txmorrison

While there were shortcomings in this series, the positive aspects far outweighed them. Production values were great - especially in the "Sausalito" setting! So refreshing to see a NEW location, even if it was cobbled together w/ a L. A. sound stage. I lived on the water in Sausalito for 2 years, and those shots were REAL! The 3 main characters (played by Garner, Rice, & the missing husband!) had GREAT chemistry, and the gradual bonding of Rice and Garner was believable. I think the main problem was trying to cram too much material in not enuf time. I can't wait for the 2nd Season. When is it launching?!?!

This doco on Ted Bundy (of the dozens available) is truly remarkable. How Trish Wood was able to find victims who had only been names before demonstrates the depth of her research. Setting this story in the context of the burgeoning women's rights movement was invaluable to a fuller understanding of the collateral damage Bundy left in his wake. And not only were the victims of his brutal crimes brought to life, but the hurt and confusion endured by those close to him,e.g., Liz, her daughter, and Bundy's younger brother is palpable even today.. Even the new interstate freeway systems & Bundy's consequent mobility brought new dimensions to this story.

This is going to be a somewhat skewed review as I haven't had time to view all of the episodes, but I fail to see how anyone can think that the owner/architect of the 344 sq ft home in "Hong Kong" is that far outside of "average" - which seems to be the criterion most viewers were looking for in this series. But if the creators of "Home" had sought out "average" architects (rather than "creative" ones) how would they merit a series about those designs, if their creations followed everyone else's cookie-cutter housing?

To me, the Hong Kong architect came across as down-to-earth, practical, and driven. The home which he remodeled had been in his family for generations, and his intention was to keep it in the family, and make it more livable in the process. However high-tech (and yes, expensive) the interior of his tiny home might have been, the view OF its EXTERIOR, and FROM its interior starkly revealed the incredibly average environment which this man's home was crammed into. So to me, this particular episode at least (and "Malibu," from a different perspective) did exactly what another reviewer accused it of failing to do, namely, showing us "...these homes, how they were built and how people actually live in them."

To be fair, I can easily imagine a series such as this swinging in the opposite direction, and focusing more on "special owners" and egos, rather than the pragmatic (but much less 'sexy') transformation of "manufactured" homes, as only one example. The "average" viewer/homeowner could probably have benefited more from this approach, and therefore, yes, perhaps the series as a whole could have been more balanced. But I still valued the passion and insight that I took from parts of "Home."