Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone get weird and mock HGTV in Showtime’s ‘The Curse
nypost.comParamount+). The story follows Whitney and Asher Siegel (Emma Stone, Fielder), a newlywed couple struggling to bring their vision for eco-friendly housing to the small community of Española, NM.
They’re also trying to make an HGTV-style reality show about their efforts called “Flipanthropy.” Whitney tears down old houses and replaces them with her eco-friendly homes. (She quickly deletes Instagram comments saying that she ripped off another artist’s designs, and shuts down reporters questions about her parents being “slumlords.”) Asher, who is awkward on camera while trying to film their show, handles the buying and construction parts of the gig.
It’s not a direct satire of Chip and Joanna Gaines — since their personalities and goals are different — but, nonetheless, “The Curse” will be familiar for those who have tuned into any house-flipping show hosted by a couple.
Whitney and Asher tell themselves that they’re more virtuous than other reality shows; instead of ignoring local people who get displaced by house-flipping, they’re trying to help them.
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