reality tv

Scream Queens was excellent tonight.
It was nice to see Lindsay make a comeback and get more comfortable with her acting, though we felt Michelle did the best job on both challenges. Tanedra didn't have her best week but we were glad to see she made it to the GAUNTLET! Whatever the hell that is, it looks exciting.
I dare say it's the best reality show on television.
Some people might argue that Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is better but that show is so damn good I don't even classify it as reality TV-
and who doesn't want to give Steven Adler a hug?

I also realized I have been calling Real Chance of Love "real chance @ love". I didn't realize there was a difference. This show almost lost me but this week wasn't bad, I was basically waiting for Scream Queens (I would call that "reverse piggy-backing", see my post on PUA2). But next weeks episode- that looks exciting. I definitely saw Real break a bottle over some dude's head.

I mean, overall, who gives a shit? I'm gonna listen to Chinese Democracy again.

Get that part in Saw 6 muthafuckas!

I gotta admit, I got the chills when I heard Mystery say that in last night's season finale of The Pickup Artist 2.

I don't even know how I started watching this show it's first season. I think it may have had to do with the fact I was hooked on Rock Of Love and they would play this afterwards. I think that's a very old method that networks use called "piggy-backing", and would explain why shows like "How I met Your Mother" or "My Fair Brady" even make it to their 2nd seasons.

But this show is quality.

And even more interesting than the contestants, challenges, and the orange spray-tan club goers of Scottsdale, Arizona (of COURSE this is where the show is filmed) is Mystery's wardrobe.

This is a man that knows how to take RISKS.
Mind you, these aren't risks that I would ever take but you gotta respect a guy thats Ren-Faire from the neck down and fighter-pilot meets X-Games roadie from the neck up. With Gladiator boots.

And can we talk about how likable this guy is?
This is a man that eats his own cereal in the morning if you know what I'm saying.

I felt that Simeon was a strong contender after the last few episodes, having clearly built up a momentum, and adopting a straw cowboy hat seemed to make a big difference. Did he win that in a reward challenge from Mystery? Like some sort of +5 Holy Avenger? (You PUA2 contestants know EXACTLY what I'm talking about)
I also felt Matt was a strong player as well, but I felt they both should have been penalized for their continued use of the same openers in the finale.

I would also like to point out that Matt's best friend, Chuck, on the previous episode, was not only totally fucking awesome, but also a really amazing comic book artist, who does a book Black Metal for Oni Press. I actually met Matt at the Eisners, as he was friends with Gabriel and had also taken home an Eisner for his comic. I found it interesting they made no mention of him being a comic artist in the episode, but I assumed Mystery felt this would have only hurt his chances in the club, although I feel "Hey I draw comics" is a much better opener than "My friends and I just completed a caper". But what do I know about this stuff?

One of the reasons I like this show is the fact that it is the least competitive reality show on television. There is no drama, just dudes having each other's back, and they are genuinely sad when one of their competitors gets the axe. This is an emotional, life-changing journey for these dudes.

The same cannot be said of Rock Of Love: Charm School or Paris Hilton's My New BFF. Lots of claws flying around.
Charm School had it's worst episode yet last night, but then again how do you follow an episode where the ladies have degenerated to spitting and plate throwing, drunk the whole time (suprise!). And I back Sharon Osborne, she is fun to watch, but the sock puppet thing didn't hold me.

Paris Hilton's New BFF we stopped watching after Kaylee got booted. That girl knew how to party, dress, live life, be fabulous. We think she would have made an excellent BFF. What's that leave? Bikini Corey? Please...

Some of you may be asking yourselves, "Does reality T.V. make you dumber?"
My answer to this is "Absolutely, yes".

But I figured I should be okay for a little wile...

xo
G

Hot coffee.
Scream Queens was solid yet again, very tense episode. Ladies are getting fierce for that part in Saw 6. I realized it's also very unnerving to watch people act on television. It gives you the "motts".
The best way to describe "the motts" is like this:
Do you remember the first time you watched a bad daytime interview show, like Springer or something, and someone is just making a total ass out of themselves, doing or saying something very uncomfortable?
Or when you are sitting through a high school talent show and all of a sudden you feel embarrassed for your classmate who is singing "The Greatest Love Of All" by Whitney Houston"?
You sometimes have to cover your eyes, or look away.
Thats "the motts".
The phrase was coined by Mark Debiak in reference to an old Motts Applesauce commercial from when we were kids, involving what I remember as a child dressed as a film noir detective searching for "the motts" or , while searching for "the motts" asking people "who got the motts?". I believe he finds the motts at the end.
I find "the motts" all the time.
Real Chance @ Love is slipping for me. I find myself mysteriously drawn to Real's hair, entertained by Chance, and fascinated with the term "Stallionaires". I often wonder what exactly it takes to be a "Stallionaire", but the show didn't hold my attention last night... I simply do not know if Real or Chance actually want to find love.