REALITY ROUNDUP - 6/20/07
AGE OF LOVE
-For those that never watched "Average Joe", this "Age of Love" show is essentially the same idea. Both shows were created by the same producer, who also did "For Love or Money". So apparently this producer, JD Roth of the kids gameshow "Funhouse" that we all watched growing up (well, at least I did), is a fan of asking questions in his shows. In FLOM, it was "Is love worth more to you than money?" In "Average Joe", it was "Would you date an ugly dude with a great personality over a meathead with six pack abs?" And we all found out what the answer was to that question. Of course women pick the guy with the abs. Please. And then this show asks, "Does age really matter?" Well, when you're Mark Phillipoussis, it's ALWAYS mattered. This guy is notorious for dating younger, model type chicks with half a brain. He's been linked to Paris Hilton, Tara Reid, Anna Kournikova, and he once dated an 18 year old model, then got engaged to her when she was 20. So yeah, what a perfect guy to cast for this show. Makes a hell of a lot of sense.
-And it didn't take but four seconds after meeting the first "cougar" to realize, "Yeah, this guy wants no part of this. I don't even think he's spoken to an older woman before, let alone date one." Which makes me believe he'll probably end up picking one in the end, since the show went out of its way to tell us how much he wasn't used to older women. Regardless, I have zero expectations of this male whore meeting the woman of his dreams on this show. But the hell if that'll stop me from watching it. This is genius. A genius question to ask, "Does age really matter?" Not to me it doesn't. Unless you're 50 and have the ol' tie job done. Then you're out. I want kids. Of my own. I'm wondering what "Poo", as the Australian press so wonderfully refers to him as, thinks of 6 of the 8 women being divorced. Not sure yet.
-You know one thing I did learn during the show Monday night? That Kelly Ripa married a midget. Holy Littlest Groom Batman! I'm waiting for Poo to pick up Mark Consuelos and throw him in the air like a little kid. Can we get confirmation that Mark Consuelos is shorter than every woman on that show? That's hilarious. I'm sorry. I was never a daytime soap fan, nor do I plan to be, so I had no idea who this cat was before he married Kelly Ripa. Them and their 19 kids might be the shortest family ever produced. We need more shots of Consuelos standing next to Poo looking up at him like he's the Jolly Green Giant. Good stuff.
-Jennifer, the 48 year old twice divorced lady with the 25 year old son, works in the LA Lakers front office under Jerry Buss. And if you know anything about Jerry Buss, let's just say that working under him usually has two different meanings. He's an 80 year old lush, who dates nothing but playmates in their 20's who he pays to hang out with him, he's always at the Playboy Mansion, and for God's sakes, he might be on the verge of trading Kobe. Yeah, this guy is sane. I'm guessing Jennifer has spent many a late night at Dr. Buss' offices. Just a hunch.
-Just like we're going to have that question of "Does age matter?" pounded into our heads the whole series, let's also not forget I'm sure we'll get the entire cliche book thrown at us too. You know, like "my biological clock is ticking", "don't judge a book by its cover", and "age is just a number". Trust me, it's coming. You've been warned.
-Speaking of judging a book by its cover, ummmm, you know what the most ironic thing about the first episode was I thought? That overall, I thought the cougars were better looking than the kittens. I'll take Jayanna over any of those 20 year old hussies with the inflated egos and breasts. I think I can honestly say I thought Jayanna was the hottest woman on that show. Hey, that's just me, but did any of those "kittens" really blow your socks off? Me neither. That one ditzy blonde who we see in the previews cutting down all the cougars, yeah, she's real quality. If that girl isn't a straight stripper that they plucked right out of the Spearmint Rhino in downtown, then I'm an idiot. Please.
-Was repelling down the side of a building in downtown LA really their first date? Are you serious? That was supposed to be fun? Or romantic? I guess we're just used to getting bombarded with fancy dates from the "Bachelor", but seriously, that date just sucked. It wasn't even a date. It was an activity - and a lame one at that. I mean, heading up to the mountains and repelling down some rock formations, yeah, that's fun. The cast from "Real World: Denver" got to do that as a job. But what directing genius thought of repelling down the side of a building in the middle of the day? Very odd. But hey, I guess it fits in with this show.
