Little farking ingrates....

ABC pays for a nice house, gives them cars, groceries, computers, and stereos, and then they sue ABC when the parents kick them out.

Farking class acts. I'm pretty sure the kids' parents died from the knowledge that they had crapped out such worthless turds.

My place could use a makeover. Maybe they'd like to stay with me for a while...

I've got some room for 5 well behaved tax breaks...er kids.

I read "Take in five orphaned siblings" and assumed that this was going to be a story about how Party of Five was actually a true story, and someone was suing for the story rights.

This needs a followup tag, otherwise REPEAT!

So, basically the older kid payed off the mortgage but the people who took them in have the house?

Profit!

Oh nevermind, Pardee was the name of the construction company.

From what I heard, the kids were punk ass biatches.

This is why I endorse anal sex.

That's what they get for being orphans.

From what I heard, the kids were punk ass biatches. This is why I endorse anal sex. That's what they get for being orphans. They'll get over it.

Mr. & Mrs. Leomiti need to be nominated for asshats of the year.

Xerxes99: Mr. & Mrs. Leomiti need to be nominated for asshats of the year.

You don't think the kids are worse for suing ABC, the ones who gave them all that cool shiat to begin with?

Useless without pics...

yay TV!

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I used to watch that show and think "there's no way in hell they built an entire house in 1 week".

Then I saw video of the competition in San Diego where a team of 150 people built a 4 bedroom, 3 bath house fully ready to move into with landscaping in 4 hours 15 minutes.

The more you know........

Kids = asshats

Owners of the house = asshats

MORE??? You want MORE?????

Booyyy for saaaaaale!

I highly doubt there is a contract that specifies that a 21 year old orphan that was taken in by good hearted church goers, is entitled a permanent residence by ABC.

FTFA - "About the time the show aired in early 2005, the relationship between the siblings and the Leomitis soured and the siblings moved out. Their lawsuit claims the Leomitis engaged in "an orchestrated campaign" to drive them away by insulting them and treating them poorly."

And the kids decide to sue ABC why?

TrancePI: This is why I endorse anal sex.

Winner.

What makes no sense about this is why was the extreme makeover, or whatever, done on the house of the couple that took them in.

The oldest kid was 21, so why wouldn't they have just built a new house and put it in the name of the oldest son (or in a trust for all of them, with the older one the guardian).

This whole thing doesn't really add up.

And the world owes these brats...what? They left with a lot more stuff than they showed up with and now they demand that someone buy them their own freaking house.

DIAF

And the kids decide to sue ABC why?

Welcome to America.

The family of that American chick that got run over in Israel by the bulldozer is suing Caterpiller.

They'll probably win.

BeowulfSmith: The oldest kid was 21, so why wouldn't they have just built a new house and put it in the name of the oldest son (or in a trust for all of them, with the older one the guardian).

I swear I was going to say that

BeowulfSmith: This whole thing doesn't really add up.

It is weird.

I also find it weird that the only blameless party in all this is the big corporation.

I'll bet Arnold and Willis wouldn't have sued.

/Wha'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis??

BeowulfSmith: so why wouldn't they have just built a new house

Because the show is call "Extreme Makeover", not "Extreme Build a New House".

Subby is a moran. The kids left, the parents didn't kicked them out.

And the kids decide to sue ABC why?

ABC made money off their plight in the show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," and made it look as though the Leomitis and the siblings lived happily ever after. So the show portrayed EM:HE building a house for the EVERYONE when it essentially did not.

That's the view from 10,000 feet (i.e. I asked a lawyer friend when this story came out last year). A real lawyer can explain better.

packrabid04: I've got some room for 5 well behaved tax breaks...er kids

shyt here you can get up to 2000$ a month for each one under 18

Hence, why I hate people. Not even as valuable as dogs. or guns.

raineoffire

I hear orphans are IN right now...

Picture of Charles Higgins



He looks like an asshole just sitting there looking all upset when he's on Television. I might not have trouble believing he's a troublemaker.

But the real story is..

HOW DO YOU TRUST SOMEONE NAMED LOKI IN THE FIRST PLACE?

The Decider: I used to watch that show and think "there's no way in hell they built an entire house in 1 week".

Then I saw video of the competition in San Diego where a team of 150 people built a 4 bedroom, 3 bath house fully ready to move into with landscaping in 4 hours 15 minutes.

The more you know........

That sounds awesome. If you have a link or more information about this video, please post it here.

FooDog
Orphans are "in," but act now before Brangelina adopts ALL of them--even the ones from the U.S.

BigBooper: This needs a followup tag, otherwise REPEAT!

Actually, last time it was kids homeless from Katrina. This time, it looks like it's orphans from a separate set of fan-shiattery.


Hey ABC, next time screen for asshats.

BeowulfSmith: What makes no sense about this is why was the extreme makeover, or whatever, done on the house of the couple that took them in.

The oldest kid was 21, so why wouldn't they have just built a new house and put it in the name of the oldest son (or in a trust for all of them, with the older one the guardian).

This whole thing doesn't really add up.

ABC doesn't own the rights to make any Party of 5 spin-offs.

I've got the answer to their problem: "Burn the mother down"

I could see a reason why they sued ABC:

If ABC wanted to exploit me and my four orphaned siblings and offered us a house in exchange(we get house/they get ratings), and we accepted, that's a contract isn't it?

So they got exploited for ratings, the couple got a new house, the homebuilder got the good publicity- everyone made out except the orphans(the small gifts relatively speaking weren't jacksh*t compared to what everyone else got).

I'm not saying that will hold up legally, just that I can see why they think they have a case.

I never understood why they made provisions for the older brothers who could very well have moved out into their own apartments. Major ashattery for asking for their names to be put on the title though.
They got the makeover for helping those kids out. The kids didn't *get* anything. They were rewarding the Leomedi's family for their generosity.

I actually worked on a "Extreme Makeover" in Vacaville. Hugely rewarding experience. I loved every minute of it.

To clarify (or maybe correct) what I said, I believe it goes like this:

Orphans: "You can use our sob story on your television show, where you give houses to sad people."
ABC: "Done"
:::construction noises:::
Asshat family: "You're out of here."

And the orphans got nothing out of the deal. Nothing was guaranteed to them. Was the contract fair or not? That's what they were going to court over.

whitefalcon79: This is why I endorse anal sex.

I have other reasons.

That sounds awesome. If you have a link or more information about this video, please post it here.

We saw the video in a project management class I had to take. It took place in the late 70's in San Diego if I recall. There were 2 teams competing side by side. A little googling shows that the record has been beat multiple times:

http://www.socialfunds.com/news/release_save.cgi?sfArticleId=1469

3 hours, 26 minutes and 34 seconds!