Thursday, February 02, 2006
A Dose of Reality
Happy Groundhog's Day!Last night I drove home into the blinding setting sun and had a little Oprah-gratitude-moment. It marks the first week since November that I haven't left work and walked out into midnight-black darkness at 5:30. As much as I've needed the quiet nights, I'm really looking forward to getting out of the nest a little more, even if it's just for errands.
Oh, who am I kidding?! Going out is for rerun season....
So, now that I've gone on about the standard TV shows I'm watching, I realized that I'd neglected my stash of reality TV. Nobody really likes to admit they watch reality TV, other than Survivor. Of course with Survivor, it really depends on the cast. I, for one, really enjoyed the Good Cop/Bad Cop team of Amber and Boston Rob, and I personally think they should be on every single season, like Ken Jenkins on Jeopardy, until they're beaten. Or until they bankrupt CBS.
Speaking of Survivor, the 10th season starts tonight as Survivor: Exile Island. Finally, something to watch on Thursday nights again!
Here are my other plugs for this season's fare:
Project Runway: Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are so graciously businesslike as the veterans and, of course, iconically fashionable. Obviously, you have to be prepared for affectatious contestants...they are, after all, fashion designers and wannabees at that. But, it's fascinating to see how each creative mind crunches the information and resources for the same task with wildly differing results. The wonderful snark between them all and during the fickle judges' review is well worth it. I'm still trying to figure out how Santino survives each week. (on Bravo! after LOST)
Miami Ink: The show features a little tattoo shop on Miami Beach, making, of course, for beautiful people running and frequenting the shop. But, beyond that, there is something very compelling in the interaction between the hugely talented artists and the clients as they search for the perfect image to inspire them, memorialize a loss, or define their inner selves. The process from idea to sketch, placement to coloring, bareness to permanence with everyone's personal issues mixed in between is mesmerizing in itself, and the results are always beyond expectation. (on TLC after House)
Dr. 90210: In contrast to Miami Ink, this Beverly Hills-based show features several practices and doctors on rotation, each with their specialties, families, and multi-million dollar homes. Their clientele are a radically different bunch, all searching for that edge in self confidence they're convinced they lack. The city scenery itself is incredible, not unlike Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, but without Robin Leach and the exhilarating happiness. The California vacuum creates perfectionist doctors with breathtaking talent, and yet their attempts to intellectualize and sculpt the world around them into a beautiful place somehow fall short in their own families' lives, much to their frustration. (on E! after 24)
That's it for the Reality TV frontier, that extra hour on top of intense TV time that I really should use to go to bed early.
Oh, who am I kidding?! Going to bed early is for...um... well, I really haven't figured out when going to bed early is for, so it doesn't matter.
A few images....
Sunrise this morning:
OJ, enjoying his retirement:
Groundhog Day in the future:
Word Cloud for Sarahphrase:
Comments:
Todays the last day to apply if you want to be a castmember on the next Survivor! You can get an application at this site:
http://www.exileislandsurvivor.com/survivorpanama/survivornews.html
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