Home Free executive producer discusses the changes made to the Fox show this summer, which now gives houses to contestants’ heroes.
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How the changes to Home Free left it free of season one’s joy
Home Free was a surprise last summer: a light competition with an emotional, uplifting conclusion to each episode. The show returned tonight on Fox, and the premiere of the second season was a major letdown, as the series transitioned into a more typical—and far more mediocre—competition. Last year, couples helped renovate houses for deserving families, hoping to win a house for… continue reading
In Home Free’s deluge of houses and tears, a lesson for everyone
During the finale of Fox’s Home Free finale, the show that gave an actual house to every pair of contestants, sisters Kate and Andi talked about learning that every one of their competitors had won their houses. Andi echoed Oprah: “You got a house, and you got a house, and you got a house!” That… continue reading
Home Free, a competition that does feel-good TV right
The newest home renovation competition show debuted on Fox tonight, and Home Free was everything I want out of that kind of show—and everything that Knock Knock Live should have delivered but did not. At their core, the shows are similar. Each one surprises people with a major, life-changing prize. But Home Free managed to… continue reading