Behind the Music^H^H^H^H^H Trading Spaces

Josh passed along this behind-the-scenes look at Trading Spaces over at Salon.

[…] That the show looks so real may explain why people feel cheated when, for example, they find out that the show is not always shot chronologically.

In Houston, for example, in front of the camera, Doug asks carpenter Amy Wynn Pastor to make him a bench. The bench in question, however, is sitting a few feet away, almost finished. They are, technically, lying — but not being untruthful. Doug did indeed show his plans to Amy Wynn earlier, and she did build the bench. They just held off doing it for the camera. […]

Reading this did at first give me that what-do-you-mean-Santa-Clause-isn’t-real feeling. But, in the end, I can accept that Trading Spaces has to tweak “reality” to make it more interesting for a television audience. And, I’m no less of a Trading Spaces fan than before I read the article ;).

And, as of today, I’m also a Salon Premuim subscriber. Some things are worth paying for.