Enter makeover home edition

Every family on the show was handpicked by the producers for giving back to their community in some way and truly needing a home makeover.

It's been years since this beloved show was on the air, but next year, it's coming back! This time, it'll be on HGTV. HGTV announced that it is now casting families for the series. It's looking for "people who deserve a new place to live and who have uplifting, inspirational stories that must be told. The team has always had a hard time sifting through the thousands of applications for the show, and this time will likely be no different.

But hey, it's worth a shot, right? If you make it onto the show, you could end up with the house of your dreams! HGTV set up an online form for those who want to apply for their own families. There's also a separate form for those who want to nominate a family in need. Unlike the original series, applicants for this version don't have to own their own homes. Renters qualify, too! The application is pretty extensive — it asks for info about the house itself, the land, and the family's work in the community.

After HGTV announced the family casting on social media, fans chimed in with suggestions for which cities the show should be filmed in. For example, residents of Paradise, California, recently experienced the worst wildfire in California history.

Other areas of the country that have recently suffered natural disasters include Alabama and Nebraska. For those who don't qualify to have their homes redone, there's also another way to get involved with the show. Likewise, you can nominate yourself or somebody else who you feel is more worthy. The same basic premise remains — designers are tasked with renovating a home for a deserving family in a short space of time — but now the stakes are higher.

During its original inception, Extreme Home Makeover was plagued by a few issues, leading producers to be extra cautious whom they select to take part in the new iteration. The casting page, which denotes the lengthy and complicated process required to take part a self-tape is a requirement for all hopefuls , asks several leading questions. Since no one bothers to revisit the other "winners", I would assume that similar greediness has affected many others.

Another example noted here is that of a home donated to the family of a US soldier killed in Iraq: even overlooking the fact that US soldiers have lost their life there and what makes this ONE family so special? Many needy, worthy families in this tough economy need basic housing and furniture. Yet hundreds of thousands are spent in this show to give just ONE family with a schmaltzy tale to tell a super-luxury home. What ever happened to concept of a basic decent house and normal furnishings?

Why do people NEED plasma televisions and square foot palaces? This is a horrible, morally shoddy kowtowing to the wretched values we have picked up as a culture from Hollywood celebrities, "lifestyles of the rich and famous" and so forth. We no longer have a reasonable idea of the basics. After all, what most of these "contestants" really need is a JOB, not a free house. If you have a JOB, you can buy your own house.

Because most of them also require a crash course in basics like vacuuming, washing, sweeping, picking up trash and so forth. It takes little imagination to see the future of the Extreme winners: big houses gone to seed, family fights over the money and possessions, furniture and plasma TVs hocked to pay bills and so forth. Not telling "the rest of the story" is a big, dirty lie. Conclusion: this is the worst and most base, vile show I can think of.

Morally and spiritually, it's actually worse than "Fear Factor" and that's saying something! LilyDaleLady Aug 15, Details Edit. Release date December 3, United States. United States Netherlands. ABC United States. Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour. Related news. Nov 28 E! Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.

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