Posted on 08/11/2005 9:46:41 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
Really? Any proof of that? (Just curious because they did one locally here and there have been no complaints.)
How is this the fault of ABC and Home Edition? Sounds like it's the fault of the families...
PBR - A couple of months ago, the show built a beautiful house for a wounded soldier in Ft. Campbell, TN (not far from me). If you are a fan of the show, look out for this one this coming season, it is not to be missed.
I often wonder how these poor families have the money to pay the taxes and utlitites on these improved homes.
And don't the taxes on the homes in the surrounding area go up, too?
It seems a lot of them are in LA County...Compton, etc. I dont believe you get reassessed immediately from their former values, since there was no sale.
My mom put down pavers on her driveway and up-up-up went her taxes. Private propery ownership is a myth in America. I'm almost certain the property taxes go up where these houses get built.
Duh. That's the very foundation of civil litigation in this country.
They are involved because Disney is the largest non government employer in Southern California, and has DEEP POCKETS.
Man, I hate articles like this.
After reading the entire article, I'm forced to defend ABC. They don't appear to be at fault, here. I have a hard time seeing why they're liable because the two families fell out with each other.
There, I did it. I defended ABC.
Blech.
This Old House magazine ran a short piece on all the problems awhile back. A number of people had asked Norm et al why it took the TOH crew so long to do what they did when Ty and his crew could whip out a completely new house in a week. The punch lists were quite lengthy and many owners were unhappy. Also, the IRS was hammering the early recipients of the homes, classifying them as income that hadn't been taxed. Some of the families had to sell the houses because they couldn't pay the tax. The shows producers were supposed to take care of that SNAFU with future homes.
Why let a little opportunistic manipulation get in the way of whether the orphans get booted as soon as the show is over..
Ya gotta love the South Pacific Mentality..
I know someone who works for one of these shows (not this one, but one like it), and you wouldn't believe how greedy some of these families are. They agree to do the show on certain terms, then they try to sucker the producers for everything they can get and complain when they don't get it.
Given that, I don't buy this sob story.
I remember when The Bachelor called us up for something because they were "reshooting" the ending because it didnt test well.
Reminds me of an old Bloom County comic where Steve Dallas was punched by Sean Penn. He thought of suing Penn, but was afraid he'd get beat up again. Then Madonna, but she'd probably beat him up too. Then Opus, who got him into the mess in the first place, but Opus has no money, "The first rule of litigation. Never, ever sue someone who has no money."
Then it hit him: "I blame Nikolta Camera Corp. As the manufacturer, they were criminally negligent in not placing a warning label reading 'Serious bodily injury could result from photographing rampaging Hollywood hotheads'."
They are going to need a new ending for that website....with the grinch and maybe some marshalls throwing the kids out.
Maybe all the new Sears furniture sitting out at the curb...
Exactly,
this has nothing to do with ABC but instead has to do with the behaviors of the folks AFTER the show had wrapped.
Makes me sad, I remember that EP.
And yes, I wanna marry Ty one day ;)
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