There91裸聊视频檚 nothing about the outside of Rob Forde91裸聊视频檚 house in southern Chilliwack that sets it apart from those of his neighbours91裸聊视频�. Yet, if a visitor to Forde91裸聊视频檚 home were to go around the side and enter through the back door, they91裸聊视频檇 be instantly transported across time to various decades throughout modern and ancient history.

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Upon walking through the entryway, one of the first things that may catch a guest91裸聊视频檚 eye is The Bomb Shelter, an area directly across from the door that91裸聊视频檚 been creatively decorated to look like a 1940s bar, complete with its own incoming mustard gas canister. Or perhaps it91裸聊视频檒l be the newly completed Houdini pinball cage that will distract and delight those entering what Forde has dubbed 91裸聊视频淒oc Studio.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he basement acts like my resume,91裸聊视频� said Forde. 91裸聊视频淎nd my goal when people (enter Doc Studio) is to help them figure out what they like,91裸聊视频漵aid Forde as he sat near to what used to be his Montreal, Quebec scene, complete with the wooden shinny boys in Canadiens jerseys he carved with a chainsaw.

This isn91裸聊视频檛 91裸聊视频漥ust about the creating and the building,91裸聊视频� continued Forde about Doc Studio. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 the picking, the searching for treasures. Finding those cool things, whether it91裸聊视频檚 at an garage sale, an auction, or whatever. I91裸聊视频檓 always on the hunt and it91裸聊视频檚 a good day when you come home with something fun.91裸聊视频�

Forde, who91裸聊视频檚 quite literally a very handy man, has been a practicing doctor of chiropractic for more than three decades, however, during many of those years, he was also a well-known competitive chainsaw artist.

And now that he91裸聊视频檚 begun fixing up spaces creatively during his semi-retirement, the doctor91裸聊视频檚 latest artistic hobby may have lead him all the way to Hollywood.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 ask specifically how they found me, but I91裸聊视频榤 assuming it was from (The Progress) article,91裸聊视频� explained Forde.

Last July, as word spread about the doctor who was remaking basement spaces into immersive scenes, Forde was featured in the newspaper91裸聊视频檚 Scene & Heard section. A few months later, he opened his email and found a letter from Brian Catalina Entertainment asking if he91裸聊视频檇 be interested in hosting his own reality show.

91裸聊视频淚t caught me out of the blue and I was flabbergasted,91裸聊视频� said Forde. 91裸聊视频淚t was two different TV producers from L.A. that contacted me and said, 91裸聊视频榃e91裸聊视频檙e interested in doing a television show about what you91裸聊视频檙e doing.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

Although the offer was unexpected, Forde says he was intrigued and wanted to hear more. 91裸聊视频淪o from there we had a couple of Skype interviews 91裸聊视频� and then they had us do a photo shoot down here, which we (then) sent to them.

91裸聊视频淭hey edit down the Skype interview and the photos and send that out,91裸聊视频� explained Forde. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e looking for a network to pick it up.91裸聊视频�

Brian Catalina Entertainment is the idea-maker behind several popular reality shows, including Swamp People, which is going into its ninth season, The Raft, and Ultimate Survival Alaska.

91裸聊视频淭heir role, if I91裸聊视频檓 understanding correctly, is to be the middle man and get a cut of the action,91裸聊视频� continued Forde. 91裸聊视频淚f their idea of The Basement Doctor, which is the title of the show, takes hold, then the network probably pays them (something for the show91裸聊视频檚 rights).91裸聊视频�

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Talking about the process up to this point, the semi-retired chiropractor laughs when explaining how one of the producers didn91裸聊视频檛 quite understand the concept because of where he grew up. 91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 from Florida, and they don91裸聊视频檛 have basements in Florida,91裸聊视频� said Forde.

91裸聊视频淏ut the other producer totally got it because he91裸聊视频檚 from somewhere up north where they have basements. He said it91裸聊视频檚 going to be so cool because everyone91裸聊视频檚 basements are just a mess, and if you can turn it into something special, the transformation would be fun to (watch).91裸聊视频�

Although he doesn91裸聊视频檛 know for sure which networks have been pitched his show, Forde says he guesses it91裸聊视频檚 gone to stations like Home and Garden TV (HGTV) or the Do It Yourself Network (DIY).

As for how the actual show would play out, much of that91裸聊视频檚 still based on guesswork as well. 91裸聊视频淭hey didn91裸聊视频檛 give us too much information other than I91裸聊视频檇 be the host and (my wife) would be helping me.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 assuming they91裸聊视频檇 provide me with a crew 91裸聊视频� so it only takes a week or two to do a basement. Then they just film the process, edit it down, and there91裸聊视频檚 the show. But again, it91裸聊视频檚 all new to me,91裸聊视频� said Forde.

Signed into a nine-month contract, Forde says it isn91裸聊视频檛 so much about if the show will take place, but rather when the show will take place.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 not even sure if they91裸聊视频檒l say no, I think it91裸聊视频檚 more of a case of waiting until,91裸聊视频� said Forde.

91裸聊视频淚f enough time went by I would eventually assume that it91裸聊视频檚 probably not going to happen, but then a year from now it could pop up again. The concept is out there, so all it takes is somebody in some office somewhere to like it, and if they like a doctor doing people91裸聊视频檚 basements, then you91裸聊视频檝e got a show!91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚n my mind, I91裸聊视频檓 thinking, 91裸聊视频極h, it91裸聊视频檚 going to happen!91裸聊视频� I just don91裸聊视频檛 know how soon.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 like fishing, I91裸聊视频檓 betting (the entertainment company has) cast a lot of lines 91裸聊视频� and if just one of them bites, they91裸聊视频檝e got some money coming in.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淏ut if it doesn91裸聊视频檛 happen, that91裸聊视频檚 (okay, too),91裸聊视频� said Forde. 91裸聊视频淎s long as I91裸聊视频檝e got people wanting me to help them with their spaces here in Chilliwack, that91裸聊视频檚 all I really want anyway. My main objective in all of this is to let people know this exists,91裸聊视频� said Forde. 91裸聊视频淚f they don91裸聊视频檛 know it exists, they can91裸聊视频檛 find it.91裸聊视频�

However, at the end of the day, Forde says it91裸聊视频檚 all about 91裸聊视频渂ringing people (and families) together and helping them feel proud of space when friends come over91裸聊视频� and he91裸聊视频檒l be happy to achieve that anyway he can.

For more information on Doc Studio, email Rob Forde at rdf9060@telus.net, or visit him on .

Stay tuned to The Progress learn more about when Chilliwack91裸聊视频檚 Basement Doctor will begin making house calls and transforming unused spaces into beloved places.

Sarah.Gawdin@theprogress.com
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