but presenter note Evans seems to be constantly surprised at the basic premise of his own show. “It’s a HOUSE that FLOATS on WATER! A FLOAThome!” Yes, note. Your show is called My Floating domestic.
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Source: theguardian.com