clefzet
As far as the production of the show, I have no complaint with it other than my general refusal to watch nearly all "reality" TV featuring no-talent nitwits performing mundane tasks in front of a camera for an audience of people who have no lives to live.As for the premise of the show, I have big problems with it. I'm an old guy, having been around a long time and have seen a lot. One of the things I saw back in the 60s and 70s were real tree-houses that real people lived in. No, not quarter million dollar redwood, oiled teak and triple-pane glass fantasy "clubhouses" with secret doors, an observation dome and ADA-approved access ramps, but salvaged wood, metal and glass and concrete homemade structures that sheltered people from the elements and provided a safe place to live. AND the tree-houses were built by the residents themselves,. They scraped together whatever they could, poured the concrete, cut the wood (often with a chainsaw because they had no power), hammered the nails, and finished they job the best way they could with what they had. Maybe some friends pitched in to help and in return got some help back on their next project. But NONE of them ever hired any professional carpenters, riggers, or cabinetmakers to do the job for them. They couldn't afford it.And that is my problem. Young upscale, yuppie losers hiring professionals to build them a fantasy tree-house is just all wrong. Having your main home built by contractors is OK. Unless you are really skilled and have more time than money, a contractor home makes sense. But you are supposed to build a tree-house yourself. Hiring a pro to do one for you is like hiring someone else to whittle you a wooden whistle, do a crossword puzzle for you or paying someone to play hopscotch in your kid's place. With people out of work, having to share housing or living on the streets, there is something really wrong with professional tree-houses. As for the guy with the tree-house company, I can't blame him if there is a whole country full of rich dipsticks who want something quaint and charming cranked out for them that they lack the class to do for themselves. If he can make an honest buck doing carpentry, good for him. But putting it on TV is where I draw the line. I don't need to be reminded about these vacuous morons and their excessive lifestyles. So the answer is obviously to not watch the show and beyond the three episodes that I wasted my life on, I don't watch it. One star is generous of me.
mysta02
When I first started watching the show, the host struck me as very odd - too excited, hugging trees, etc.But, it turned out to be a feature of the show, not a bug! Pete loves his trees, and it is abundantly clear that he loves his clients.His vision is astounding, and his creativity is limitless. The crew really knows what they're doing, and every treehouse on the show is breathtaking.My only complaint, and it's a small one, is that the crew is occasionally forced to act out scripted lines, but it's a fun show, and it is forgivable and doesn't really detract from the overall feel.If I had $80,000 to spare, I'd call Pete in a second.
akrt996
I agree with the last reviewer about this being scripted and boring however, this seems to be the case for all of the pseudo reality shows produced now. Lazy, uninspired and cheap production defines TV currently. This show falls right in line with the Honey Boo-boo mindless dribble of today.Where I differ is the quality of the tree houses built. The nit-wit in this show basically throws a garden shed in a tree and calls it a tree-house. Wholly uninspired and classless builds. Anyone that pays this guy to build them a tree-house just got taken for a ride. The only saving grace to this train wreck is when the host "visits" tree-houses built by others and are in need of some "repair". Some of those tree-houses are awe inspiring compared to the big box store shed he tosses into trees.
aidenevalt
It seems like all of the shows these days are just fake and cheesy or just over the top obnoxious. This is definitely not one of these shows. Pete does a very good job hosting the show and makes it very entertaining. Some people may say that this show is boring but I strongly disagree to this. They did a good job at doing this they go through how they do the tree house. Pete nelson the host also obviously actually cares about how people feel.(unlike most actors.)so in other words this is a really good show (one of the few good shows left)and Pete does a very good job hosting the show. I would recommend this show to anyone. I really hope that they keep the show because all of the other shows are over the top.