Tiny House Nation

The main crew are very likable, funny and joy to watch. The projects are fun and creative. Unfortunately the show falls apart because of constant injection this absolutely fake and horrible human drama. The 40 minute episodes could be boiled down to 10 minutes of good show the rest 30 minutes and an absolute drivel.

I feel like zack is the one who does the work and gets the job than while john complains and comments insensitive things to basically everyone

Seriously this show is a pretty fun watch, but every single episode is marred when John pretends he's Dr. Phil and subjects the audience to the most pointless drama. It's not a fun concept when you know there is a segment you are going to fast forward through every time.

I love the idea of tiny houses as a minimalist solution to having a home that you own yet saving money for other important things. I'm actually a fan of minimalism as a whole, and people like Marie Kondo who in their own way teach us about what matters in life and how we can find out what that is. So it's nice to see two experts host a show about this, more so as I get a kick out of the space saving solutions they come up with.

Where the show falls short for me however is the customization of the build. They seem to want to please the owners to a fault, and there is always a big hidden drama throwing a spanner in the works. Some of it is really only going to work out for a while, and while you can certainly redesign a space, it baffles me and after a while just felt it was an obligatory part of the episode script. There's a lot that plays on emotions too, like how cruel and inhumane it would be to fail these poor new people, and there the interactions start to feel fake. Not to mention every build is on some sort of ticking clock. Sure, there's often an urgency but life or death and then everything magically aligning? I'd have rather seen a realer show that highlights actual problems and how to overcome them or how to make do when stuff goes wrong. I'd also be interested in a season that goes back and revisits people, or shows established tiny home dwellers, where they talk about the good and bad and how things have evolved over time. Now there is just a little segment at the end but the timeframe is so short, everyone is still essentially in the honeymoon period.

I am an absolute fanatic of what the hosts call "right sized living". This show is wonderful in terms of the creativity and the reveals, the hosts themselves are delightful and really seem to do their best to help people transition, but the clients are by and large idiots. No one checks zoning requirements, no one tries living in a tiny space ahead of time, no one seems to consider how much space vs how much sh ... stuff, they actually have. The last one I watched was a 25 year old princess living in her mommy's house in a, what, 600 sq. *Bedroom* who made Daddy build her a mini house in the backyard. So stupid it made me want to strangle someone. Grow up and move into an apartment, please. Other episode, two adults and, on and off, their dog and 3 adult children sharing a space smaller than their garage. So the kids could be student loan free. Please. Free tuition OR free home, not both. They're not 9. 1000 sq and a small mortgage ... that's their answer.

I hate this because it actually Negates the idea of downsizing as a practical - as well as ethical - choice. Why not pick people who already know how to live in smaller spaces? Why not vet the zoning ahead of time? I also hate time-sensitive "reality" shows where there shouldn't be a ticking clock if you want a good result. So ... ten stars on concept and hosts, one star on promoting the movement.