We were surprised and delighted last Sunday when we popped into our favorite watering hole in Cleveland Park (Ireland's Four Fields) to discover an HGTV production crew filming scenes for an upcoming episode of Property Virgins...
The young woman featured on this episode is purchasing her first home in Columbia Heights; she closes on the property in August and the show should air in September- we'll keep you posted on details. Sorry about the picture quality- we weren't expecting to encounter a film crew, so we just caught a couple of shots before getting roped into reading a newspaper in the background of the shot (fame and fortune are sure to follow).
Host Sandra Rinomato was very friendly, and took time to chat with some fans of the show in between takes. All in all, it was an exciting afternoon, though we were astonished by how many hours it took to shoot scenes that will probably amount to only a few minutes of airtime in the final cut. The whole experience has made us curious - given how these shows by their nature require travel to many locales, have other ATers stumbled upon a TV crew shooting a home or garden show in your neighborhood or town?
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I LOVE Four P's!! A Cleveland Park institution. It will be interesting to see the Columbia Heights episode.
I've noticed Curb Appeal episodes shot in the DC, NoVa area--and I even caught a show with those two rock guys in DC, redoing a fabulous backyard with snow-melting stone!
I love Sandra Rinomato. She's very cool. I wish she'd help me buy a house (sigh).
I thought that show was based in Toronto? Guess they're expanding.
^^ Yeah, this past season has been almost entirely based in the US. I hate that -- I loved that the show was originally filmed primarily in the GTA.
Another buy me, sell me, flip me show. Is this all HGTV has to offer now?
i was supposed to air in a show..I want this! and it never aired. It took 4 hours!!!! Yikes!
This is a great post! Good job Colleen!
i think this show is awful. there's so much stress put on the people to purchase a place after only seeing 3 that are often drastically different! it's ridiculous.
I was the person that was filmed... the process was long, but great. True, they do show me a couple of places based on my specifications, but the third was one I previously picked out. Believe me, the process is so long that you can choose between many options! It only shows 3 for the camera. It should be airing early next year- keep your eyes peeled!!! :)
And yes, Sandra is super cool. I was scared meeting her at first, because her persona on tv is quite... snarky. But she is funny and very nice. The crew was excellent too- after this shot was completed, they bought me and my friends drinks for the night at the Four Fields and we proceeded to film our drunken escapades!!!
I have applied to be on this and am so excited! Do you get anything for going on the show though? or do they just help you find a house?