I am a long-time fan of the original STH and still enjoy watching the Saturday morning reruns - even if I'm doing something else, the shows run in the background and I look up every once in a while to check in. It's like watching old friends of yours and doesn't get old. The chemistry between Tanya and Roger in the original program was a charming, often cheesy, but always enjoyable blend of two people who respected each other. Tanya displays a gift of natural, girl-next-door, sweetness and has always shown extreme sensitivity to the homeowners and (as in one of this morning's replays) their children. Roger has at times made a few unkind comments about a homeowner's decor, but at least he always seemed to have had the courtesy to be hush-hush or gentle about making them, like he knew it was a naughty thing to do. The charm of the old show is what invites me back each week to re-watch shows I've seen before because I am a fan of the common courtesy and can-do positive attitudes Tanya and Roger portrayed. I think if you look up "perky" in the dictionary, it will show a picture of Tanya.

I was looking forward to watching the new STH:Extreme.....until I saw it. I was very offended by the rudeness and sheer volume of Charlie overpowering everyone else on the show. I did not realize that this was Charlie's show. My mistake. Tanya and Roger have been relegated to supporting cast members of Charlie. I even watched a few more weeks to see if the offensiveness was just a fluke to generate an instant "dialogue" about the show online. It was painful to watch, and I have turned off most of them, not even checking back to see how the finished design turned out. Charlie is such a turn-off that I just don't care how it comes out, and that's an about-face from fan to not a fan any more. It's so offensive to watch such an antagonistic, arrogant man negatively affect the once-charming dynamic that we all loved about the original STH.

I'm still a huge fan of Tanya - cheered for her getting married, felt for her when they decorated her own bland condo, cheered for her when she was pregnant. With the tension caused by Charlie in the show, Tanya's on-screen persona comes across as stressed and overpowered by a man with an abusive mouth. I will not be watching any more episodes of STH:X. If I wanted to inject stress, yelling, rudeness, vulgarity (even Tanya gets bleeped out now), and unprofessional conduct into my day, I'd watch something like "Jersey Shore" or WWE. Charlie's crass behavior is more appropriate for those programs. As for "reality-style" TV, was the old STH scripted? Yeah, but who doesn't know that? I can flip any channel and get people hurling insults and one-upping the other while being cut-throat and having sex behind each other's backs. That's why the Brady Bunch style dynamic of the old STH was so refreshing. It was a clean program oasis floating in the midst of the exhibitionist sewage on the air today.

Charlie eclipses and brings down the entire show and is, unfortunately for Tanya and Roger, an albatross who should be sent packing. Tanya and Roger are the producers: please, guys - ditch Charlie! Everyone makes a bad call once in a while. Cut yourselves loose from the mistake and re-group.

Why not bring in a professional contractor with good inter-personal and camera skills to enhance or complement Tanya and Roger's former on-screen working dynamic? A contractor with an on-screen personality like Scott McGillivray or Carter Oosterhouse would make the program team-oriented with each actor then able to do what they do best instead of everyone competing to be heard or get out of the way of Charlie.

He's got to go.

We are two long term fans of the show, but all of the yelling and phony conflict on the new version has got us fast forwarding to the end.  I just can't take the obnoxious new guy, and you are trying too hard to make this show like all of the low class reality TV shows.  You have two wonderful people who are so good at what they do, and a proven formula for a great show.  Why ruin it by trying to make it more like everybody else?  Too much yelling, too much drama, too much obnoxious New Yorker. 

Ecstatic that A&E decided to add Charlie to the "Extreme" of Sell this House!  It was extremely boring sitting around watching Roger and others push around furniture and paint some walls to add value to a home.  The real value in increasing the selling price of a house is what Charlie is doing, knocking down walls, pulling up and putting down new floors, adding walls, doors, removing doors where they don't belong, builiding furniture and all the other value added work that is being done for the homeowners to get top dollar for their house!!  Charlie adds a sense of humor to the show that didin't exist without him.  The conversations between Roger and Tanya were BORING and we never saw the better sides of Tanya and Roger without Charlie adding a new dynamic.  The only reason Tanya and Roger weren't yelling in the older shows is because they weren't under the pressure Charlie is to get the job done in 3-4 days! Roger has grandious plans on how to remodel the homes by tearing down walls and making round tables and building cabinets and furniture along with all the other ideas Roger has for him to accomplish.  He's the only one under STRESS to get the job done and he deserves to yell and scream and shout as often as he likes because it's him who gets the job done and adds the increased value to the homeowners selling price.  Yes, Tanya does get bleeped every now and then but did you think she was a saint, sure, when all she had to do was make a pillow or two to make the place look better, she looked good but since she also feels the stress of getting the job done, she's a bit stressed too.  What does one expect a person to do when they are under that pressure.  Give Charlie a break, look at what he's doing and the great job he's done after he gets all the work done as Roger directs him to do.  Come on folks, this is a show that helps people see what it takes to improve the selling value of their house.  There isn't a better person to do it but Charlie, he works hard, follows Rogers direction and does a great job in making those homes look GREAT!

A&E, PLEASE keep Charlie on the show, he's an asset and makes the show much more interesting and fun to watch then the boring version with just Tanya and Roger mish mashing around to add very little, if any value to the houses they fixed up in the past.

Tanya, Roger and Charlie make a great team and instead of being negatvie, look at the results and the fun the three of them are having while helping out the homeowners.

I have watched Sell This House since it first began.  In my area back to back shows run all Saturday morning and I can watch while I do housework, etc.  However, I just can't stand to watch it anymore.  Why?  The new guy, Charlie, is horrible.  I get a headache listening to the New York Italian accent and he never uses his 'indoor voice' but always shouts.  He's horrible.  I don't need any more yelling on my tv.  Please get rid of him before you lose more viewers ..............

I'm glad I'm not alone with regard to my opinion of the new show. 

I have watched Sell This House every Saturday morning for years, and what I liked best about it was that there was no bad language and no drama - just straightforward home re-dos.  I think the new show would benefit greatly if the same guidelines were observed.  On Charlie, except for his potty mouth, I think he's great.  I think he brings something fresh to the show, but I can't stand his language and I won't listen to it much longer.  On the drama in every show where Tanya expresses doubts of being able to "finish in time"... seriously?  C'mon, folks - we're not that gullible.  We really do know the job will be finished.

Anyway, that's my two cents.  I believe feedback is important...now you have mine.

Rose M

Your audience is mostly women and do-it-yourself designers looking for tips, ideas, and "how to" information. Your audience is not men who like to watch wrestling and boxing! The screaming and yelling between Charlie and Roger detracts from the show and wastes time that could be spent giving us useful information. Men may like to hear men scream at each other, but women don't and we are the ones watching your show. Please stop this foolishness and get serious before you lose your audieince.