christopherjameswang Review of Homestead Rescue

Homestead Rescue (2016– )

Blatantly staged "reality TV" like this is more insulting than entertaining

[1/10 · 6 February 2024]

This show had a good and interesting premise, but it's pretty clear that most, if not all, of these "homesteaders" in need of "rescue" have exaggerated, puffed-up backgrounds and situations for the sake of adding unnecessary scripted drama. The interactions between the Raneys and homesteaders are so badly acted and disingenuous, it's hard to take any situation seriously. The producers force stupid and inconsequential conflicts to artificially inflate the stakes, but the Raneys, who I'm sure are intelligent and very capable, are pretty terrible actors, so it'd almost be comical if it wasn't so insulting to the viewers' intelligence. Not good tv.