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HERE FOR "Monster Magic
House" RE-AIR DATES
See
the June 2005 Issue of Magic Magazine for
the full story!
Imagine
this: you come home one afternoon to your
normal house in your normal neighborhood to
find a massive surprise; you
have been selected to have part of your
living space renovated and redecorated in a
special theme and at a special price —
free!
Welcome
to the world of Monster
House, the Discovery Channel program
that’s been wowing people with its
ingenious concepts and unusual
constructions. Like its counterpart Monster
Garage that transforms unsuspecting
owners’ ordinary vehicles into incredible
fantasies on wheels, Monster
House adapts the shock-of-a-lifetime
transformation concept to living
quarters.
Here’s
the premise of the reality show: someone who
has a strong passion, an unusual career, or
interesting hobby is selected to be the
“victim” of the week. The
unsuspecting subjects’ interests thus far
have ranged from NASCAR racing to law
enforcement to prehistoric dinosaurs. The
show’s producer arrives on the scene and
parks a motor home in front of the chosen
family’s house. They are instructed that
they will be living in the temporary
quarters for a week and are not told
anything about what’s being done — they
just hand over their house keys.
Furthermore, they are not allowed to come
into the work area for any reason during the
entire renovation period. The five-man
building team has from Monday 7:00 a.m.
until Friday midnight to finish their Monster
House task, and not one
second more. If the crew finishes before the
deadline they win $4,000 in tools and $1,000
in cash. If the deadline passes and even one
item is incomplete, they get zip. The big
moment comes when the family is led out of
the motor home and shown the changes to
their hearty homestead. The levels of
surprise and wonder elicited by these
reveals make for a great show climax.
So…what
happened?
Did Doug Malloy, and his team, finish on
time? Did
the final blueprint designs make it from
page to stage?
Did anybody end up totally freaking
out? Well…that
would be telling, wouldn’t it?
But you can see every bit of the
action and drama for yourself on Monster
House episode #47, which is scheduled to
air for the first time on the Discovery
Channel on Friday, June 3rd , and
be repeated throughout the week.
Check it out, turn green with envy,
and marvel at the powers of the human
imagination brought to magical life on
reality TV.
Above content reprinted from Magic Magazine
June 2005 with
permission.
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