en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/640965 Comments by ailurophile http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693954 Yes, Kathy Griffin was incredulous and stood there, stupefied, with her mouth gaping open and it took her a moment to recover her aplomb so that she did not reveal her initial response which would have probably been to either cry, laugh hysterically, or throw up all over Antonio's holey tennis shoes. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:58:25 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693954 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693787 Hilarious Linda, but you're so right and on track! Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:55:08 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693787 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693676 Sorry to be so blunt, Glama, but I simply cannot contain myself in response to your comment about Tashica. UGH! Surely you jest! YUCK! Gag me wiith a spoon! Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:53:14 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693676 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693498 Right on Tucker! I'm rolling on the floor and boy, I really needed a good gut laugh after slogging thru all the BS here re: this issue. It's really getting pretty deep. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:49:24 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693498 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693247 David rocks, doesn't he? Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:44:57 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693247 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693184 Yeppers. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:43:36 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33693184 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33691163 To "bepsf" : You certainly hit the nail square on the head there, mate. A lot of other people seem to think so too. Couldn't have said it better myself: "Yo, Wassup?" on a "Joy-zee" used car lot. Great visual! Did you ever consider writing jokes for late nite TV? Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:28:24 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33691163 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33690918 Sorry pal, but I don't appreciate your derogatory, homophobic jibe at David Bromstad who is not only a terrific artist and designer, but seems to be a genuinely kind and decent human being which is perhaps more than could be said for someone who would drag another person's sexual orientation into this forum as though it were somehow relevant to their ability. Oh, and just for the record, "Color Splash" is probably one of the most popular and successful programs on HGTV. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:23:54 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33690918 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33688501 That's correct, Kristin. If Antonio does get a show of his own, it WILL be VERY DIFFERENT all right. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:13:18 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33688501 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33687978 Please don't drag politics into this. We watch HGTV to try and escape from all that! Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:10:45 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33687978 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686961 Thank-you, Ann, for giving voice to everyone's suspicions. As for Kathy Griffin, you bet this was just another PR moment for her, not a serious re-design of anything that mattered to her, so yes, she will simply pay to have the room redesigned by a more seasoned professional w/ better taste. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:02:16 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686961 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686755 ROTFLMAO . . . . Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:58:57 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686755 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686701 Agree wholeheartedly. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:58:12 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686701 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686416 Truer words were never uttered! Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:54:17 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33686416 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33685019 Yes, good help is so hard to find and the presence or absence of carpenters and other support staff can make or break someone's chances, just ask Jason. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:32:56 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33685019 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684876 "Thank you, thank you, thank you. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:30:43 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684876 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684796 Yes, both Torie and Lonni, to their mutual credit, conducted themselves as professionals throughout, unlike Tashica. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:29:26 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684796 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684703 Amen brother, amen! Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:27:47 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684703 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684637 I'm afraid this was also, unfortunately, reflective of what happened to Torie and why she had to go. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:26:35 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684637 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684554 Loved your appraisal of the situation--the total package of BS that has become DS on HGTV. What a head game! Although evaluating their work is naturally going to be subjective, it could still be handled as professionals without all the cheap shots, snide little jabs and the occasional judge who is obviously very stuck on herself and perhaps more than a little threatened by someone w/ real talent who may, in fact, be more attractive than her, as Lonnie and Torie both were. And yes, Trudy, just as w/ the editing process of the film, I would not be at all surprised to learn that responses not in keeping w/ the desired outcome were disappearing or being culled from the rest. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:25:03 +0000 http://blog.hgtv.com/HGTVersus/2009/09/06/challenge-8-celebrity-homes/#IDComment33684554