"We may miss our deadline for the open house!" repeat 748 times per episode.
This show is a minor variation on the old theme of the makeover. Because there's "nothing new under the sun", mining an old genre can be worthwhile. Worthwhile, if well done. This show fails miserably.
Each episode provides sparse details as to the reasoning behind material and structure choices. And practically no background on the neighborhood of the remake houses or the comparable houses in the real estate market. Bottom line: The writers and producers make no effort to provide any useful or interesting background information.
Instead we are subjected to the endless false drama subplot of supposed personal conflict ("I'm going to fire these guys if they don't get it done in time!"). This schlocky subplot revolves around the main focus of the show -- the looming open house date. Puuhhleze. If tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake, why the constant nail-bitter deadlines? One extra week of principle and interest on these houses is typically only in the hundreds of dollars. But they can't carve out a little of this extra time at minimal cost in order to be certain the proper choices are made and the work it done right? Of course they could. But the producers are stuck in this silly need for constant drama.
The audience are supposed to believe that the company owner is buying these houses without a thorough inspection, doing a quick budget in his head, and then making snap decisions about design and furnishings. And steadily making a handsome profit every single time? Bah.
Lousy show.
