Reality TV Has Hit It's Apex

“oohhh, this should be rich! so to speak.

and speaking of reality TV, American Idol is getting exciting! i was soooo glad when Nikki got the boot last night. if Justin wins, that little stuck-on-himself brat, i'm going to kick everyone's ass who voted for him. ooookay, so maybe i'm a little too into reality TV. (but does anyone else think Simon and Paula are totally doing it?? he looked so happy for once, and he had his arm on the back of her chair!!)

i hope this new show resembles in no way the Anna Nicole show. whoever's idea that was should be shot in the street. i really feel sorry for her...that show is disgusting.”

“Lyra! Seek help immediately!

Hey for someone who never even got out of the ninth grade, Anna Nichole is doing O.K. for herself. She USED to be HOT tho!”

“In the good news category, Buddy Ebsen is STILL ALIVE! Isn't it amazing?”

“yeah, she's doing okay, money-wise. but she's obviously addicted to something, and from the way she baby-talks and grinds everything in sight, i would bet a million-trillion dollars she was sexually abused. i just don't understand why anyone would see someone in her condition and say, "hey, let's put that on TV!"”

“Take the dimwitted TV programming executives that came up with this idea, drop them with a film crew into a low income housing project in Washington DC and watch the fun begin!
It'll be a real knee slapper!
A real fish out of water story.
Must see TV!”

“Ooo. I almost think I'd pay to watch that.”

“I read one of the networks is floating an idea where they'll put rape victims on an island with a sexual preditor. I'll have to find that link becuase I really couldn't believe it.

found it”

“Who will be voted out of the orgy next???”

“Good grief, rosey! This is like a bad, futuristic science fiction movie. With all the surveilance cameras around, in no time we'll be sitting in the comfort of our living rooms watching all sorts of heinous crimes being committed- live!”

“I'm with you lyra, Anna-Nicole is bizzarre and pathetic! I did watch the Itlalian food eating/barfing contest though!”

“Anna Nicole should be shot in the street.”

“i couldn't believe that either, Rosey...this web site says that guy was fired for fabricating that story.
http://saltyt.com/2002_08_18_archives.html#80576718

"New Times L.A. freelance writer Antoine Oman was fired last week for fabricating a story about teenage rape victims Tamara Brooks and Jackie Marris.
Oman, who had a short history with the alternative weekly, was escorted from New Times' offices on Friday afternoon and made no comment."

hmmm...i missed that eating/barfing thing, Aero! horrors.”

“Thanks for clearing that up, Lyra! I just couldn't see how that would be legally possible, let alone morally acceptible.”

“Legally possible, morally acceptable? This is America. Ever look at the racks in the supermarket line?”

“lyra, you are gonna get me in trouble...did you check out some of the other stories in that column? lol....glad my boss is in the other building right now.”

“Lyra- Actually the barfing part wasn't supposed to be part of the contest. She was accused of cheating in the food eating contest for purging in the bathroom. After I watched that episode, I stuck my finger in an electrical outlet. I feel much better now.”

“LOL, Aero! i bet. so that was an Anna N. episode? i saw 5 minutes of one once, that was enough!

bitpusher--i just took a closer look at that site. eeeekk, boobies! here's the New Times version...
http://www.newtimesla.com/issues/2002-08-22/faultlines.html/1/index.html”

“lol....yah I'm all for boobies, but pics of them at work at verboten...”

“This Just In...

In retaliation against the regurgitation of the Beverly Hillbillies, Rupert Murdoch is allegedly planning to revive GREEN ACRES in the same format.

But who will play Arnold?


I've got it... Arnold will be an Internet-addicted squirrel.”

“I caught Mark Glenn (the Tenn. guy from Frontier House with the b!tchy wife) plugging Montana PBS last night on their fund raising phone-a-thon. He's living in Montana now, lecturing and writing, and seems to be capitalizing quite well on the experience. For the first pledge of $500 you could get his autographed "Story Pole" which he salvaged from the cabin. I think he said one of the cabins is still there and the animals were sent home. They showed the entire series last night as well.

Ironically, Anna-Nicole was on at the same time, but I couldn't stomach another eating contest.”

