One new show I recently stumbled across on Comcast On Demand in the HGTV section was “Hawaii Life”. The two episodes I watched both featured the island of Kauai and families moving from the mainland to Kauai. One family was moving from Alaska to Kauai and the other show highlighted a married couple moving from Indianapolis to Kauai. From the flow of the show, I’m guessing the show is either taped right after each family’s real estate transaction was closed or maybe it was actually filmed during some of the process. To me, I felt that the show was taped after the real estate transaction was closed. I’m not even sure the properties they looked at (during the show) were really the ones they considered.
It was nice to see the island of Kauai and the homes they considered. As a promotional piece, this show is awesome. It makes moving and living on Kauai super easy. “Hawaii Life” skips the education issue by mentioning that the family from Alaska would home school their children. We also don’t hear about the traffic problems on Kauai. Don’t get me wrong, Kauai is a wonderful place but the paradise aspect of the show is overdone.
I know that these reality shows don’t want to show you the bad things but it would be nice to know the truth about traffic, education, weather, etc. In a 21 minute show, I know you can’t do that. People have to do their own research if they plan to move, not just watch a couple of real estate programs about Kauai, jump on a plane and move.
To be honest, these people had made previous vacation trips to Kauai and had jobs lined up before they moved. Would I move back to Kauai with my family? I’m tempted but in reality, I won’t be moving them back any time soon. I miss the wonderful weather (especially during the Seattle wet winters) but I like my life in Seattle. I enjoy the different seasons: the snowshoe hikes in the Cascades, swimming on the lake on Anderson Island in the summer, traveling cheaply to other parts of the United States with reasonable airfares, the Oregon Coast, the train trips.
With that reality show on your mind: 
What would you consider the most inspiring television show in history? Don’t worry; I don’t have a clue either. With this age of reality shows, most of us would prefer that the most inspiring show was the one that alludes to the end of all other reality shows. I’m tired of being sucked into these train wrecks reality shows. I have no self control and like watching them and I know is a totally waste of time. What does the show “Housewives of Beverly Hills” offer me? How is “Honey Boo Boo” going to teach me to be a better parent?
However, I do like “Pawn Star” and “American Restoration”. Now that is interesting….a little history lesson at a pawn store. Who would have known?
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