Designing Blind Television Series

I've just seen a pilot episode of a show you have to see now because I'm predicting it will be gone soon. A&E's Designing Blind.

I have to say I'm not even sure how to begin explaining this television show. It's called Designing Blind and since I used to work in television I can totally picture the show pitch. I would guess that they were pitching something else and the network execs were being difficult, as they can be, and someone, as a joke, said how about a show where we bring in a designer but this one is. . . wait for it. . . BLIND! And thus this show was born.

Add to this horrible concept the fact that the blind designer is like a smaller sized Arnold Schwarzenegger. And you've got a totally unwatchable program. The host isn't even worth mentioning, she's a cookie cutter of all the other bad design hosts.

So the pilot features a couple who is expecting their first child in two weeks after one miscarriage and 6 or 7 months of bed rest. They've been through a lot, so what does this show do? They bring in the blind designer. Of course the husband is leary but the wife, being a kind hearted woman and full of hormones decides to go ahead with it. I mean the camera crew is there already, I'm sure she felt like she couldnt back out.

So here is the basic show premise which will hold up for about 3 episodes until the audience finds it painfully unwatchable. People need redecorating, surprise! blind designer, accept designer and wow! we love the results.

Another problem with the how is we don't get to see the designer's eye candy. In fact the show is so visually boring they blindfold the couple and have them pick out the room accessories etc. So the couple goes to a petting zoo and they feel animals. Then to a baby furniture store to pick a crib etc. Boring and I'm not learning the lessons they're trying to push about how design is more than visual.

In the end we saw very little of the room redo, which I believe is the part audiences really enjoy. And obviously the room turned out nice and the family liked it. My thought on the room was, eh? It was ok. I loved the paint job on the ceiling to make it look like a tent. I also loved the fact that faux fur was used on the animals on the wall mural. But will I watch the show again? Not on purpose.