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Buying the Bayou is my new favorite TV show

Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:31 am
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12417 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:31 am
Anyone seen this show on the Destination America channel? It's essentially Swamp People meets House Hunters (they even have the Swamp People narrator), with a couple (or friends) looking at three bayou, river or beach houses/properties in Louisiana or Mississippi and deciding on one at the end. They even have episodes dedicated to people looking for houseboats and floating houses. One episode might feature a couple looking for at million dollar properties outside NOLA, another might feature a guy looking for a fixer-upper fishing camp, and the next might feature a couple wanting a houseboat.

It's pretty interesting, and it's a good overview of southern (specifically gulf coast and bayou) culture. They've done episodes in places like W. Monroe, Houma, the Belle River, Pearlington, etc. Anyone ever watched it, and what is the Louisiana take on it? As an Arkansas boy who grew up hunting in the Mississippi River delta and spent a lot of time in the river bottoms, I think it's great.
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:33 am to
TV board
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12417 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:33 am to
My bad. RA'd to move
This post was edited on 3/13/14 at 9:39 am
Posted by mcneil912
Member since Feb 2013
5322 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:39 am to
Yep, have my DVR set to record new episodes
Posted by BigAppleTiger
New York City
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:40 am to
It's all faked in case you were wondering. The people who say they buy have not in reality bought.
Posted by MintBerry Crunch
Member since Nov 2010
4854 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:42 am to
The "millionaires" weren't even in the market to buy a house. They were featured on another show, the producers liked their personalities, and they put them on buying the bayou
Posted by Spaulding Smails
Milano’s Bar
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 9:43 am to
What are the stars of Buying the Bayou thoughts on this equation?

Woman's Vagina>Man's Anus
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12417 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 10:02 am to
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It's all faked in case you were wondering. The people who say they buy have not in reality bought.



All reality TV is fake, especially House Hunters-eqsue shows. While I enjoy it, Duck Dynasty is one of the fakest, most scripted reality shows there is.

The bayou aspect of BTB is what I find interesting, as well as the properties themselves.
This post was edited on 3/13/14 at 10:03 am
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12417 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 10:04 am to
quote:

The "millionaires" weren't even in the market to buy a house. They were featured on another show, the producers liked their personalities, and they put them on buying the bayou


Yeah, that episode struck me as the crawfish guy just marketing himself, his wife and their business.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/13/14 at 10:36 am to
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While I enjoy it, Duck Dynasty is one of the fakest, most scripted reality shows there is.


I agree. I just watch it as if it were a scripted sitcom, and it's one of the better sitcoms on TV. It's like a bearded "Modern Family" minus the ghay set in West Monroe.
Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
13266 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 12:24 pm to
Destination America is my favorite channel on TV right now. I like the Hillbilly Blood and Monsters and Mysteries in America show.
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
22683 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 3:14 pm to
I actually saw them filming on more than one occasion in Dulac at the marina. It's all fake. they visit camps that are not for sale to fill in space. Next time I see ole frosted tips down there, I may let him film my camp.
Posted by Feral
Member since Mar 2012
12417 posts
Posted on 3/13/14 at 4:14 pm to
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I actually saw them filming on more than one occasion in Dulac at the marina. It's all fake. they visit camps that are not for sale to fill in space. Next time I see ole frosted tips down there, I may let him film my camp.



Some of it is painfully fake and scripted. Like, they're always boating around coves, lakes and bayous in this awesome white deck boat, but yet the "buyers" always try to act like it's their boat.

It's sort of like how Duck Dynasty fans think that's actually Willie Robertson's real house, despite the fact that that exact house was featured in an episode from the first season where Phil and Kay look for houses, and the interior is completely different.
This post was edited on 3/13/14 at 4:16 pm
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