I’m a sucker for a good makeover story. Doesn’t matter what’s being done up — houses, packaging, people — any category delights my heart. It’s not just me: I’ve yet to meet a single person who turns away from a chance to swoon over a swan. (Though, let’s be honest, part of the reason we revel in the big reveal is to judge the change. A typical mom-sister-me conversation after watching a show: “They went with yellow drapes? Should have done cream.”)
Makeovers range from radical (exactly how many plastic surgeries can one do in a day?) to minor (Twitter barely shifted the bird's color, shape and angle), but the purpose behind them is the same: to take something viewed as ugly, boring or dated — or to prevent an item from becoming such —and turn it into something better, fresher or easier to use.