-Want to read some pretty good behind-the-scenes stuff of this show? Click here. Pretty much tells you all you need to know. Minor spoilers in there just to warn you:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=alipour/070615
-You know what my favorite part of the show was? The elimination. Not so much that he told the 46 year old with a kid to take a hike, but just the fact that they made four women stand on top of an LA high rise, in very light, airy skirts, in the middle of the night as they froze their asses off. From everything I've heard, the "Bachelor" rose ceremonies take roughly 6 to 8 hours to film. Granted, this is only four women he had to eliminate, but considering every single woman I've ever met, dated, slept with, had coffee with, or even passed by on the streets, gets cold the minute the temperature is less than 72 degrees, I'm guessing those women weren't too thrilled with that set up. Has that ever been explained? Is there a reason women are always cold? ALWAYS? Is it science? Is it something to do with their blood? I mean, I've never gotten out of a movie, gotten into the car, and heard a woman ask, "Hey, can you turn the air conditioner on? Man I'm hot." Never happened. And I'm guessing it never will.
-How cheesy were the "Family Feud" poses from the kittens once they were revealed to Poo? God that was corny. But I would expect nothing less from the creators who gave us "For Love or Money" and "Average Joe". All three of these shows are basically filmed the same way. They introduce the first portion of the show, and then in the middle, cut away to whats arriving next on the show. Very original, boys. Of course, I'm probably the only person out there who's seen every episode of all those shows and picked up on it. I can be a geek like that. Hope you don't mind. Hey, that's my job. I guess.
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
-I watched all of last season, and I've watched both episodes this season, and still can't for the life of me understand why this is the #1 watched show during the summer. It is seriously the worst edited show in all of television. David Hasselhoff offers me nothing other than saying, "YOU ARE AWESOME!" to every act he likes, Sharon Osbourne is a non-factor as far as I'm concerned, and Piers is a Simon Cowell clone. I mean, don't get me wrong, I understand America's fascination with watching other people perform on television, but the show is so corny. So many cuts from the crowd laughing, to all the sudden coming to a complete stop because they have to get in a line from one of the judges. Just a horrible, horrible editing job all around. And I will continue to watch every week.
-I really hope that one of the contestants this year is Brandy. Maybe she can perform and act on how she's going to escape vehicular manslaughter and about 20 years to life in the pokey. That could make the finals. But you know how the saying goes, "If Brandy is replaced as a judge on 'America's Got Talent' in the forest, does it even make a sound?" Didn't think so. Good luck, B. You'll need it. I'll watch "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" a few times in rememberance of you. The scene where Jennifer Love Hewitt is in the tanning bed? Mmmmmmm.....yummy. Sorry. I perved out there for a second. And by the way, you can add the Hanes Underwear commercials that she's now in to the list of "Things Steve Mas......" Forget it.
ON THE LOT
-I still haven't watched last nights episode, but as for the previous weeks, I've really got quite a few questions surrounding this show. Namely:
-How could something that has Mark Burnett AND Steven Spielberg's name attached to it be so average?
-Ummm.....what's wrong with Carrie Fisher's mouth? Did she have a stroke at some point or something? It's almost like her mouth is wired shut at some points.
-How much double stick tape do you think Adrianna has going on with some of her outfits? Good Lord woman. Her cleavage steals the show. What a hooker. And any day now, I'd like an answer as to why Chelsea Handler was the host on the first two shows, but has since been canned in favor of Hot Latina Girl Who Can't Read Cue Cards. Chelsea Handler is one of about 3 women on this planet that I find remotely funny. And she's a hot to boot.
-Did you notice Martys ears? The bottom of his ears don't loop. It's like one direct line into his neck. Very bizarre. Guess we won't have to worry about him anymore. I did read that he got canned last night, which kinda surprised me. If the voting were done by the judges, he'd make it pretty far. But since America votes, and your personality/likability plays a huge role, no wonder he's gone. Tough to win when you're talking back to the judges, think you're God's gift to filmmaking, and are a giant prick.