“hiya, aero! we get cable now...i flipped past that after about 30 seconds, too. she has a son, WTF?? instead, i watched American Idol...i don't really know why, since it got old about 500 episodes ago. and, i'm getting addicted to Sorority House, eewww!!”

“With shows like that, it makes we wish Gilligan's Island was till on.”

“Gilligan's Island is highbrow in comparison to the Anna Nicole show.”

“I still say Mary Ann was hotter than Ginger.


Gilligan's Island is Always On... Somewhere. Today, Mr. Howell discovers a gold mine.”

“Ugh. This is sick”

“Did you sign on for the email update?”

“As HMWH man of the year for 2002, it's my duty to keep you abreast of important, upcoming events. An important documentary will air on A&E Tuesday night:

9:00PM - 11:00PM A&E
Cleavage

Sexy and fun, this 2-hour special surveys mankind's fascination with breasts and cleavage, from the goddesses of antiquity to today's silicone-enhanced TV and film stars. Offering their opinions on why two simple mounds of flesh have wielded such power through the ages will be comedian Joan Rivers; Cosmopolitan's Helen Gurley Brown; a plastic surgeon; a female body builder; and others. Narrated by Carmen Electra.
TV PG-L”

“thanks, aero...you're on the ball!

oh, and get THIS! they're having a Bachelor in which they TELL the woman that the dude's a millionnaire...but he's really not. how's THAT for funny!”

“Isn't that the way the last one worked out?”

“really? i don't know, i only saw one episode. but this one is a new one...

"woman" should be "women," btw.”

“Yah, well, not the last "Bachelor", but the really weird one, "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" It turned out the guy had a paper worth of about $2,000,000, if you counted all the property that held title to, but didn't actually own, or something like that. Definitely not what you're thinking of if you're a modern golddigger.”

“if anyone watches those "reality" shows, it proves your ignorance!”

“What about a "Reality Backpacking Forum"?”

“LOL!”

“What, the one where we all argue over who's going to clean up the dishes in the morning? lol....”

“good analogy, Aero...i'm still cracking up!

i am SO addicted to this season's Real World, it's not even funny.”

“I like the idea of the women thinking the guy is a millionaire, but they should have gotten an uglier guy to make it a more interesting experiment. Rich, plain guy vs. poor Pretty-boy. Whooooo would you choose?”

“Which one backpacks?”

“LOL Pepperdog!

Lyra, I'd be addicted to the Real World too, if I had cable. :(”

“Ahhh, pepperDog, you hit the important issue!
Let's see... how about poor and ugly, likes to backpack vs. rich and handsome, but can't poop in the woods?”

“I must admit that my guiltiest pleasure is watching The Real World. I try to watch it when my wife isn't around so she can't catch me.”

“i'm not guilty about it! it's the best show ever. very stimulating and educational. ;-)”

“I probably wouldn't feel guilty about it if my wife didn't look at me like I was a moron every time she catches me watching it...lol...”

“WATCH IT WITH THOSE COMMENTS ABOUT PEOPLE THAT DON'T CRAP IN THE WOODS”

“Are you poor and ugly or rich and handsome?”

“How about poor and ugly and very strong (and willing and able to carry lots of gear).”

“You should seriously consider changing the name of HMWHC to PPP (Prepubescent Pud Pullers). You could surely populate a planet with the miracle whip you'll drain watching this "documentary", bastards!”

“Irish Reality Series Hits the Rocks


Cabin Fever, an Irish reality series in which the contestants are packed onto a boat (a variation of other reality series in which they are packed into a house), literally hit the rocks Friday. Published reports said the boat broke up after running aground near Tory Island, Donegal. All ten contestants escaped serious injury. However, their ordeal was not captured on tape, since the accident occurred when the camera crew was not on duty.”

“The Brit's reality tv always seems to be cooler. They do neat stuff like staff a 19th centurey manor as servants, or do the hard core castaway thing. Here it's all about the boobs and cat fights.

BTW- the new surfer reality show starts wendsday...”

“That's because they get more boobs and catfights in real life, Nigal.

Us 'merkins need to be able to see that without having to say "Yes I live in a trailer park", or "Yes, I have been on Jerry Springer".”