Murder House Flip

A classic reality home makeover format with a morbid twist. Created for the experimental streaming service Quibi and eventually purchased and picked up for a second season by RokuTV, we follow hosts and designers Mikel Welch and Joelle Uzyel as they upgrade aging homes with the catch that each house has contained some sort of horrific murder. The entire series seems like a sketch show bit that was played deadpan and extended for two whole seasons; I honestly couldn't believe throughout that the entire thing was both real and that it was being taken so seriously. Its like the worst parts of TLC and HGTV came together to produce whatever this grisly offspring is. Again, each episode follows the normal makeover format, we're introduced to some new homeowners who found out (typically after purchase) that the home they own had a murder, typically why they got it so cheap, and they then spend a few minutes of each episode going over the gory details and walking through the rooms where it happened. So much of the series is based around "bad energies" and their removal from the homes, and somehow the new paint and board trim will forget the owners of its deathly past and again release those many "bad energies". The first season is filmed where each "flip" is across multiple 5-ish minute episodes, for either the horizontal or vertical format Quibi was pushing, but season two goes back to the expected 22 min episode per new house, ending with the classic makeover reveal to the owners. A lot less renovation that I'd expect in this type of series, again most makeovers are more minor facelifts and landscaping. It felt like a series that wanted to be propelled more by its weird, quirky concept much more than anything of quality. But idk maybe it worked, I ended up watching it. But really, what even is this show?

I so wanted to love this show, but it was clearly created by people who watch too much HGTV and not nearly enough ID.

Maybe add a medium or retired homicide detective to the cast and a little more of the crime history and they'll have a show.

I'm a true crime junkie and renovation show fan, so i had high hopes for this show. But it does neither genre well. The short format is extremely annoying. It's like having long commercials constantly. The show has potential, just the execution falls very flat.

You can watch any other reno show and they're all doing the same things: granite counters, white walls, shiplap slapped up to cover a variety of ills, and well... The homes in these are pretty much interchangeable.

What I like so much about this show is nothing is cookie cutter at all. The accent wall they did in one home, where they tacked wood strips onto the wall was nothing short of fantastic! And to use black paint in the dining room and foyer? I didn't think that would work at all, but by the time they were done, it looked so darn great!

I also like it when they ask the owners of the home what THEY want, rather than telling them what they want.

The other reno shows can learn from this one. How about NOT using Carrera marble? How about NOT using shiplap on every wall in the house and ceiling? How about NOT painting every wall either white or beige?

I live in a smaller home and am always on the lookout for ways to work with my space and this show does such a GREAT job of renovating based on the space, rather than what THEY like.

What a great concept. Unfortunately it was a huge let down. Usually people drawn to these sort of things are true crime junkies,or the curious,this was such a unique way to literally open the doors from a diffrent perspective.

Giving the present owners a new space to call thier own with less creepy reminders could of actually been heartwarming an portrayed thier perspective also in a unique way.

It all fell flat,I only watched one and I can tell you that's more then enough. The two hosts are almost cringe worthy to listen to. OMG it's blood Ewww. So stupid an cheesy. There is no chemistry between the both of them an no apparent interest in the crime itself other then the shock value. At the end when they were talking about how they decorated the place,was like reading from cue-cards the look on the couple's face of "wow this is so fake" was kinda funny. The bad spooky music in the beginning,the black n white flashing house pictures then the upbeat hosts acting all shocked.

I know a thousand years ago these styles of shows worked,ya know trading spaces&paranormal. They infused the same two shows with no actual flow.

What a shane,coulda be amazing...