ExtremeMakeover-related stories
Posted Aug 22nd 2008 11:01AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free
The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards -- affectionately known as the Shmemmys to Kathy Griffin fans -- has at least one more viewer this year. I will be watching the other Emmy presentation, the awards that come before the Primetime Emmys. The big one with all the major categories, musical numbers, clip montages and near-mandatory attendance by the nominees is the Emmys. The other one is the technical awards. But I will be watching for a very good reason:
Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke will be co-hosting the Creative Arts Emmys this year on the E! channel, September 20.
Neil, an Emmy nominee for
How I Met Your Mother, and Sarah, who is also a guest/semi-regular on
Mother as well as a permanent regular on
Scrubs, are a great choice for this gig. They're smart, funny, quick, attractive and maybe even unpredictable.
I mean, wouldn't it be a hoot if Neil came on stage in his
Dr. Horrible gear and asked Sarah if her Hanes undies were riding up or doing their job? She should then counter and ask him about that smell, you know ... the Old Spice? Hey, maybe they should get Bruce Campbell to confront Neil about the Old Spice deal -- that was Bruce's commercial before Neil took over!
Continue reading Awesome! Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke to host Creative Arts Emmys
Posted Jul 9th 2008 6:00PM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Video
The makeover/lifestyle program has a unique niche in the Reality Revolution. Where other reality programs abide by the phrase "Only the Strong Survive," makeover shows are normally an individual or group effort. It comes from the shows themselves, of course, as they are intent in making life just a little bit better for the participants.
It may be redesigning a room in a neighbor's home, making over one's wardrobe, losing weight, controlling one's family or even turning someone from an ugly duckling into a swan. Granted, the hosts of these shows may show a bit of arrogance toward those trying to make a better life for themselves or others, but that just makes those wanting the makeover or lifestyle change even more interesting to the viewer. Plus, it doesn't hurt the star status of the hosts themselves.
The other interesting thing about this genre of reality program is, save for a handful of shows on the five major networks, the bulk of these programs are broadcast over the cable airwaves. Perhaps that's done to counteract some of the more sleazy reality programming that the cable networks produce. Or, maybe it's the fact that many of the channels that cater to the self-improvement set are on cable themselves. Either way, it is a genre that is quite popular and continues to grow year after year.
Continue reading A history of reality television (part six): Makeovers from body to home
Posted Jul 2nd 2008 7:04PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting
Designer and architect Vern Yip is back for a third season of
HGTV's Deserving Design. The series will continue to focus on people with touching stories who are in need of some renovation assistance. Stories of this season include a couple who has taken in over sixty foster children (they get a much-needed new family room), a young woman diagnose with advanced breast cancer who needs some design assistance with her condo, and an eco-conscious couple who are in need of Vern's expertise.
I'm excited this show is back for a third season. I loved Vern Yip's designs when he was on
Trading Spaces. He always did affordable, modern, and clean-looking updates to the participants' homes. Plus this show isn't as flashy as
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. And there's no Ty Pennington screaming at you.
The new season starts tonight at 9 p.m. ET on HGTV. Will you be tuning in?
Posted Jun 16th 2008 4:40PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting
Car enthusiasts, take note: The British series all about cars,
Top Gear, is coming to America. That's been previously announced, but today we can share the news that
Adam Carolla, Tanner Foust and Eric Stromer will be teaming up to host the new NBC incarnation of Top Gear. It just so happens that I was watching
Top Gear on BBC America yesterday and it's a fun show; it's not too techie-car show, it's more about the chemistry among the three hosts and the fun, goofy challenges they do that involve cars.
Yesterday's show, for instance, pitted a one host in a Mercedes Benz SUV driving from London the the airport versus one host on a super bicycle, another in a speed boat on the Thames, and The Stig -- an anonymous test driver -- making the trek via public transportation. It was pretty funny, especially since the car lost!
Continue reading Top Gear USA hosts named
Posted Dec 15th 2007 3:02PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Programming, Lost, Watercooler Talk, Dancing With The Stars
It was finally ABC's turn to unveil its
winter schedule yesterday. There aren't many surprises in it except that
Lost, as rumored, will now air on a new night and that
Big Shots, who was benched last week, will get
a fifth another chance. ABC's winter programming will also include the premieres of
Cashmere Mafia, Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann, Eli Stone and
Oprah's Big Give and the return of a few reality series, such as
Supernanny and
Wife Swap, to fill the void left when scripted series will have aired all their new episodes.
Continue reading ABC's winter schedule
Posted Dec 7th 2007 9:44AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Pickups and Renewals
Endemol USA has a pretty solid reality track record, with NBC's Deal or No Deal and 1 vs. 100, CBS's Big Brother and ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. And, according to The Hollywood Reporter, they are hoping to continue that streak into the new year with Wipeout. ABC has ordered a pilot for the competition in which 50 people must navigate through "the world's largest obstacle course" for a chance at $50,000.
While there aren't many details as of yet, I couldn't help but be reminded of G4's Ninja Warrior, in which contestants from the world over have to complete in four rounds of obstacle course. G4 brought it to American from Japan in 2007 where it has become a guilty pleasure addiction for way, way too many of us.
Continue reading ABC hopes not to Wipeout with new reality competition
Posted Nov 23rd 2007 12:02PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming
Can you imagine we've been crying for 99 episodes? Come on, I'm surely not the only one who sheds a few tears when the family sees its new house! That's the number of episodes Ty Pennington and his crew destroyed houses to rebuild them and helped make deserving families' future a little bit brighter.
