HGTV at TCA: A Very Brady Experience

amp8220One of the most interesting aspects of working on this project was learning just how connected the audience was to this houseamp8221 he continued amp160amp8220But we had no recollection of it amp160I mean it was placed as an establishing shot into the show amp160I don39t think anyone else during the period the show was being filmed knew where it was eitheramp8221amp8220I think it was more exciting for me to return to the house this time on our first day of production than it was the first time I ever saw itamp8221 added Lookinland amp160amp8220I didn39t know where the house was until 1990amp8221Williams was the only Brady boy ever to have visited the famed home much to his surprise amp160amp8220After our original show was canceled I was invited to lunch by a mutual friend of the owneramp8221 he recalledamp160 But he wasnamp8217t told where he was going amp160amp8220I went into the house and we39re having lunch and they39re all looking at me laughing and asking amp8216Doesn39t this remind you of somethingamp8217 amp160I39m looking around going amp8216Noamp8217 amp160They said amp8216Well don39t you know where you areamp8217 amp160I said amp8216Noamp8217 amp160They said amp8216Well you39re in the Brady houseamp8217 amp160They had to walk me back outside to look at the view we see on television for me to make the connection because the inside resembled it not at allamp8221amp8220I visited the house in 2011amp8221 Olsen said amp160amp8220There was a busload of tourists in front of it amp160But I got the honor of going to the house in the Wienermobileamp160 My friend Allee Willis called me up one night and said amp8216I have the Wienermobile tomorrowamp8217 and I get to invite two friends amp160We39re in the Wienermobile riding along and she said amp8216We39re very close to the Brady Bunch houseamp8217 amp160I said amp8216I39ve never been thereamp8217amp160 amp160She goes amp8216Okayamp160 That39s where we39re goingamp8217amp160 She says to her dying day she39ll never forget the look on all the tourists39 faces when the Wienermobile pulled up and Cindy Brady got outamp8221Despite not knowing its locale or having ever been inside each member of the cast like millions of their fans had an affinity for the residential home that now following the makeover stands as a living testament to the show amp160amp8220I had a connection to it simply because and not to sound like a bad sport about things I was a very literal child and I looked at that house and thought to myself amp8216No way amp160That could never be the setamp160 It39s a onestory houseamp8221 Olsen laughedamp8220I had such an affinity for this house just because in some sort of a way I39m a fan of it just like Americaamp8221 shared McCormick amp160amp8220I have that same love for this house and when I was told that I could be a part of this and that they were going to really let us demolish things and then rebuild them I was like amp8216Oh gosh amp8230 itamp8217s the chance of a lifetimeamp8221The HGTV reunion at TCA marked the first time since July 2004 that the Brady quotkidsquot had united for a Television Critics Association panel amp160Organized by TV Land they were all on hand to promote the networkamp8217s 35th anniversary marathon and reunion special Still Brady After All These Years amp160Now 15 years later reuniting to for A Very Brady Renovation seemed the most fitting way to celebrate the showamp8217s 50th Anniversary amp160While the cast remains close due to many being spread all over the country working on other endeavors such reunions are rare these daysquotSo many elements had to come together to make this thing workamp8221 shared Williams amp160amp8220It39s almost unfathomable amp160We39ve had great relationships our entire lives but not all together at the same time September 26th is the 50th anniversary of our premiere it debuted in 1969amp160 This show starts September 9th so it all ends up coinciding with the 50th anniversaryamp8220One of the other things that39s nice about recalling the experience is we are the surviving cast members and can feel the presence of Robert Reed Florence Henderson and Ann Bamp160 Davis in the rooms recreated through memories and the episodes themselvesamp8221 he added amp160amp8220Through clips we can share their presence and what a significant part of our show they are and wereamp160 It39s a nice way to keep them introducedamp8221A Very Brady Renovation will debut September 9 on HGTVClick on the social media tiles above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively those of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggers

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