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James Tiberius Kirk
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Washington Post

My brother and I saw a commercial for this. We didn't think it would last long, but apparently it was nixed before the first episode aired. Further proof that television is spiraling downward:

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ABC has pulled "Welcome to the Neighborhood" after it was suggested to the network that a reality series in which three couples consider race and religion to help decide which contestant family gets to become their neighbor violates the federal Fair Housing Act.

In this social experiment, which was scheduled to debut July 10, seven families competed to win a 3,300-square-foot, four-bedroom, 2 1/2 -bath house on a cul-de-sac near Austin.

They were a religious, African American family; a Wiccan family; a Latino family; an Asian family; a picture-perfect white family (except mom is a stripper); a young white family headed by staunch Republicans, only mom and dad are covered in tattoos; and a white gay couple with an adopted African American infant.

The couples who determine their fates, housing-wise, are white, Christian, Republican and close-minded.

In the course of the six episodes, ABC said, the locals learn that "while on the outside we may appear different, deep inside we share many common bonds" and "to see people, not stereotypes."

They probably knew the concept would ruffle some feathers. Breaking the law probably wasn't on the agenda though.

Personally, I'm wondering who won and what the order of elimination was.

--j_k

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Farmgirl
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I'm pretty tired of so many "reality" shows anyway... so not sad to see one bite the dust.

(good article, btw)

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sndrake
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Well, I just kinda hope this is the start of a trend in reality shows - cancellation. [Big Grin]

The promos for this show did creep me out more than most others.

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Danzig
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See I think this one would have been amusing.
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