This weekend, ABC's
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will celebrate its 100th episode in Minnetonka, Minnesota with a two-hour special featuring the return of some of the show's most memorable families.
Continue reading Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to air its 100th episode this Sunday
Posted Nov 2nd 2007 6:01PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Video
We get a lot of press releases and other PR goodies here at TV Squad HQ; there are so many of them, to be honest, that it takes a lot for one to grab our attention. But this one managed to do it: it's a video clip of the upcoming episode of
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. In it, Ty and crew go to Wyoming to help the Miller family rebuild their farmhouse into a haven for not only their family, but the mistreated animals that they have rescued over the years. The reason why they have to rebuild? The house is rife with Radon, and a simple renovation will not clean it all up.
So, instead of imploding the house or demolishing it using a backhoe, Ty and company decide to blow it up. You heard me; watch the video after the jump and you'll see that they blow it up "real good," like it's being attacked by aliens in
Independence Day. Here's what I want to know, though: doesn't that make the clean-up, which is now spread among a much bigger area, a whole lot more of a pain in the ass?
Continue reading Ty Pennington and company blow up a house - VIDEO
Posted May 7th 2007 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Web, Celebrities
If you were to list all of the celebs that I thought would be arresteded for driving while under the influence of alcohol, I wouldn't think Ty Pennington would be on the list. Of course, that's a silly assumption, since anyone can drink and drive, but I guess I think of the Paris Hiltons and David Hasselhoffs of the world first. And unknown reality stars.
The Extreme Makeover host was arrested over the weekend and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and possibly drugs too. Pennington released a statement saying that he "made an error in judgement" and "I want to apologize to ABC and my fans..." Translation: "I've done this before and it sucks that I got caught" and "damn, I hope this doesn't screw up my ABC gig!"
Hopefully he doesn't build those houses in the same condition.
Posted Dec 3rd 2006 5:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has a repeat America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by a new Extreme Makeover, a repeat Desperate Housewives, and a repeat Brothers & Sisters. - CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and Without A Trace.
- NBC has Football Night In America at 7, followed by the Seahawks vs. the Broncos.
- Hallmark has the movie A Carol Christmas at 7, then Jack Frost.
- The CW has a new Reba at 7:30.
- At 8, FOX has repeats of The Simpsons, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- There's a new 7th Heaven on The CW at 8, then a repeat America's Next Top Model.
- Lifetime has the movie A Different Kind of Christmas at 8, followed by A Dad For Christmas.
- Disney has a holiday movie at 8 too: The Ultimate Christmas Present.
- At 8:30, PBS has Tony Bennett Duets: The Making of an American Classic.
- Food Network has a new Iron Chef America at 9, Batali vs. Blais.
- At 9, Discovery has more of the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show.
- TNT has Noah Wyle and Bob Newhart in the sequel The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines. It's on at 9 as well.
- Also at 9: AMC has Miracle on 34th Street.
- At 10, HBO has a new ep of The Wire, while Showtime has a new ep of Dexter.
Posted Oct 26th 2006 1:34PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Reality Shows, ABC, Programming, Lost
As you may recall,
Lost is doing a funky scheduling thing this season where we get to see six new episodes in a row (last night's was number four) and then it goes on a long break before showing the rest of the season. After episode six on November 8th,
Lost's time slot will be filled by the new drama,
Day Break.
Lost will return February 7th and will have new episodes every week through mid-May.
In other scheduling news, a new episode of the original
Extreme Makeover was on last Friday. Did anybody watch it? Apparently not, because ABC pulled the rest of the episodes in favor of reruns of
Grey's Anatomy in the 8 pm time slot.
Posted Apr 6th 2006 4:29PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
ABC has a new Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at
8, followed by a new American Inventor and a new Primetime.- On CBS at 8, there's a new
Survivor, followed by a new CSI and a repeat of Without A Trace.
- NBC has a new
Will and Grace, a repeat My Name Is Earl, a new Earl, and then repeats of Teachers
and ER.
- FOX has a repeat That 70s Show at 8, followed by new eps of The Loop
and The O.C.
- The WB has new episodes of Smallville and Supernatural, while UPN
has repeats of Everybody Hates Chris, Love, Inc., Eve, and Cuts.
- The
Travel Channel repeats the first ep of Jeremy Piven's Journey Of A Lifetime at 8.
- Also at 8:
Spike has UFC's The Ultimate Fight Night, followed by The Ultimate Fighter.
- At 9, you
can learn all you need to know about polygamy on CNN's Larry King Live.
- HBO has Jimmy Fallon and
Drew Barrymore in Fever Pitch, also at 9.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new The Showbiz Show
With David Spade.
- At 11:30, HGTV has a new Small Space, Big Style.
Posted Aug 17th 2005 1:50PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming
Now with expanded ratings for the Top 20!
- CSI (CBS)
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
- Without a Trace (CBS)
- CSI: Miami (CBS)
- 60 Minutes (CBS)
- Two and a Half Men - Monday, 9pm (CBS)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS)
- NCIS (CBS)
- NFL: Miami vs. Chicago (ABC)
- Law and Order: CI (NBC)
- Museum of TV and Radio: Unforgettable Moments in Television Entertainment (NBC)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
- AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Showcase (ABC)
- Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
- Crossing Jordan (NBC)
- CSI: NY (CBS)
- Cold Case (CBS)
- Big Brother 6 (CBS)
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - Monday (ABC)
- Law and Order (NBC)
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