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3.5/10 TV Original language(s) English No. of episodes 41 Final episode date 27 September 2014 Language English | 4.6/10 IMDb Country of origin United States No. of seasons 5 First episode date 18 June 2011 Network A&E Network Genre Reality television | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Scott YanceyAmie Yancey Executive producer(s) Jon KrollChris KobinMichael MatsumotoScott YanceyJohn Platt Similar Flip This House, Flipping Out, Sell This House, Texas Flip and Move, Flipping Boston Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Flipping Vegas is an American reality television series on A&E in the United States. The series premiered on June 18, 2011. It features Scott Yancey and his wife Amie Yancey with realtors from their brokerage Goliath Company as they buy, fix and flip houses in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally airing on Saturday mornings, A&E moved the show to Saturday evenings at the beginning of Season three. The show was moved back to Saturday afternoons for the final eight episodes. FYI and A&E split up Season 3's 23 episodes to make Seasons 4 and 5 on FYI. A&E lists it as only 3 Seasons.
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A common theme is tension between Scott and Amie, as Scott wants to keep to a very tight budget and always has stringent time constraints and deadlines. In contrast, his designer wife Amie is more focused on creating higher end homes and frequently goes around Scott's wishes.
After the success of Flipping Vegas, similar shows from other cities such as Flipping Boston and Flipping Miami premiered in 2012 and 2013.
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Production
Regarding the show's origin, Scott Yancey said: "I'm from the Hollywood area originally, and I was talking with some buddies who are in the industry. I was telling them how I had to pull my Glock out on some homeless guys who came at me with needles in one of the houses that was all boarded up. They’re like, 'Man, you need your own reality show. We'll make it like a commercial for your website or something.' So I paid their expenses, and they gave it to another friend of ours, who gave it to a guy who worked at Lionsgate."
The series filmed its pilot in 2009, under the working title of Last House Standing. The second season concluded filming in April 2012. As of November 2013, the show was filming its fifth season. Approximately 120 to 140 hours of footage was shot for each episode, which was then edited down to 43 minutes. Scott Yancey said, "The houses that are the worst to buy are the ones we save for TV because we know there's a great storyline with it".
Regarding the biggest misconception that viewers may have about the show, Scott Yancey said, "What the people see is us stressed in a house on an episode. What they don't see is us doing five others at the same time. [...] The TV show usually edits in the drama. They don't see that an hour from now, we're gonna be holding hands walking our dog somewhere. They edit it in a way that's obviously going to be most entertaining. They don't ever show me say 'thank you, good job' to somebody or show us going to a restaurant at night or in the summer on a beach." Amie Yancey said, "The main thing is that in TV land, they speed everything up. They [the viewers] think, 'Oh, wow, it's a breeze. They come in, and it's done.' It takes a long time to put them together, to pick out the fit and finish and work on the quality. They only see a glimpse of it."
Episodes
Season 3 was split into Seasons 4 & 5 on FYI.