The only problem with that show is it is rather shallow when you actually go work on it. I help supervise volunteers for Habitat for Humanity on Saturdays. We normally build 2-4 house per build cycle with normally two build cycles per year (spring and fall). The summers down here are too hot to work with volenteers on houses.
When Makover Home Edition came to Houston I went and volunteered and there were several differences I noticed.
1. The did it in August...in Houston...some producer definately wasn't thinking.
2. The house was located in a neighborhood of 700 sq ft run down homes on small lots. It took three lots for this house and I believe they were trying to get a 4th.
3. Habitat mission is to provide affordable decent housing; This house was probably 5000-6000 sq ft.
4. When ever one of the "celebrities" walked through; all work had to stop. I went and helped on a Friday. They were supposed to be done Sunday, by friday they were already 40 hrs behind and working 24hr a day. The "celebs" would come in; shoot 5 min of video; and then leave and disappear. Some of the problems involved code issues that were not fully though out (there new owner was a preacher who did counseling from the house; had to meet business fire codes).
It would be nice if the news would regularly showcase organization that do this work locally all the time rather than a shallow fly by night organization.
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