tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587948499497941945.post2050532279486058868..comments2024-03-20T14:07:51.432-07:00Comments on THE HOLMES SPOT: The Holmes Spot Commentary On Damon Bennett's DepartureThe Holmes Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512620912625850729noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587948499497941945.post-17205164627598869542015-10-26T19:04:27.333-07:002015-10-26T19:04:27.333-07:00I am sad to see Damon go and over the last few yea...I am sad to see Damon go and over the last few years the individual that drew me to watch the it was Damon not so much Mike or any of the other crew members. So doubt I will watch much of it as it really does not have the same draw for me to watch any more with Damon gone. If Damon ever is to host his own show I would for sure watch him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587948499497941945.post-86525404384176554782015-09-01T18:30:05.008-07:002015-09-01T18:30:05.008-07:00Sorry to see him go. Damon should do a show where ...Sorry to see him go. Damon should do a show where he does interior design since he has a flair for it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587948499497941945.post-47804259324881824542015-01-08T04:32:48.798-08:002015-01-08T04:32:48.798-08:00A couple of years later, we can look back and see:...A couple of years later, we can look back and see: Mike Holmes is going a completely different direction, it would appear that he feels he has grown larger than what he was doing on TV, and has turned into a celebrity endorser and corporate spokesman. That trend started when they started Holmes Inspections, so that Mike didn't have to do too much on camera stuff and didn't have to dedicate as much time to the actual work on the projects. Damon did a very good job, but even with all of the time on air and all of the Holmes star power around him, he may not have reached the level that would allow the network to buy a new show without Mike in it. <br /><br />So what you have is a simple problem: Holmes didn't have any real work for Damon as a contractor anymore, the show pilot was apparently produced and rejected, and that is pretty much where the road ends.<br /><br />Since then, Mike Holmes is much more of a speaking tour, corporate spokesman type, and no new shows produced or in production. For fans of the shows and what could be learned form them, it's a sudden, sad, and less than impressive end. I am sure that Mr Holmes is making more now than ever, and doesn't have to get contractor dirty or sweaty much anymore. Good on him for it. It's just too bad that things overall were not handled in a better way, at least on the public side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587948499497941945.post-48142289038888445752014-11-14T19:25:29.385-08:002014-11-14T19:25:29.385-08:00He could have just been burnt out from the hours a...He could have just been burnt out from the hours and stress.<br />I talked to one of the 3 guys who were on the first 4 seasons of HoH, and I asked him why he left.<br />He said the hours were getting too long to tolerate as the show picked up.<br />He said he was making 100 grand a year, but it was too much of his time to continue.<br />He said he asked for more money to stay and Mike said no.<br />He told me that a second guy left as well for the same reason.<br />Anyone familiar with the first 4 seasons of HoH can figure out who I am talking about.<br />He also told me that the sub contractors that worked on the show did not get paid, they worked for the credits during & at the end of each episode.(maybe it's different now)<br />Damon struck me as a guy who didn't have a lot of time for himself, based on his position of head supervisor.<br />Even if there was extenuating circumstances for why he left, I'm sure he knew it was time for him to go for his own personal circumstances & benefit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587948499497941945.post-77292725150876773812013-12-27T19:01:22.278-08:002013-12-27T19:01:22.278-08:00Only now became aware of this, a bit of a shock. W...Only now became aware of this, a bit of a shock. Was much of anything really clear said about other folks that stopped appearing on the shows, like Kate when she went to build decks with Paul or when Sean started his own contracting business?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587948499497941945.post-35647449389128054152013-12-18T05:40:36.508-08:002013-12-18T05:40:36.508-08:00I think Holmes is making way for his family. I thi...I think Holmes is making way for his family. I think we will see Adam taking on Damon's role for a period of time and then MJ will move into the role. As they say, blood is thicker than water and who is to say what any of us would do in this situation? I find it interesting that the Holmes shows are essentially moving away from HGTV to DIY. A bit of a downslide I think or should I say I "perceive".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com