-This show really couldn't be more terrible if they tried. It's so hokey with the horrible host, and fake movie theater ambience, and well, just about everything else. Yet I'll keep watching. As for the movies themselves last week:
-I thought "Polished" was just dumb and boring. He really made a movie about a janitor? Zzzzzzzzzzzzz....
-The "Love at First Shot" was just lame too. It looked more like a commercial.
-I thought the girls movie was ok. Her son can't act and needs to visit the dentist, and I thought the "Beeline" title was kinda dumb. Didn't seem to fit the movie. But I thought the music went with the story, and it kept me interested for three minutes. Probably because it was about sex.
-As big of a prick as Marty is, he's definitely one of those "eccentric" directors. But why does he make things that look like trailers? That wasn't a movie, but it was a hell of a trailer. Had me interested. Creatively, he was light years ahead of everyone else. Story-wise, it was average. There was barely any dialogue.
-And the whole 3 minutes of the last guy's, all I thought was I was watching a music video. Didn't quite understand how that could even remotely be considered a movie. It wasn't. It was a dream sequence. Or a flashback. Or a hallucination.
INFERNO 3
-I skipped whatever the last edition of the "RW/RR Challenge" was...Fresh Inferno Meat Battle of the Gauntlet Sexes, I don't know. I get confused a lot. But I've managed to catch every episode of this season. I like the good guy vs. bad guy concept. Especially when the "bad" characters really like to ham it up for the camera and play to their persona. Makes for great television. However, I thoroughly disgusted that Tonya went out and got married. What the hell is that? Like that'll last. If there's one Real World/Road Ruler that should always be single, and be on every season, it's that piece of work. If the producers just lived by my motto, there would be no problems: "No one creates more drama than a drunk Tonya". Hey, that almost rhymes.
-Looks like TJ Lavin has given up his lucrative biking career to become the permanent host of this show. Hell, he's probably more known for this now. He's no Jeff Probst, but he's above the Donald. But one time before he departs this show and begins his next career in porn, he's gotta get involved with one of the contestants. Even if its after the show has aired, you gotta know this guy wants to hit it with at least someone who's out there. And I may be going out on a limb here, but TJ strikes me as a guy who likes hit the bong once or ten times a day. Call me crazy.
-When did Johnny Bananas become so likable? I mean, I'm not talking man crush here or anything, but I can remember the first few episodes of Key West, I despised this guy. Thought he was a total jerk off, and he singlehandedly almost prevented me from watching the rest of that season. If you would've told me then, that two years later, he'd still be significant in the RW/RR world AND that he'd be one of the "good guys", I'd have thought you were nuts. He and Alton are kicking ass on the challenges. Too bad Ace is a spaz with no athletic ability whatsoever.
-I thought it was odd at the beginning of this season, that the RW: Denver still hadn't concluded, and we were getting a double dose of Jenn, Tyrie, and Davis. One dose was enough. Especially of Jen and her painted on eyebrows. I love it how the "veterans" of these shows always stick to their guns and immediately go after the people who were just on the most recent season of Real World. And you know these "vets" are so proud of that fact. "Yeah, I've been through the wars. Who do these rookies think they are? This is my turf. Go do my laundry." The high opinion that almost all these Real World/Road Rulers have of themselves is mind boggling, quite frankly.
-I'm just gonna throw this out there, and if someone wants to make it happen, be my guest. If any director or producer out there wants to put together a Susie and Cara "Wild On" show, I am all for it. I think I would enjoy that immensely. Can't say I'd be opposed to that in the least bit. The fact that Cara has already done Playboy should be an easy route to getting her own show. Or home video with blacklighting. Count me in.
PIRATE MASTER
-I'm a "Survivor" geek, so there was no doubt I was going to watch this knock off. Basically it's "Survivor" with pirates. They cast the same type of people, there's a challenge where they hunt for a treasure every week, and then they vote someone off in the "Pirates Court" instead of Tribal Council. And instead of snuffing out their torch, they "cast them adrift". Very clever. Do I like it better than "Survivor"? No. Will I continue to watch it? You bet your ass. Why? Because I still want to know what the hell they're doing on this show. I think they just make up the rules as they go along.
