NEW YORK — In an effort to court a new demographic of viewers HGTV, the home improvement and real estate channel owned by Warner Brothers Discovery will introduce a new gamer-focused show to its slate.
The show, titled Gaming Pads will focus on host Yarden Angel’s efforts to give men the optimal home setup for gaming.
“All the men we help are gamers already so they’re starting in a good place. They already barely have any furniture,” said Angel. “Our job is to make the optimal interior design for their gaming needs. That means sometimes we’ll have to replace a chair with a beanbag chair or move a television to a better location. Some of them have too much furniture to begin with so we have to remove stuff.”
“Gamers love optimization so they’re all very receptive to it and it’s really fulfilling to help enrich their gaming experiences,” continued Angel. “Some of them stream as well and that brings a whole new challenge. That means figuring out which empty corner to position things in and picking the best plain paint color for the walls. Stuff like that.”
The men featured in the show are extremely happy with the results.
“I had my lawn chair and my TV and PlayStation and thought that was enough,” said Hunter Bishop. “But Yarden came in and showed me the way, now I have a padded chair and my gaming has never been better!”
“My mom originally helped me move in so I had a full furniture set which made my gaming suffer. I was too comfortable. Yarden came in and fixed everything, now I have one chair, a TV, some RGB lights, and the best K/D I’ve ever had!” Said Claude Kenny
The girlfriends of the men featured in the show are not pleased, however.
“I’ve been trying to tell him for months how crazy it is that he basically has no furniture and I thought this show would fix it but now he has even less and plays video games even more,” said Samara Persaud, girlfriend of Hunter Bishop.
As of press time Warner Brothers Discovery is deciding when to announce they’ll cancel the show for tax-write-offs.
