Mina Starsiak Hawk, who has a show on HGTV, was recently interviewed about what she’s going to do now that Good Bones has come to an end. She seems quite angry about the fan’s negative response to her because it finally finished.
Then in an episode of Mina AF, her podcast, Hawk talked with sociologist Danielle Lindemann on all things Good Bones. It’s a series which has now ended following eight seasons in October. Hawk also talked about the “nasty” feedback she gets from some “HGTV women.”
Judging from how long the program ran, Hawk happened to notice,
“I think for us, it really was because we had so many characters. You could relate to at least one of us.”
On March 22, 2016, Good Bones made its debut on HGTV, Based in Indianapolis the program followed the daily operation of Mina Starsiak Hawk’s small home renovation Two Chicks and a Hammer. There were occasional visits by other family members too. These included appearances from her husband, Steve Hawk, and younger brother Tad Starsiak.
In addition, she further discussed the emotional response to the final season of the show and noted that many people, she noticed, seemed particularly thrown by it.
Moreover, when Good Bones ended, Mina Starsiak Hawk vividly described how the unexpected exit of her mother character caused certain audiences to feel discomfort and even anger. They did not take too well. She commented this insight led to people examining the way they perceived her and others, and discerning whether or not their interactions had any authenticity or truth at all.
Hawk had openly talked this year about disagreements with both her mother and brother; in recent days, she also publicly discussed feeling uncomfortable with another former Good Bones cast member Cory Miller.
Moreover, in addition to “personal stresses” between cast members, Mene Starsiak confessed that ending the show was essentially about money. She said that many of the individuals who were cast in Good Bones did not work for her firm, Two Chicks and a Hammer, at all.
“Also at the root of the matter was that I was the sole proprietor of the company; no one else cared.” she continued.
“We were all just merrily making our way along, which was lovely while it lasted but impossible in the long run to sustain.”
Emphasizing the pressure of maintaining this show under such tight financial circumstances and the lack of joint responsibility close-knit cast members reluctantly agreed to conclude Good Bones.
“When the show ended, it was not only disheartening for those directly involved- the cast, production team, and family who were part of it,” she admitted.
“It seemed a betrayal on my part to all those HGTV women out there who had supported our program herself by ex-pressing their disapproval, and it weighed heavily with me.”
“I would say that it was hard emotionally,” Hawk told us. “You try to be philosophical. But believe me, even if you have a positive view of things on the screen in front of you, when every bit of copy is negative day in and out…it tells on your heart.”
Good Bones may be over, but Hawk remains busy with new ventures. She is now involved in three separate television specials and a movie. Next spring is the planned airdate for A Life Worth Living documenting her father’s life/history as well as some humorous stories about him.
We can expect to see it air around Thanksgiving (as yet unnamed). It also will be released in Europe alongside other films made by Europeans later next year. The project is currently in postproduction.