'Extreme Makeover' house faces foreclosure

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by glatt

No it isn't. And that's my problem with it. It SELLS itself as a charity. It is phony and insincere and is really just a big commercial to get us to want more.

We get this show on cable over here and I've watched it once or twice. I haven't had the same impression you've had glatt. I look at it more as lookout does.

Sure the tv company is earning a buck. Why bother with the show if they don't? What makes this show any worse than all the other crap we all watch on tv from time to time? What's the outcome of watching the Simpsons for example? You get entertained. The production company makes money. The tv station makes money. The advertisers make money. No one else gets any benefit though, but it's still a program which consistently rates in every country it's shown.

TV shows are for entertainment as far as the viewer is concerned. The people involved in producing the show want to make money. If they can make money by helping someone else, then why is it so wrong?

As far as the people who are going to lose their new home...well, I guess it's their own problem and no one elses. To the volunteers it probably does suck dogs balls, but I guess lots of people who volunteer for things end up seeing their efforts go down the tubes anyway. Does anyone feel sorry for political volunteers when their candidate is not successful? My guess is probably not.