-Maybe I'm just an idiot, but this whole pirate story they're telling every episode, that's fake, right? And this gold that they're finding - fake too? But they're acting like it's real money and using it to barter and trade with each other? Really, it's all a little too convoluted for me. Just give me the challenges and the Pirate's Court, and I'll be happy. Although, the whole Commander getting to pick his two lackeys and them getting to boss everyone else around is a pretty interesting twist. But how are they ultimately going to pick the winner? I'm guessing it'll be how "Survivor" is done where the last 7 or so who were "cast adrift" will be the ones who vote on who wins.
-The ratings for the show have been rather average, so I'm not sure whether or not this is coming back next summer. Whatever the case, it's giving me my "Survivor" fix until September rolls around, and I get to see Ashley Massaro from the WWE half naked during "Survivor: China". That should be exciting.
Ok, I'll come back next with some celebrity news. I didn't realize how much stuff I had to get to, and I have to catch a plane first thing tomorrow morning. Then another one on Saturday. I've been a travelling fool lately. Anyway, any questions, comments, praises, criticisms, queries, relationship advice, feel free to email at steve@realitysteve.com. Until next week...
Reality Television Links
-For those that never watched "Average Joe", this "Age of Love" show is essentially the same idea. Both shows were created by the same producer, who also did "For Love or Money". So apparently this producer, JD Roth of the kids gameshow "Funhouse" that we all watched growing up (well, at least I did), is a fan of asking questions in his shows. In FLOM, it was "Is love worth more to you than money?" In "Average Joe", it was "Would you date an ugly dude with a great personality over a meathead with six pack abs?" And we all found out what the answer was to that question. Of course women pick the guy with the abs. Please. And then this show asks, "Does age really matter?" Well, when you're Mark Phillipoussis, it's ALWAYS mattered. This guy is notorious for dating younger, model type chicks with half a brain. He's been linked to Paris Hilton, Tara Reid, Anna Kournikova, and he once dated an 18 year old model, then got engaged to her when she was 20. So yeah, what a perfect guy to cast for this show. Makes a hell of a lot of sense.
-And it didn't take but four seconds after meeting the first "cougar" to realize, "Yeah, this guy wants no part of this. I don't even think he's spoken to an older woman before, let alone date one." Which makes me believe he'll probably end up picking one in the end, since the show went out of its way to tell us how much he wasn't used to older women. Regardless, I have zero expectations of this male whore meeting the woman of his dreams on this show. But the hell if that'll stop me from watching it. This is genius. A genius question to ask, "Does age really matter?" Not to me it doesn't. Unless you're 50 and have the ol' tie job done. Then you're out. I want kids. Of my own. I'm wondering what "Poo", as the Australian press so wonderfully refers to him as, thinks of 6 of the 8 women being divorced. Not sure yet.
-You know one thing I did learn during the show Monday night? That Kelly Ripa married a midget. Holy Littlest Groom Batman! I'm waiting for Poo to pick up Mark Consuelos and throw him in the air like a little kid. Can we get confirmation that Mark Consuelos is shorter than every woman on that show? That's hilarious. I'm sorry. I was never a daytime soap fan, nor do I plan to be, so I had no idea who this cat was before he married Kelly Ripa. Them and their 19 kids might be the shortest family ever produced. We need more shots of Consuelos standing next to Poo looking up at him like he's the Jolly Green Giant. Good stuff.
-Jennifer, the 48 year old twice divorced lady with the 25 year old son, works in the LA Lakers front office under Jerry Buss. And if you know anything about Jerry Buss, let's just say that working under him usually has two different meanings. He's an 80 year old lush, who dates nothing but playmates in their 20's who he pays to hang out with him, he's always at the Playboy Mansion, and for God's sakes, he might be on the verge of trading Kobe. Yeah, this guy is sane. I'm guessing Jennifer has spent many a late night at Dr. Buss' offices. Just a hunch.
-Just like we're going to have that question of "Does age matter?" pounded into our heads the whole series, let's also not forget I'm sure we'll get the entire cliche book thrown at us too. You know, like "my biological clock is ticking", "don't judge a book by its cover", and "age is just a number". Trust me, it's coming. You've been warned.
