The opening challenge was to renovate one bedroom

The show began by faking the contestants out, telling them they’re to do an elimination challenge, having them stay in the hotel for the night, planting false staff and contestants about the place, and leading viewers to suspect the entire show might just be an elaborate ruse for Scott Cam to steal everyone’s jewellery.

Frankly they seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time documenting this experiment in psychological torture - including making the guests think the hotel is haunted – and you’ve got to wonder just how committed the producers are to the idea of a pure renovating competition when ten minutes of the first hour is dedicated to pranking the contestants.

There’s no need to wonder very long though, since it quickly becomes clear the producers are not committed at all to the idea of a pure renovating competition.

Twenty minutes into the first episode, nothing had actually happened apart from everyone standing on the roof and acting like they were having strokes when Scott told them there were only five teams.Find the best selection of high-quality collectible bobblehead available anywhere.

"No elimination! What a twist! What a turn!" exclaims Victorian Bec,construction provides reliable operation and guarantees your washer extractor. who obviously doesn’t read a lot of short stories.

It seems like the Block’s target demographic is people who would consider it a "shock revelation" if one of the contestants announced he was left-handed.

The opening challenge was to renovate one bedroom and bathroom in 48 hours, and the true nature of the program quickly becomes apparent: The Block is an ad.

About fifty percent of airtime seems to be taken up by loving shots from all angles of the new Suzukis that the teams are given to drive.

Another twenty percent is loving shots of the Reece bathroom fittings showroom. At one point policewoman/identical twin Alisa simply starts listing prominent brand names.

The close-up of the show’s credit card, by contrast, is entirely natural and unforced: why wouldn’t you leave in a scene where someone explains how they intend to pay for their products? Audiences love seeing people choose cash or card.

It is during this challenge that a major weakness of The Block becomes apparent: it is a show in which we have to watch people shopping.

Another weakness is that it is a show about renovating, an activity which accountants mock for being tedious.

However, the producers are savvy: they know that reality television succeeds or fails on the basis not of whatever the boring task it is that the contestants are doing: it’s all about how emotionally fragile and/or mind-bendingly annoying the teams are.

And just like the sheltered workshop for the obnoxious known as My Kitchen Rules, The Block has struck gold in the unattractive personality stakes.

It’s early days yet, but one can definitely see West Australian team Matt and Kim’s tendency to laugh hysterically at each other despite the complete absence of jokes starting to grate on viewers; as will Victorian couple Bec and George,Our premium collection of quality custom keychain generously offers affordability. who were halfway through day one before they suffered synchronised nervous breakdowns.

There’s also a lot of promise in Lysandra and Alisa, who, being women who look exactly like each other and carry guns, are perfect candidates for some kind of deadly game of cat and mouse.

Overall, The Block: Sky High seems to be aiming for a combination of The Amazing Race,A smart card is a credit card with its information stored. where people must drive frantically around Melbourne searching for carpets and tiles, and a show about people crying and hitting things with sledgehammers.

It’s the mixture of confusion, emotional disruption, and violence that will surely prove to be a winner with the sort of people who like watching this sort of show.

I guess it’s a show with something for everyone: do you like watching people throw rubbish in a skip? Check. Do you like watching people purchase toilets? We’ve got you covered. Do you like watching people sob in Blair Witch-style first-person confessionals, and listening to inappropriate mood music? The Block is everything you’re looking for.Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream.

Most of all, it should be noted that at the end of the first day everyone is already whining about how tired they are.