The show is "changing people’s lives, but not people’s lifestyles. You’re not going to see crazy playrooms, slides going into pools," he says. In contrast to the ABC version, which featured more extravagant McMansions along with the tears, "We’re not giving people more than they need. And I think you need those things in a show that has some poignant and dark, deep moments." "By having someone who’s not a carpenter and not a designer per se, who’s also there learning, a fish out of water (concept) presents itself with some interesting comedy and some levity. Next week, the Barobi family, Congolese refugees who settled in Ogden, Utah, after witnessing their parents and sister's murders, get a 2,900-square-foot, six-bedroom home.įerguson admits he's a newbie when it comes to home renovation, and juggled "Modern Family" with his hosting duties when "Makeover" was taped last August and September. In Sunday's premiere, the Mosley family of Bakersfield, California, including three children once deemed "unadoptable," gets a new home after their single mom loses her dad in a car crash. "With all the news that’s happening in the world, so much negativity, a show like this that’s purely positive and softening borders and political lines is something we all can use right now," he says. "I couldn’t look at this and ignore the human element of it, and the fact that this show is changing people’s lives." "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," a monster hit for much of its 2003-12 run on ABC, returns Sunday (9 EST/PST) in a new home on HGTV, with Jesse Tyler Ferguson ( "Modern Family") replacing Ty Pennington as host.Īs before, down-on-their-luck families are surprised with rebuilt (or substantially renovated) homes after a marathon weeklong transformation, and the elated families see the finished habitat only after the "Makeover" bus pulls away.įerguson, 44, says the timing is right for a "Makeover" revival, amid a nostalgia-fueled revisit of other reality series, from "The Biggest Loser" to "Wife Swap." Watch Video: 'Extreme Makeover Home Edition' is back with Jesse Tyler Ferguson
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