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Trivia: Seasons 1 through 3 (Trading Spaces)

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This is fun, really fun. I got this for Christmas, and now I'm buying more copies as favors for our next Sat. nite Trading Spaces party. Our friends are obsessed with this show, and this book has lots of factoids I never knew about the show and the cast. This also is an amazing buy. If you love the Trading Spaces show, you have to buy this.

Why do we need a book of trivia about the host, designers and, I'm assuming, carpenters on a home improvement/reality/pseudo-game show? Is this really necessary?
Now, I'll be the first to admit that I've been watching Trading Spaces (and the myriad of knock-offs) for far longer than I ought to, but I wouldn't wish a handy, coffee table book of "fun facts" on my worst enemy. It's fluff, people! It's grotesque, opportunistic marketing! C'mon! As if Vern, Hildy or Frank need more publicity! They're interior designers, not N'SYNC! Does anybody really need fun facts about interior design? How "fun" can they be, anyway? I'm sorry, but "Frank used a coffee can, stipple glaze and a guitar string to create this effect in the Johnson's living room" is mildly interesting, but certainly not "fun".
I don't know if this is the same book, but I saw one (yes, that means that there are several of these books!) featuring POSTERS of your fave designers a la Teen Beat! Yep, that's what I need in my garage: A nice big poster of Ty friggin' Pennington!
Ooh, I feel a little sick.