Legacy List with Matt Paxton

I love PBS. I feel like I learn more from watching it compared to network TV, which just repeats the same news stories. All of their shows are unbiased, and opens your eyes to different issues and perspectives. But I find Legacy List is a show that doesn't appeal to me. I've actually never watched it in its entirety. I noticed it comes on at midnight, and by that time I'm getting ready for bed. But it always seemed pretentious to me. Matt Paxton works with people who are downsizing by helping them organize and catalogue their heirlooms. Last night I took a moment to pay attention to the beginning of an episode, and this woman was moving to France. When I heard that, my first thought was okay, these people are rich. The opening of the show is sequences of the houses that people were moving out of. They're not from a low socioeconomic background, that's for sure. Their homes are just one level below a mansion. As can be imagined, they have A LOT of belongings to move with them. What I don't like, is how they only help rich people move. Like I guess if they were to help poor people, they wouldn't have enough possessions for it to fill up an hour slot on TV. If you search for the synopsis, it says he helps baby boomers. No wonder they have such large houses and so many antiques! They're at a time in their life where they're financially stable, more so than people who are just starting out in their career. Being in my early 30s, that could be why it's a bit boring for me. I think it'll be interesting to people from a certain demographic, but to me, it's just rich people who need help moving. The rest of PBS's shows are really fascinating though. Just skip this one.

The format is a cross between junk pickers looking through estates of the deceased or those who are downsizing, crossed with lots of content apologizing for white privilege. Racial issues are mixed in with "discoveries" of stuff in neglected and hoarded rooms of families.

Bit of a shotgun marriage between collector audiences and SJW's, with really long reaches to splice the two.

Show is a solid 5. Ok when nothing better is on, but not worth regular viewing.

Sometimes interesting!

I cringe every time he addresses people with 'You Guys' and find this very inappropriate.

I realize it's done a lot but that does not make it right and every time it happens to me I will say something about .

Go back to Madam/Sir or people!

The show, script, team, and website come across.as somewhat unauthentic and unreliable/untrustworthy. Certainly there are families who need to downsize and who need help doing so. Legacy List as a 'consultancy' online, projects a service that seems to reflect an interest in sorting and digitizing photos, film, and family media and in cleaning out a garage, or in making sense of the kinds of things we might see at 'Antique Road Show'. In AR, we seldom if ever question the viability of the experts' expertise. In Legacy List, we never know if we are hearing and seeing a company that has any clue about more than closet clean-up, despite their understandable enthusiasm for a peek into private lives that often feel too private for the program leaders as well as for the viewers.

I love this show! It is such a fresh take on the "home makeover" market that has gotten so dull and redundant. Instead of monetizing renovations or makeovers, this show REALLY tells the stories of the homeowners and what THEY value, ie: their legacies. For every family it is different. Some families have amazing civil rights leaders in their fold, others simply have unique ancestors or collections, or art. It could be the history of the house itself, or it's inhabitants. Either way, I learn something new on every episode and feel more enriched for the experience. The personalities of Matt Paxton's team also shine through and make each find a delight. As an added bonus, I have learned many tips and tricks to downsize my own life and value what's important. I highly recommend this show.