Unfortunately "There Goes the Neighborhood"
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 3:30PM
Rick C.Limpert

The only question I had after watching this hour long show last night was "Why!"  Why did they make this show, why did I watch it, and why is anybody going to watch the remaining episodes.

"There Goes the Neighborhood" takes place a few miles from where I live in Metro Atlanta.  It takes place in Kennesaw, in a nice development called Legacy Park.  I drove by and saw the wall after it started getting talked about in the Atlanta newspaper.  It pits family vs. family and the last family standing stands to win a cool $250,000.  The families were blocked off from the world and all extras taken away from them.  it's a good premise, but CBS fails to pull this reality show off.

The ratings were average, it came in third on Sunday Night TV behind a rerun of "Family Guy", and a preseason football game.  That doesn't look good for this show in the coming weeks when real football starts, and people wrap up their Summer vacations heading into Labor Day.  I haven't read one even semi favorable review of this show, and I have to wonder if all of the remaining episodes will be shown on network television.  I won't be wasting anymore of my time tuning in.

 

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