-Speaking of judging a book by its cover, ummmm, you know what the most ironic thing about the first episode was I thought? That overall, I thought the cougars were better looking than the kittens. I'll take Jayanna over any of those 20 year old hussies with the inflated egos and breasts. I think I can honestly say I thought Jayanna was the hottest woman on that show. Hey, that's just me, but did any of those "kittens" really blow your socks off? Me neither. That one ditzy blonde who we see in the previews cutting down all the cougars, yeah, she's real quality. If that girl isn't a straight stripper that they plucked right out of the Spearmint Rhino in downtown, then I'm an idiot. Please.
-Was repelling down the side of a building in downtown LA really their first date? Are you serious? That was supposed to be fun? Or romantic? I guess we're just used to getting bombarded with fancy dates from the "Bachelor", but seriously, that date just sucked. It wasn't even a date. It was an activity - and a lame one at that. I mean, heading up to the mountains and repelling down some rock formations, yeah, that's fun. The cast from "Real World: Denver" got to do that as a job. But what directing genius thought of repelling down the side of a building in the middle of the day? Very odd. But hey, I guess it fits in with this show.
-Want to read some pretty good behind-the-scenes stuff of this show? Click here. Pretty much tells you all you need to know. Minor spoilers in there just to warn you:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=alipour/070615
-You know what my favorite part of the show was? The elimination. Not so much that he told the 46 year old with a kid to take a hike, but just the fact that they made four women stand on top of an LA high rise, in very light, airy skirts, in the middle of the night as they froze their asses off. From everything I've heard, the "Bachelor" rose ceremonies take roughly 6 to 8 hours to film. Granted, this is only four women he had to eliminate, but considering every single woman I've ever met, dated, slept with, had coffee with, or even passed by on the streets, gets cold the minute the temperature is less than 72 degrees, I'm guessing those women weren't too thrilled with that set up. Has that ever been explained? Is there a reason women are always cold? ALWAYS? Is it science? Is it something to do with their blood? I mean, I've never gotten out of a movie, gotten into the car, and heard a woman ask, "Hey, can you turn the air conditioner on? Man I'm hot." Never happened. And I'm guessing it never will.
-How cheesy were the "Family Feud" poses from the kittens once they were revealed to Poo? God that was corny. But I would expect nothing less from the creators who gave us "For Love or Money" and "Average Joe". All three of these shows are basically filmed the same way. They introduce the first portion of the show, and then in the middle, cut away to whats arriving next on the show. Very original, boys. Of course, I'm probably the only person out there who's seen every episode of all those shows and picked up on it. I can be a geek like that. Hope you don't mind. Hey, that's my job. I guess.
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
-I watched all of last season, and I've watched both episodes this season, and still can't for the life of me understand why this is the #1 watched show during the summer. It is seriously the worst edited show in all of television. David Hasselhoff offers me nothing other than saying, "YOU ARE AWESOME!" to every act he likes, Sharon Osbourne is a non-factor as far as I'm concerned, and Piers is a Simon Cowell clone. I mean, don't get me wrong, I understand America's fascination with watching other people perform on television, but the show is so corny. So many cuts from the crowd laughing, to all the sudden coming to a complete stop because they have to get in a line from one of the judges. Just a horrible, horrible editing job all around. And I will continue to watch every week.
-I really hope that one of the contestants this year is Brandy. Maybe she can perform and act on how she's going to escape vehicular manslaughter and about 20 years to life in the pokey. That could make the finals. But you know how the saying goes, "If Brandy is replaced as a judge on 'America's Got Talent' in the forest, does it even make a sound?" Didn't think so. Good luck, B. You'll need it. I'll watch "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" a few times in rememberance of you. The scene where Jennifer Love Hewitt is in the tanning bed? Mmmmmmm.....yummy. Sorry. I perved out there for a second. And by the way, you can add the Hanes Underwear commercials that she's now in to the list of "Things Steve Mas......" Forget it.
ON THE LOT
-I still haven't watched last nights episode, but as for the previous weeks, I've really got quite a few questions surrounding this show. Namely:
-How could something that has Mark Burnett AND Steven Spielberg's name attached to it be so average?
