Bracing for Armageddon: Why Civil Defense Never Worked

Abstract

for a Day and moving to more recent shows such as Extreme Makeover, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Suppernanny, and Nanny 911. One essay that stands out is Jennifer Gillan's ''Extreme Makeover Homeland Security Edition.'' This essay looks at how the myths of the American west are perpetuated in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, especially in the fear-driven, post-9/11 environment.Overall, this book is successful in unpacking the American mythos of the makeover. The formal yet engaging style allows the reader to see what additional work needs to be done in this area of popular culture; and this collection, while explaining why reality television programs are so prolific today, also suggests additional questions that these essays pose.