From executive producer Mike Fleiss ("The Bachelor," "High School Reunion"), "There Goes the Neighborhood" promises to be the ultimate family and social bonding experiment. Can an average middle-class household let go of modern-day conveniences in order to reconnect with each other as a family? Eight homes in the same suburban neighborhood will be cut off from the outside world by a 20-foot wall and a near lack of electricity - this means no television, no Internet and no cell phones - as families face off against their neighbors. These families from diverse backgrounds - from a single-parent family to three generations living under the same roof - will compete against their neighbors, forced to work together as a family and team. One family will be eliminated each week until just clan remains to claim the $250,000 grand prize. watch
Recently, Hollywood has turned to the horror flick to rejuvenate flagging ticket sales. While the glut of guts has led to a lot of remakes and knockoffs, a few young filmmakers have risen to the challenge of fashioning fresh fare. Eli Roth is one such box-office reanimator. Spawning the hits Cabin Fever and Hostel, the Boston-born director splices social commentary into his gore while mischievously tinkering with genre convention. TVGuide.com invited Roth to discuss Hostel (out on DVD today) and share hiread more
