It's not as cool as "Monster Garage," but I like it. They do some outrageous stuff to houses. The part I like best is that all the props must be functional. I'm surprised at the number of houses that have substandard wiring -- Several episodes show electricians literally rewiring houses that are firetraps waiting to spring. Unnerving!Like "Monster Garage" and other build shows, the success or failure of each week's project is strongly linked to the group's ability to put aside their egos and work as a team. On that front, Jesse James ("Monster Garage") is much more successful than Steve Watson. But, give the man a chance. The show is still new.I want to see them do a space station house sometime with plasma screens and a functioning control system...

I Think That Monster House IS Better Than Trading Spaces And Some Of The Other House Makeover Shows. I Have Been Watch Trading Spaces For As Long As I Can Remember But When I Turned On To Monster House I Got Hooked. For One They DO Different Things Every Episode I'm Not Saying TS Doesn't But MH Is More Exotic. From A Race Car Home To A Medieval Home TO A Zen Home And Back To A Disco Home MH Is Full Of Excitement I Really Recommend It.

Monster House is awesome. A team of individuals have one week to totally make-over a house into something completely unique, while the homeowners live in a camper outside. The house owners never know what is going to happen, but they might just end up with a red-eyed, fire breathing, Tiki god in their living room, or a disco bed in the shape of an octagon that turns. Who knows what this does to the resale value of the homes? The show is hilarious, and I would definately recommend it to anyone who likes make-over shows with a little something extra.

They tried to take the success from Monster Garage and the success from shows such as Trading Spaces and create a hybrid. Sometimes, two rights don't make a right. Instead of the egomaniacal but talented Jesse James, we get some no-talent egomanical hack of a host that puts forward horrible ideas for remodelling people's homes. Sometimes the results are so ugly, impractical, expensive, and impossible to maintain over a long term you can't help but grimace and realize how these people's houses have been ruined. It's literally like Trading Spaces from hell.Grade: D