-Ummm.....what's wrong with Carrie Fisher's mouth? Did she have a stroke at some point or something? It's almost like her mouth is wired shut at some points.
-How much double stick tape do you think Adrianna has going on with some of her outfits? Good Lord woman. Her cleavage steals the show. What a hooker. And any day now, I'd like an answer as to why Chelsea Handler was the host on the first two shows, but has since been canned in favor of Hot Latina Girl Who Can't Read Cue Cards. Chelsea Handler is one of about 3 women on this planet that I find remotely funny. And she's a hot to boot.
-Did you notice Martys ears? The bottom of his ears don't loop. It's like one direct line into his neck. Very bizarre. Guess we won't have to worry about him anymore. I did read that he got canned last night, which kinda surprised me. If the voting were done by the judges, he'd make it pretty far. But since America votes, and your personality/likability plays a huge role, no wonder he's gone. Tough to win when you're talking back to the judges, think you're God's gift to filmmaking, and are a giant prick.
-This show really couldn't be more terrible if they tried. It's so hokey with the horrible host, and fake movie theater ambience, and well, just about everything else. Yet I'll keep watching. As for the movies themselves last week:
-I thought "Polished" was just dumb and boring. He really made a movie about a janitor? Zzzzzzzzzzzzz....
-The "Love at First Shot" was just lame too. It looked more like a commercial.
-I thought the girls movie was ok. Her son can't act and needs to visit the dentist, and I thought the "Beeline" title was kinda dumb. Didn't seem to fit the movie. But I thought the music went with the story, and it kept me interested for three minutes. Probably because it was about sex.
-As big of a prick as Marty is, he's definitely one of those "eccentric" directors. But why does he make things that look like trailers? That wasn't a movie, but it was a hell of a trailer. Had me interested. Creatively, he was light years ahead of everyone else. Story-wise, it was average. There was barely any dialogue.
-And the whole 3 minutes of the last guy's, all I thought was I was watching a music video. Didn't quite understand how that could even remotely be considered a movie. It wasn't. It was a dream sequence. Or a flashback. Or a hallucination.
INFERNO 3
-I skipped whatever the last edition of the "RW/RR Challenge" was...Fresh Inferno Meat Battle of the Gauntlet Sexes, I don't know. I get confused a lot. But I've managed to catch every episode of this season. I like the good guy vs. bad guy concept. Especially when the "bad" characters really like to ham it up for the camera and play to their persona. Makes for great television. However, I thoroughly disgusted that Tonya went out and got married. What the hell is that? Like that'll last. If there's one Real World/Road Ruler that should always be single, and be on every season, it's that piece of work. If the producers just lived by my motto, there would be no problems: "No one creates more drama than a drunk Tonya". Hey, that almost rhymes.
-Looks like TJ Lavin has given up his lucrative biking career to become the permanent host of this show. Hell, he's probably more known for this now. He's no Jeff Probst, but he's above the Donald. But one time before he departs this show and begins his next career in porn, he's gotta get involved with one of the contestants. Even if its after the show has aired, you gotta know this guy wants to hit it with at least someone who's out there. And I may be going out on a limb here, but TJ strikes me as a guy who likes hit the bong once or ten times a day. Call me crazy.
-When did Johnny Bananas become so likable? I mean, I'm not talking man crush here or anything, but I can remember the first few episodes of Key West, I despised this guy. Thought he was a total jerk off, and he singlehandedly almost prevented me from watching the rest of that season. If you would've told me then, that two years later, he'd still be significant in the RW/RR world AND that he'd be one of the "good guys", I'd have thought you were nuts. He and Alton are kicking ass on the challenges. Too bad Ace is a spaz with no athletic ability whatsoever.
-I thought it was odd at the beginning of this season, that the RW: Denver still hadn't concluded, and we were getting a double dose of Jenn, Tyrie, and Davis. One dose was enough. Especially of Jen and her painted on eyebrows. I love it how the "veterans" of these shows always stick to their guns and immediately go after the people who were just on the most recent season of Real World. And you know these "vets" are so proud of that fact. "Yeah, I've been through the wars. Who do these rookies think they are? This is my turf. Go do my laundry." The high opinion that almost all these Real World/Road Rulers have of themselves is mind boggling, quite frankly.
