A Blessing in Disguise?
Last night Rich came over and we watched some Strangers with Candy while we ate dinner. After the DVD ended, I turned back to network TV and, once again, stumbled upon another bizarre reality show that I fear I’m going to get sucked into.
This one is called “Fire Me, Please”. It is hosted by David Holmes – the guy that won the new VJ contest at MTV back in the 90’s. Actually, he came in second place to that annoying pseudo hippie/stoner, Jessie. Since the contest was left to the viewers to decide and the American public chose faked eccentricity over talent. Well, Jessie faded into obscurity (thankfully) and MTV hired Dave Holmes for various shows (which is good because I really liked him)*.
Now he is hosting this new game show/reality show where two contestants start new jobs (retail, restaurant) and try to get fired. Hidden cameras follow the employee around the store as the employee tries to piss off the manager. If the contestent doesn’t get fired, he/she loses. If both get fired, the employee who is fired the closest to 3PM (when their shift ends) wins $25,000.
And I got sucked in. My beloved Popularity Contest finale takes place this coming Saturday but now I’ll have this to watch. Life is going to become utter chaos when Big Brother starts up again in July.
However, I may not get suckered into bad TV much longer, because when I woke up this morning, my cable stopped working. All I could watch were the digital stations (like VH1-Classics). I wasn’t able to see any network stations. Maybe this is somebody’s way of telling me that I need to give the television a break and occupy my time in other ways.
But without TV, what else is there?
*Plus, my gaydar went off when I first saw him in the contest…and I was pleased to read, years later, that he had come out of the closet as gay.
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this tv thing worries me. maybe you ought to join a social group (“urban hikers”? “stitch-n-bitch”? “gay water polo”?)to get you off the couch and doing something better for yourself. dont quit the reality tv thing cold turkey, but dont *live* to watch these shows. (i imagine you planted on the couch in your torn sleeping t shirt and a bag of gummy bears).
MMM. Image of Karl literally glued to his couch by gummy bears.
Of course he would also be covered in powdered sugar from pizalles…..
I Want To Get Hired
Matt you are too freaking funny.
Karl, I’m with you. It is SO un p.c. to say it, but I love tv. I mean, I love my friends and family and all that but tv is just such a guilty pleasure. Well…one of them. Fired schmired. Where’s the challenge? Who COULDN’T get fired if they put effort into it? Is the show really just a measure of how dark at heart we are? And did you check out Beauty & The Geek? I am so ashamed… totally sucked in…
Hey, you should be on a reality show, maybe that’d cure you. Now. Which one shall we throw you into?
Go for Dancing With the Stars, or whatever it’s called. That one sucked me in last night.