All the actors as overly dramatic designers is kind of overdone in my opinion. The women on the original team had genuine faith and compassion - question to HGTV: what did the originals all do so wrong that not one could even be a guest on your version? The original version had a balance where the HGTV version seems too reliant on a star who is missing something.
Tracy and others were not fed lines in the intro but were free to react with compassion for the family and you could feel it and be motivated by it. Paulie was a real good person who would show up in the middle of the night and thank the folks doing the work. On the original crew Ty was young and crazy but *appeared* to have some actual construction skills. Most of us did not even want to be on camera. We were contacted at a local church to volunteer and we prayed for the family, the workers, the effort. I get the need to mention sponsors but it can be done more tactfully and less in-your-face. and the materials weren't cheap (I estimated almost $400K). Unlike later shows, we did the work *with* the General Contractor and the planners and skilled folks who were part of the show - not just cheering audience in white hats and blue shirts. As a volunteer, I and others worked 20 hour days on the home during the week of shooting and then came back for 6 months after the cameras were off to fix all the things done quickly/poorly to make the show deadline.
We did the Wofford home in Encinitas, CA.
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