Plainbellied is a big fan of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." I used to like it, but now I think it's just sappy drivel that rots my brain. I bring this up because Plainbellied just got the first season on DVD from Netflix. I watched an episode with her, and I realized two things that have changed significantly. First, they no longer actually do a "makeover." Now they completely demolish the house and start from scratch. Second, they spend much more time talking about the family and less on the actual building of the house. While I do care about their stories, I'd rather see what they've done with the house.
I'm more of a "This Old House" kind of person. They take the time to make the house really shine, and they show you what they've done, in detail. Lots of the houses on "Extreme Makeover" are just not the sort of thing I would ever want. I prefer understated elegance to over-the-top extravagance. "Hometime" is another one that I kind of like. They sometimes take on smaller projects, and I really like to learn how to do things. Someday I'll have my own house, and I'm sure I'll want to do something to it.
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Hey, I like to see people coming together to help each other, whether it's done in a week or not. It's the kind of feel-good stuff that I hope and believe is happening everywhere (though probably on a smaller scale), but nobody mentions it. Shmarmy or not, it helps my faith in people, okay?
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