-I'm just gonna throw this out there, and if someone wants to make it happen, be my guest. If any director or producer out there wants to put together a Susie and Cara "Wild On" show, I am all for it. I think I would enjoy that immensely. Can't say I'd be opposed to that in the least bit. The fact that Cara has already done Playboy should be an easy route to getting her own show. Or home video with blacklighting. Count me in.
PIRATE MASTER
-I'm a "Survivor" geek, so there was no doubt I was going to watch this knock off. Basically it's "Survivor" with pirates. They cast the same type of people, there's a challenge where they hunt for a treasure every week, and then they vote someone off in the "Pirates Court" instead of Tribal Council. And instead of snuffing out their torch, they "cast them adrift". Very clever. Do I like it better than "Survivor"? No. Will I continue to watch it? You bet your ass. Why? Because I still want to know what the hell they're doing on this show. I think they just make up the rules as they go along.
-Maybe I'm just an idiot, but this whole pirate story they're telling every episode, that's fake, right? And this gold that they're finding - fake too? But they're acting like it's real money and using it to barter and trade with each other? Really, it's all a little too convoluted for me. Just give me the challenges and the Pirate's Court, and I'll be happy. Although, the whole Commander getting to pick his two lackeys and them getting to boss everyone else around is a pretty interesting twist. But how are they ultimately going to pick the winner? I'm guessing it'll be how "Survivor" is done where the last 7 or so who were "cast adrift" will be the ones who vote on who wins.
-The ratings for the show have been rather average, so I'm not sure whether or not this is coming back next summer. Whatever the case, it's giving me my "Survivor" fix until September rolls around, and I get to see Ashley Massaro from the WWE half naked during "Survivor: China". That should be exciting.
Ok, I'll come back next with some celebrity news. I didn't realize how much stuff I had to get to, and I have to catch a plane first thing tomorrow morning. Then another one on Saturday. I've been a travelling fool lately. Anyway, any questions, comments, praises, criticisms, queries, relationship advice, feel free to email at steve@realitysteve.com. Until next week...
Reality Television Links
posted by reality steve at 12:30 PM
7 Comments:
"Things Steve Mas......"
Mmmmmmmmmmm.... Now that's a reality show worth watching!!!
RealitySteve you need to try Big Brother this summer. It starts July 5th, give it a try it is a good show and they always have an interesting cast.
Soooo happy you are back Steve! This made my day.
Great comments about The Age of Love, but just wait a few years, honey! I used to be always cold, too. You are going to be an ice cube when you girlfriend/wife hits menopause. You must only date youngsters.
Didn't you watch the Science of Love? What's the scoop? A big advertisment?
Have you been watching the Real World: Reunited. It is a good example of why they don't put anyone over 22 on the Real World. If you have not seen it, let me re-cap it for you:
Trishelle talks about her "Ninja Cheerleader" movie coming out (lord knows who she slept with to get the part...oh yeah, everyone)
Brynn shows us that even though you are a married mother of 2 you can still smoke 2-3 packs a day
Frank said one time that he just wants to be in Vegas and get stupid drunk every night and hook up...at least he is fulfilling his dreams.
Steven is just an older tool
Age of Love may be my new favorite reality show.
hey steve! nice age of love notes...you should do a side-by-side comparison w/the bachelor! did you notice this week that the date was a triathlon and a yahct?! um...hello...we already did that just a couple months ago. seriously, they need to be more original. i think mark and andy are on the same wavelength as far as personality comes across though -- pretty funny. and i totally agree with you about the older women being prettier than the younger ones. except i like the amanda girl (no not because of her lovely name!) but she's the only younger one. the one with the kinky frizzy hair, i can't wait for her to leave. she cries too much, it's so pathetic. not that i don't know there's some producer in the background antagonizing her, but come on, stand up for yourself! haha ok, back to work. enjoyed the column...til next time.
See ya,
Amanda D.
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