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Living With Ed

2007

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EP1 Game On Oct 21, 2009

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EP2 Water and the Wardrobe Jan 01, 0001

Rachelle hunts for a fully organic gown for an awards show; Ed looks into a new water filtration system for his home.

EP3 For Better or Worse Jan 01, 0001

Ed and Rachelle go on a romantic getaway; Ed cleans out his storage unit and plans to remodel his garage.

EP4 Unplugged Nov 11, 2009

The Begleys decide to get away from it all and go on a family camping trip.

EP5 Look into the Future Nov 18, 2009

Ed and Rachelle have very different ideas about what type of energy audit the Begley household needs. Rachelle is having the psychic energy flow assessed, while Ed is measuring the energy efficiency of the Begley home.

EP6 Gambling On Green Nov 25, 2009

Roadtrip to Las Vegas; Ed and Rachelle renew their vows at the chapel where they originally wed.

EP7 Veto Power Dec 02, 2009

Since Rachelle won't heed his calls to conserve water, Ed decides to curb water usage at the Begley household by installing a gray water system, which filters sink and shower water for reuse in his garden.

EP8 Ed's Big Birthday Bash Dec 09, 2009

Rachelle and Hayden plan a surprise party to celebrate Ed's 60th birthday. Will it be green enough for Ed, but fun enough for the planners (and attendees)?

EP9 Author, Author Jan 06, 2010

Now that Ed has finished his second book, he and Rachelle get set to take a bite out of "the big organic apple," aka New York City, for a promotional book tour.

EP10 Manners Jan 13, 2010

Rachelle and her friend decide to teach table manners to Hayden and Ed

EP11 Love, Peace and Perry Jan 20, 2010

Ed goes to the Water Woman Festival to give a speech and ends up communing with some hippies in the desert for a couple days. Meanwhile, Rachelle is stuck at home with Perry, a visiting overzealous entrepreneur who is pitching a lot of green product ideas that aren’t quite catching on.

EP12 Off the Grid, On the Hook Jan 27, 2010

Ed visits Three Rivers, an off-the-grid community in Oregon, and decided he wants to retire in that area. But Rachael does not want to move that far away from civilization.

EP13 Staycation Feb 03, 2010

Ed's stay-at-home vacation turns into an ever expanding series of public appearances to help the community, leaving Rachel with the "honey do" chore list that Ed was supposed to do himself during his time off.
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Synopsis

Living With Ed is an American reality television show. It was originally shown on HGTV in 2007. In 2009 a new version began showing on the new Planet Green channel. The show follows actor Ed Begley, Jr. in his quest to live his life with a small carbon footprint. The series records the conflicts between him and his less zealous wife Rachelle Carson who many times suffers due to her husband's uncompromising beliefs. One of the most frequent capers Begley engages in is making his home environmentally more friendly, which he competes with his best friend Bill Nye. Other celebrities have appeared on the show including Jay Leno, Jackson Browne and Jack McGee. Commenting in 2006 on the appeal of the show, Begley said: "In the format of the show, everyone who watches—even people who have never thought about living a low-impact, environmentally conscious life—will be able to relate. They’ll come away with a raised awareness, but they’ll also enjoy seeing the differences between the Rachelle and me." In July 2009 Planet Green announced that it had produced 13 new episodes of the series that would begin airing on October 21, 2009.

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AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
Donal Fagan Season One: Conservatives of previous generations found prosperity through frugality, but in today's culture, conservatism and conservation share only a linguistic root. Despite his success as an actor, Ed Begley, Jr. has conscientiously sought to organize his life around conservation and simple living. With his wife, Rachelle Carson, as an amusing counterpoint, Begley gives us a very non-threatening introduction to living a 'greener' lifestyle. You won't find heavy discussions of population overshoot, energy uncertainty or climate change, but you will be exposed to new ideas (good for you) and new products (good for HGTV).Season Two: As in the first season, successful actor Ed Begley, Jr. plays himself as an average Joe dedicated to conservation and simple living. His wife, Rachelle Carson, plays herself as an average Jane that would rather not think about energy one way or the other, mugging her aggravation relentlessly as Ed preaches conservation. Instead of scaring you with talk of climate change, Living With Ed serves up a mix of simple energy-saving tips (the low-hanging fruit) and pricey new technology.We enjoyed the first season, but after the first two episodes, all we've seen is Ed and Rachelle ooh and aah over Cheryl Tiegs' airy Bel Air hillside estate, and swoon over Larry Hagman's opulent 25,000 SF hillside mansion. To his credit, Hagman has incorporated $750K worth of solar panels, and donates energy to help nearby working class families, but Ed fails to point out that such an immense house for two people, even with a household staff, is extravagantly inefficient.I'm hoping this series doesn't become Lifestyles of the Rich and Greenwashed.
mjscharas I have been an environmentalist for years and was really looking forward to this show. I had it set to record all episodes because I thought I could really learn some great new things. I probably could if I could get past Rachelle.I'm sure a lot of this is staged to seem like a reality show and appeal to that class of viewer. It doesn't work for someone who's really interested in improving the planet.This show should be called Nagging with Rachelle.Since Ed is such a great font of information, maybe a second show that's really serious about the environment would be a good idea. Dumbing things down is not necessary for some of us. I no longer record episodes or watch the show, but do let me know if a real green show may be in the works.
lutheranchick I admit that I don't find the bickering on the show all that entertaining, and I agree that a little more background on the marriage should be provided-- what, for example, was Rochelle prepared for when she married this guy? Anyway, I do find the show a nice counterpoint to the endless remodeling shows on HGTV. People on the other programs are constantly tearing out serviceable but "dated" fixtures only to replace them with new ones that will be dated in a few years as well, and energy and resource conservation is rarely discussed. The gadgets that Begley has installed are pretty interesting, and I would like to see him host a "how-to" show about running a green household.
bradikal HGTV enticed me into watching this show with teasers while I watched the Rose Parade. It certainly seemed like an original idea, and a timely one. HGTV is polluted with a plethora of home makeover shows, and I'd rather see the latest in solar panel technology as opposed to how to glue hay to a wall for a "new look".I quickly became disappointed while watching, however, as much of the show was devoted to the conflict (real or contrived) between Ed and his wife Rachelle. O.K. already, I GET IT, Rachelle doesn't like to conserve energy, and Ed does.There's a lot of angles they can work to make this show not only informative, but also entertaining.You've got one more episode to turn it around, Ed, then I'm bailing.