The host of The Block, Scott Cam takes you through the upcoming season of the hit show.
Michael and Carlene – Married for seven years and have two young kids. Source: Supplied
IT'S back ... already. Another series of the popular renovation show has begun so here is a quick rundown of what we'll be faced with this time around.
Five teams will renovate a huge, old office building into a set of luxury apartments in one of Melbourne's trendiest suburbs – Prahan. Channel Nine has obviously found a formula that works for them thanks to the success of the last series and favourite glamour couple Kyal and Kara, because this time around all the teams are incredibly genetically blessed.
So who are they? Here are the Cliff Notes:
Jenna and Chris. Source: Supplied
Jenna and Chris – Young, fun couple who mentor kids through a church program. These guys look green. They have apartment 2, which has no external windows but to make up for that they have the biggest apartment and a rooftop terrace.
Michael and Carlene Source: Supplied
Michael and Carlene – Married for seven years and have two young kids. These guys are ambitious and driven.
Karstan and Maxine Source: Supplied
Karstan and Maxine – Glamour couple who met online. He is a coal worker and she is in events. These guys will cause some trouble. Karstan and Maxine's apartment has city views but is the third biggest apartment.
Darren and Deanne Source: Supplied
Darren and Deanne – Locals from Melbourne, married for eight years and have two daughters. Their home looks beautiful, so Dee obviously has style. Darren was an AFL player. You might remember him - Darren Jolly? Darren and Dee have the sought-after northerly aspect but they do have the smallest apartment in size.
Shannon and Simon Source: Supplied
Shannon and Simon – Voss brothers and surfer dudes from Sydney who will be the comedy duo. The brothers are in the second largest apartment and they have a terrace.
The best thing about The Block this year is it's huge! This is going to be one mammoth build - the 70sq-metre storage in the garage is bigger than most apartments and the couples will also have to dismantle an old office building as well which is a bit of fun.
Most of the couples have skills in trades with a plumber, a painter and a couple of carpenters so they should be some pretty amazing pads once they are finished.
We should expect some big wins on auction day this year thanks to the location of the apartments in Melbourne, too.
The worst thing is the antics they use to get a rise out of the contestants. Just like last season, some of the jokes are cringe-worthy such as the cheeseathon that was the first half-hour where Scotty tried to pretend to the teams that they were really in the Channel Nine offices. Plus, lines like this, "These Block babies need to be taught some Block discipline." And we haven't even seen Keith yet!
Also it's always a little uncomfortably creepy watching cameramen peer in on the couples while they're in their pyjamas in bed and the good old product placements are back as well. The blue boots all the contestants have been given make them look like a Smurf brigade.
But hey, it's The Block and no amount of Suzuki Swift mentions or bad puns will put us off. Let's settle in for 10 weeks of muscle tees, 3am painting parties, Keith death stares and all round renovating hell. In other words: prepare for TV bliss.
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