Mike's Personal Hell

[bladestarr]

(note: some of you might be tempted to download and watch said vid, just be warned you're going to have to deal with 3rd rate R&B singer Ray-J lecherously leering into the camera every 30 seconds or so. That's about as un-sexy as you can get.)

Yes..... unfortunately I can confirm this with first hand experience. It was quite disturbing.... and the funny thing is, if you watch the tape again, it looks like he filmed those scenes AFTER the rest of the events and spliced them into the film because the cuts are just too jarring.... odd and disturbing, I think he's got a bit of an ego or something.

[StarOpal]

You know, I try not to judge people by what they watch (Seriously I am the last person judge that), but when someone tells they watch these shows, I end up seeing them in a different way. Like, 'What do I really know about this person?'

And people wonder why I don't watch TV anymore.

[CheshireKat]

May 15, 2008 7:52:54 GMT -5 @bladestarr said:

.... and the funny thing is, if you watch the tape again,

Just the once was enough, thanks.

[CheshireKat]

May 15, 2008 11:55:04 GMT -5 StarOpal said:

And people wonder why I don't watch TV anymore.

There's still some intelligent and entertaining programming to be found. Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, anything on Adult Swim. True it's rarer than Britney Spears making a good decision, but it can be found.

[starwenn]

Personally, this is why I like DVD. Almost anything good on TV will eventually make it's way to DVD, without commercials or wading through 10,000 channels and four or five hours of junk for one or two good shows. It's also why I don't have cable. I actually WOULD like to see the new "Battlestar Galaxia"...but I think I'll rent it.

I try not to refer to this genre as "reality" TV. It is "unscripted TV." Bimbos going cross-country or idiot rock stars choosing their mates from equally idiotic groupies do not count as reality. I have never been able to see the point. I could go outside and watch most of my neighbors or on any street corner in downtown Philadelphia if I wanted to see people act like dimbulbs, and it's a lot cheaper than getting VH-1.

[CheshireKat]

May 15, 2008 17:09:26 GMT -5 starwenn said:

Personally, this is why I like DVD.

I prefer TIVO meself. Set it to record what you want to watch and eventually you have a whole list of your favorite shows without having to wait till they're on, and the ability to fast forward through commercials.

...and yeah reality shows suck.

[TheLuckyOne]

(note: some of you might be tempted to download and watch said vid, just be warned you're going to have to deal with 3rd rate R&B singer Ray-J lecherously leering into the camera every 30 seconds or so. That's about as un-sexy as you can get.)

And yet, reliable sources tell me it's still ten times better than the Paris Hilton tape.

As for reality TV, the rule is temporarily suspended for a select few shows you don't feel dirty after watching, like The Biggest Loser.

-D

[CheshireKat]

I would also include Celebrity Fit Club in that exclusion. Bibleman and the chubby girl from family ties are pretty dedicated to losing the weight and winning the contest while still being magnanimous and good natured, though it loses points for Screech desperately trying to hog camera time by acting like a jerk in a transparent attempt to be the show's "Villain".

(Guess which one of the shows I watched this past week didn't make it into my article.)

[drew]

May 16, 2008 5:33:20 GMT -5 CheshireKat said:

I would also include Celebrity Fit Club in that exclusion. Bibleman and the chubby girl from family ties are pretty dedicated to losing the weight and winning the contest while still being magnanimous and good natured, though it loses points for Screech desperately trying to hog camera time by acting like a jerk in a transparent attempt to be the show's "Villain".

(Guess which one of the shows I watched this past week didn't make it into my article.)

My problem with Celebrity Fit Club is how drastically the definition of "overweight" is changed for celebrities. It's a pretty telling comment about the nature of celebrity in this country. The last season had a guy (Brian Dunkleman, curiously enough) START the season weighing in at 161lbs! The guy who WON the last Biggest Loser had a finishing weight of 170lbs.