People familiar with my television viewing habits know two things about me:
1) I watch as much television as possible
2) I'm quite picky about the shows I watch
I find most dramas contrived, sitcoms with laugh tracks are second to those without, I find hype and product placement distracting and most of all reality TV sucks.
Based on those last two statements, it seems unlikely that I'd be a fan of the program I've been watching lately. I hate to say it, because it so embarrassing, and because I know people will tear me to shreds over it but I've been thoroughly enjoying Project Runway. A competition to be named America's best new fashion designer, hosted by Heidi Klum is obviously really... how do I put this gently... gay. Gayer than... something really, incredibly gay. Gayer than Will and Grace, less gay than Queer as Folk. It's about on par with Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Except it does have a bevy of super-hot models unafraid to bare nearly everything, suffering selflessly for the betterment of women's fashion. I'd drool, but they are so young I think that might be a crime.
When I first saw the show I hated it. It seemed like everything I hate about reality TV; poseurs looking for TV time, drama-queens, convenient "surprises" and editing to make everyday events exciting. Then I realized that amongst all that regular crap were some people with a real understanding of how stupid and fake it is to be on a reality TV show. Plus watching the designs being presented is more often then not like slowing down to look at a car-wreck. Between the honest few ripping into the fake arty-types that have no clue they are talentless hacks and seeing models, who are immeasurably more beautiful than the talentless hack created crap they are forced to wear, parade down a cat-walk in a candy bra or a cancer inspired evening gown while fashion "experts" watch with sour looks on their faces, this show is a veritable schadenfreude bonanza.
Sorry about that sentence. I've only seen about half of the first season, so I guess I can't make a proper judgment about the series, but it seems promising. The first reality TV I'll have been able to watch without vomiting violently since the first season of Survivor.
Keep on Tranglin,
Anthony
15 comments:
i am slightly ashamed of you, but I understand. I hate reality tv, but for some reason last year i was obsessed with Minding the Store. I know, Pauly Shore, it's pathetic.
And since when are you "picky" about the shows you watch. Most nights you are awake until the wee hours of the morning watching crap. You may not enjoy it, but you watch it... because it's tv.
Just because I watch a lot of tv doesn't mean I'm not choosy.
Plus, with your taste in television you really have no room to be a ashamed of me.
oh come on! what do i have to be ashamed of? is it buffy or angel... because many people will disagree with you. and i only watch craig because i love him. i know he's not funny but i love him.
Sometimes I watch the Bold and the Beautiful.
Is Season 1 the one where Heidi Klum is pregnant, or is that Season 2?
I'm not admitting to anything, but I can tell you who won if you want.
Oh, Nick. Either she is knocked up in the second season or she is carrying the world's tiniest baby in the first season.
i've always loved project runway
I think a reality show filled with Anthony's dreams would be kick ass. Also, with Ashton naked. Sorry, still not over that. You never answered me! (and yes, I know it was a dumb question. Clearly he was naked.)
Melissa, "always" seems like an overstatement. It's only been on the air since last year.
Melanie, I don't know if my dreams could be a reality show because they aren't real, they are dreams. Sorry about not answering your question. I'm really unreliable like that. I think he was dressed, but he might not have been. The details were already fuzzy when I wrote the post and now they are completely gone.
Your hat is stupid. I want to rip it off your head, burn it, then flush the ashes down the toilet. And then clean my toilet and throw the scrub brush away. And then burn the garbage bag.
Stop your hate-speach.
Speech
I thought he spelled it incorrectly as a cruel joke to the spelling gods.
I anger them on a daily basis. Both them and the grammar gods.
No, I spelled it wrong as an offering to the Getting Drunk Alone Because You're Bored and Can't Sleep Gods.
i seem to be sacrificing my liver to them lately as well.
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