starts June 3, 2009 at 11pm

no word on episode lists or anything like that, but at least it will be on!

From HGTV’s press release:

HGTV BROADENS HOME AND LIFESTYLE OFFERINGS WITH THREE DIVERSE NEW WEEKLY SERIES

Knoxville, Tenn. [For Immediate Release - March 2, 2009] Whether it’s receiving professional real estate advice, escaping to the ultimate guy’s hangout or finding the perfect family pet, beginning April 5, HGTV will provide viewers with expert guidance to help make the most of life at home.

Eager homebuyers get expert advice on potential properties that will best suit their lifestyle needs in Good Buy, Bad Buy?, premiering Sunday, April 5, at 12:30 p.m. ET/PT. Viewers also will see a different side of home in Leader of the Pack, premiering Sunday, April 26, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This entertaining show will follow the trials and tribulations of prospective canine family members as they battle it out to claim the title of Man’s Best Friend for one special family. Finally, viewers will gain new insight into the world of masculine design by exploring the spaces that mean most to men in Man Land, premiering Wednesday, June 3, at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Man Land

Premieres Wednesday, June 3, at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT

Man Land is a series where men get to be men. From amazing basements and gallant garages to underground recreation rooms, this new HGTV weekly series explores men’s design machismo and offers viewers ideas for incredible “manspace makeovers.” Man Land reveals how the women in these men’s lives feel about their guy having a separate space and how that space has changed their relationship.

 

If you or someone you know was filmed for the HGTV show “Man Land”, send them this way and I will include them in my man land alumni directory.

so an intro exists… a good sign that the show will be aired.

To give credit where credit is due, that intro was made by Craig Stouffer (a.k.a. Mr. BANDITO) from lostproject.net .
He has done some amazing work and I’m sure you’d recognize some of it if you watch his showreel 2007

I have been contacted by some other people that have also been filmed for the HGTV show “Man Land” so I decided to put together a directory of sorts of all the Man Rooms that were filmed.

:: posted in order of original filming date ::

• The Man Cave
  Filmed: Feb 6 2007         

  (It’s not just a garage) Where Women are not only welcome, they are strongly encouraged (they just don’t have decorating authority)

• The Man Room
  Filmed: Mar 26 2007         

  A sanctuary from the excessive levels of estrogen in the rest of the house. Xbox arena, home theater, climbing wall, home office, etc.

• K2 Lounge
  Filmed: May 2 2007
  My own little bit of Vegas in my basement. Craps table, poker table, bar, blackjack table, home theater, and more added all the time.
   
• Jeff Smith
  Filmed : Jun 07 2007
  Self proclaimed theme of  ” Jeremiah Johnson goes to a flea market” with over 55 taxidermy animals, a fireplace, a 110 gal aquarium, 1,000 chilly pepper lights, 800 hats, and more horns, hides, heads, fins, feathers, and fur that you can count.
   
• The Blue Pig
  Filmed : Jun 21 2007         

  The Blue Pig includes a stage for his band “the Other White Meat”, bar, pool table, tiki bar. Now THAT is an impressive guitar collection.

• If you or someone you know was filmed for the HGTV show “Man Land”, send them this way and I will include them in this listing.

Alright, I admit it, my real life long dream was to own an ice machine, but now I can say that I have been on TV. Well, not actually been on TV yet, but filmed for a show that will be on TV.

Let’s start from the beginning. There is going to be a new show premiering next fall on HGTV called Man Land. A researcher from the show saw photos on this site and contacted me. Long story short, they decided to come out and shoot my basement for a segment on the show.

They showed up and we did the shoot. It was quite an experience. A little glimpse into the magic of Hollywood. From what I can tell this magic is mostly created by doing things repeatedly, but from different camera angles.

They filmed for about 10 hours or so, and they said that all gets edited down to 7 minutes of TV time. So we’ll see how many of my witty comments get left in and don’t end up on the cutting room floor. They did a shot of my dogs, a stafford and a bulldog, playing poker with the host, so now there is a pool going as to who gets more airtime, me or my dogs.

We didn’t get paid or get any prizes for doing the show. The thrill of being on television and bringing entertainment and joy to millions of home viewers was payment enough for me. They did get me to promise on camera that I will next start to remodel the bathroom, so in a sense, my wife won a prize.

I did get a framed picture of the Man Land logo that I got to hang on my wall. The only way to get one of these things is to be on the show and be inducted into the “Man Land Nation”. That, or wait a few months when they start showing up on eBay. I think I’ll hold on to mine.