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Reality TV where people make stuff
Sep. 17th, 2020 12:49 pmLeonard and I have gotten back into watching the British people-building-ambitious-homes reality show Grand Designs and we just realized that Kevin McCloud is a great character to have visit any other universe commenting on architecture -- feel free to use this in your fanfic.
And it's hilarious how you learn things from reality TV/documentaries like Grand Designs or Forged in Fire so that, like, watching your first episode, you're amazed at anyone trying to do [thing], and then by like 20 eps in you're like "THERE'S NO WAY you'll be able to do that in 2 years with only 350,000 pounds" or "you're quenching in water nooooooo".
I mentioned this to someone else, who said that the show also has helped them appreciate modern architecture and design in a new way. Same for me! Like, seeing all these specific physical examples and hearing the words for them helps me understand what's what, why certain configurations work or show up again and again. I'm developing more of a sense of taste, I think. And there's this moment where one person who's loved the idea of a very wide-open house with nearly no room dividers/walls says something about how they now realize why most houses use rooms. And I actually empathize with that -- there are times when it's really useful to try rethinking something fundamental so that you can understand what it's for, in a deeper way.
And it's hilarious how you learn things from reality TV/documentaries like Grand Designs or Forged in Fire so that, like, watching your first episode, you're amazed at anyone trying to do [thing], and then by like 20 eps in you're like "THERE'S NO WAY you'll be able to do that in 2 years with only 350,000 pounds" or "you're quenching in water nooooooo".
I mentioned this to someone else, who said that the show also has helped them appreciate modern architecture and design in a new way. Same for me! Like, seeing all these specific physical examples and hearing the words for them helps me understand what's what, why certain configurations work or show up again and again. I'm developing more of a sense of taste, I think. And there's this moment where one person who's loved the idea of a very wide-open house with nearly no room dividers/walls says something about how they now realize why most houses use rooms. And I actually empathize with that -- there are times when it's really useful to try rethinking something fundamental so that you can understand what it's for, in a deeper way.
