Jul 09, 2007 -
These folks skewer the formula of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" in a variety of ways. For starters, it's now just called "I'm Nice!" In addition, the team shows up to fix up a perfectly fine upper middle class home, but not before they announce that one of the family members has cancer.
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Jun 22, 2007 -
I've said before that I'm a bit of a sap, and it's never more evident than when I break into tears while watching TV. There are a bunch of moments that always make me lose it — no matter how predictable or silly they are, no matter how many times I've seen them — and so, just in case you're feeling mopey today, I'm counting down a few of the scenes most consistently guaranteed to leave me drowning in a pile of soggy tissues.
No.
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Oct 08, 2008 -
Anyone would be beyond thrilled to call a six-bedroom Mediterranean style home their own, and former drug addict turned community charity founder Sadie Holmes was especially grateful the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team built her a home fitting that description. While they were at it, the team built an office for Sadie's charity adjacent to her home.
Sadie was all moved into her Florida home by February 2006, and a month later she was cleared to run a volunteer organization from her home office.
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Jul 30, 2008 -
This is one Extreme Makeover: Home Edition story that may leave you with a bout of frustration rather than a waterfall of tears. Some of the 1,800 volunteers that worked night and day to build the Harper family's new four-bedroom home in 2005 are reeling with aggravation after learning the family's home will be auctioned due to foreclosure.
The donated materials used to build the home are valued at about $450,000, and the construction company donated an additional $250,000 for a home-maintenance fund and scholarships for the family's three kids.
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Aug 05, 2008 -
The recent news of an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition family losing their home to foreclosure because of a bad loan decision has pushed other stories to the surface.
Eric Herbert of Sandpoint, ID, has put his family's made-over home on the market because of financial strain from increased home maintenance and utility costs. He said, "I’m not doing it (selling) to make a profit.
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Jul 04, 2009 -
- Fox has repeats of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy
- NBC is new with Merlin and has The Bourne Supremacy
- CBS has repeats of Million Dollar Password, Cold Case, and Without a Trace
- ABC has repeats of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers and Sisters
- Lifetime is new with Army Wives
- HBO has repeats of True Blood
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Jun 27, 2009 -
- Fox has repeats of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad
- NBC is new with Merlin and has a repeat of Law and Order: SVU
- CBS has repeats of Million Dollar Password, Cold Case, and Without a Trace
- ABC has a repeat of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and has the conclusion of Impact
- Lifetime is new with Army Wives
- USA is new with In Plain Sight
- HBO is new with True Blood and the series premiere of Hung
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Jun 20, 2009 -
- Fox has repeats of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad
- NBC has the series premiere of Merlin followed by a repeat of Law and Order: SVU
- CBS has repeats of Million Dollar Password, Cold Case, and Without a Trace
- ABC has a repeat of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and is new with Impact
- Lifetime is new with Army Wives
- USA is new with In Plain Sight
- HBO is new with True Blood
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May 30, 2009 -
- Fox has repeats of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad
- NBC is new with Dateline and has a repeat of The Last Templar
- CBS is new with Million Dollar Password and has repeats of Cold Case and The Unit
- ABC has repeats of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers and Sisters
- USA is new with In Plain Sight
- AMC is new with the season finale of Breaking Bad
- MTV is new with the season finale of The Hills and the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
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May 23, 2009 -
- Fox has NASCAR coverage
- NBC has repeats of Dateline and The Last Templar
- CBS has repeats of Million Dollar Password, Cold Case, and The Unit
- ABC has a repeat of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and is new with Diamonds
- AMC is new with Breaking Bad
- VH1 has Daisy of Love
- HBO is new with In Treatment
- Showtime is new with Tracey Ullman's State of the Union and the season finale of The Tudors
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