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The two Sarah Richardsons
M and I subscribe to DISH Network for our television viewing needs. As hinted at in a previous post, our subscription isn’t exactly DISH’s most fully-featured offering; indeed, it’s their bargain-basement level, something called DISH Family. In this context, “family-friendly programming” means “none of the real good stuff for you, cheapos.” Still, we’ve found entertainment here and there in the selection. The DIY network, for example. Being halfway enthusiastic householders, we like to inspire/berate ourselves by watching telegenic contractors with years of experience, unlimited tools, and a crew of helpers make home renovation look easy. Another favorite of ours is the Fine Living network. Lots of guidelines from these folks too, though these fall more generally into the “style you can’t quite afford” category. It’s good to dream, though.
Fine Living features a pair of shows with the same host, a Canadian designer named Sarah Richardson. Her shows are fascinating to me because of the very different ways in which Richardson is portrayed. On the first and somewhat older show, Room Service, Richardson is soft-spoken and gently enthusiastic as she describes design projects for the style-impaired. She’s really rather sweet; even the background music is soft and pleasant, kind of Windham Hill-ish. The second series, Design, Inc., is something else again: here, Richardson is the snarky, hard-driving leader of a team of designers putting together new looks for clients with cash to burn. It’s like the difference between a tranquil elf princess and a grand and terrible elf queen. At least, that’s the way I describe it to M, who always laughs.
Both shows, “both” hosts, very enjoyable. Though for very different reasons.
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Ah, you think you have it bad, but I don’t even get DIY with my expanded basic cable package. I don’t get MSNBC. I don’t get many networks that the cool kids watch. I don’t know how cable networks are supposed to get ratings if they’re kept in a gated community like this.
However, for a while there, both shows ran on HGTV, which I do get. (I sometimes still stumble across Room Service at odd hours, like 7:30 am or something like that.)
Anyway, all this is to say that I know exactly what you mean. But I’d like to tousle the tranquil elf princess’s hair, which is too damn perfectly coiffed.
I’d like to tousle the tranquil elf princess’s hair, which is too damn perfectly coiffed.
Ha ha! She has a different style in very late eps of Room Service, and on Design, Inc. Still perfect, though, as it should be.
Well, you must be online to respond to that so quickly. This is almost like IM-ing, which I despise. (So intrusive.)
I probably need to upgrade my service. Or get a dish.
No place else to say this — do you select the “Overheard” that I see below, or is this some sort of feed? I think it’s you because those comments sound all “you.”
I ask because I have to say that Hero’s Quest that Lizzie Hasselbeck went on was some funny story. (Karma biting her in her toned little tush and all that.) And yet she still triumphed!
In fact, I’m gonna blog that. Right now. And then I’m going to get back to what I’m supposed to be doing.
It’s me doing the selecting and commenting. I thought about some kind of automated syndication, but I wanted something more personal, sort of. I’m just glad you found it at the bottom of the page.
Now yes, go back to what you’re supposed to be doing. :-D