A 2017 profile in The New York Times ripped the curtain back on what happens behind the scenes faster than the brothers rip out outdated cabinets. In one instance, during the filming of Season 5, Jonathan Scott yanked a toilet out from the floor, but that reportedly didn't have enough drama. "Let's do it one more time," a producer said. Jonathan then "walked into the small bathroom again, acting surprised as he spied the toilet," then he yanked it out again.
In another instance, strong winds reportedly knocked a metal chimney off the roof and onto the driveway of a house the brothers were renovating the day before a scheduled shoot. The producers couldn't let this go to waste, so they recreated the "high-intensity moment." According to the NYT, the director ordered more workers out front, and when he hollered "bang!" the workers pretended to act surprised. Drew Scott then supposedly ran out "with feigned shock," but he didn't exactly nail the scene. "Let's do the run out again," the director said. They reran the scene, this time with Drew running out to say, "Go inside, guys! I don't want you to work outside; it's too windy!"
Although this was almost comically staged to create drama, Drew is fully aware of what his audience wants. "At the end of the day, it has to be interesting television," he said.
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