EMHE is a bit of a staple in our weekly television line-up. It's a tolerable hour of television that allows me to catch the last three quarters of the Sunday Night NFL game guilt-free.
And i should admit at this point that i used to look forward to watching it. But now it's so contrived. I think the biggest problem is that the people who get the new house are allowed to nominate themselves.
I think the show would be a lot better if the people didn't know they were getting the house. It seems like the point is lost on the families now. instead of the overwhelming gratitude, it's more like the people are opening a christmas present. And sure they're thankful, but it's "I just got a cool house" thankful, not "i can't believe this is happening" thankful.
It's like the families have seen the show so much that there is a certain level of expectation of what they will get when they get back from vacation.
I also hate the parts of the show where the host tries to make the family members cry. it looks like he's trying to be sympathetic, but to me it's an obvious attempt for good television (although i'm not even enough of a jackass to say that there is no genuine goodwill involved, since it is the nature of the show).
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In other news, what a crappy weekend for Joe Niekro to die.
The former major leaguer is competing with Red Auerbach for attention and is failing miserably.
2 comments:
I haven't watched that show this season, but had to sit through it quite a bit last year. I found it amazing that everyone had the exact same level of excitement from week to week. They obviously coach the families on how to be excited. Not exactly REALITY television is it.
well...
i have to put my four cents in here, since this is one of my favorite shows on my list of 40 or so favorite shows on the 57 1/2 channels that i currently have at my disposal.
i haven't watched the show for a while and the other day i sat down to watch it and i noticed that the family wasn't as excited/grateful as i thought they should have been. i remember the first season i watched, it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and now... i agree- there's a level of expectation that there wasn't in the beginning.
i watch it more for the "makeover" part than i do for the story. i love home makeovers and, well, this is the smurf of all smurfs in the home makeover tv-show making industry.
even you have to agree that them putting a mini-football field in someone's backyard is pretty spiffy.
...and now that i know that i can nominate myself, well, you know.
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