When we first met the Carters back in 1996 (the year Nick and his fellow band mates from the Backstreet Boys took the world by storm), they were this picture-perfect, all-American family where everyone was all smiles. 10 years later, the kids have grown up and they have lost much of their innocence. Essentially because of their parents' divorce. We are presented with brothers and sisters that have been torn apart by a seemingly manipulative stage mother; House of Carters is about bringing the kids back together again and mending broken hearts.
After all the idiotic reality TV shows we have had to endure over the past few years, I really wasn't sure about House of Carters. But after watching the first episode, I can confidently say that it has a lot more heart and soul than any other reality show I've seen. Because this time, it's not about winning a prize, it's not about strategies or beautiful but brainless people hooking up. It's about a real family. And a really messed up one at that. But messed up families are a majority these days. And this is why HOC is more real than any other reality show.
If you are going to dismiss this show simply because Nick and Aaron Carter are in it, then let me just tell you that you'd be wrong. Sure they've made a lot of mistakes in the past, but HOC really shows them in a different light; you could never have imagined that they were so mature. Especially Nick, who really seems to take to heart his responsibilities as the oldest of the bunch.
Entertaining, sometimes heartbreaking but always real, House of Carters is a show not to be missed.
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