Category: The Block

The Block – Sun, Oct 16 – kitchen reveals

This is the one room reveal I may actually watch as kitchens are my jam. Hopefully Maz will continue her excellent recapping and give us all the deets. Thank you, Maz.



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No Block tonight – Sun, Oct 2

No Block tonight, again due to the NRL grand final. The master suite reveals start tomorrow at 7.30pm-8.45pm on Nine.
If you are not watching footy tonight I suggest Galaxay Quest (6.30pm on 7Mate) or 9 Life has a few episodes of Tiny House Hunters.



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The Block – Sun, Sept 11 – bathroom reveals

It’s the master bathroom room reveals tonight on The Block, Channel 9, 7-8pm.
The blurb says: One couple impresses Darren with their fresh take on traditional art deco design, while another team disappoints when the judges discover there is no toilet!

No toilet? I’ll have to rely on Talking TV Block correspondent Maz to explain that one. Sounds almost as bad as the time Michael and Carlene decided it was a good idea to have steps leading up to a raised shower.

Totally not a slip hazard.
Totally not a slip hazard.



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The Block starts tonight

Everything is happening at once, as per usual in reality TV land, and I’m afraid The Block is not compulsory viewing as it once was. Hopefully they have not gone for stunt casting this season as the recent spate of whiners and “villains” was a real turn off.


They will be renovating a 1920s art deco building in the inner-city bayside suburb of Port Melbourne.
Tonight it’s on Nine from 7pm to 8.30pm, then 7.30pm Monday and Tuesday, then back on Sunday. Interesting that they’ve decided not to put it up against the Bachelor, but are happy to have it compete with Survivor and Zumbo.

THE CONTESTANTS

Ben and Andy
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Ben, 24, Primary School Teacher; Andy, 25, Primary School Teacher
Ben and Andy are best mates from Geelong, Victoria. These guys are fulfiling the “larrikin Aussie” roles.

Chris and Kim
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Chris, 34, Detective; Kim, 32, School Teacher
From Newcastle, New South Wales. Chris and Kim have been married for four years and they have two kids. Not much hands-on reno experience.

Dan and Carleen
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Dan, 55, Handyman; Carleen, 52, Hairdresser
From Perth, Western Australia. Dan and Carleen have been married for 30 years and have three adult sons. Good to see some people with grey hair on commercial television. This is their ninth reno so that will give them a leg up – whether they have a handle on the the styles the judges favour remains to be seen.

Julia and Sasha
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Julia, 31, Property Stylist; Sasha, 43, Software Account Executive
From Melbourne, Victoria. The pair have been a couple for four years. Is this the first gay couple on the show since Gav and Waz? I think so, which means it’s been 13 years. Julia’s skills will stand them in good stead while Sasha apparently loves doing spreadsheets, so there’s no excuse for them blowing budgets.

Will and Karlie
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Will, 25, Electrician; Karlie, 25, Quantity Surveyor

From Brisbane, Queensland. Will and Karlie are engaged high-school sweethearts who have been together for nine years. So these guys are the “tradiest” couple, but Karlie says they are indecisive. Uh oh …

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The Block cast revealed

The Block cast has been revealed and at least the building this time is a gorgeous art deco former soap factory – not like the ugly octagon.


More deets on news.com.au
The story mentions Nine will likely program The Block against Ten’s Australian Survivor which just gives me another reason not to watch Nine, as I’ll be glued to Survivor no matter how bad it is.
Hopefully they will stick to the US format and do Survivor once a week instead of trying to drag it out into a nightly show.



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