There`s some very promising summer TV coming our way, and so there`s some lazy, regurgitated shlock that makes me groan.
Why? Because some of the networks` newest reality shows don`t just feature concepts we`ve seen before, but the stars are recycled as well. And we really didn`t even like some of them the first (or second, or third) go-round!
Now this isn`t an apology to picking on people for the interest of being mean - some of you may be frantic to see Paris Hilton on your TV again. (Go forward and promote your hands if that`s the case. Go on. Oh, no one? Nice work, smart people, you passed the test!)
This is but a just and good question: Why do the sami people keep getting reality shows? And are they destined (or doomed) to be stuck in reality hell forever? Have a face at this list, and tell me if I missed anyone who you`re overloaded on.
Paris Hilton
Just what we need: another reality show nearly a person who`s rich and famous only for being fertile and famous. No, we`re not talk around the Kardashians (although we leave in a second). New Oxygen show `The Man According to Paris` (premieres Wed. June 1, 10PM ET) reunites us with the `Simple Life` and `New BFF` star Paris Hilton. How`s it different? This is the start time she`s actually used her natural speaking voice, so the shiny side is it`ll be sans baby talk.
Curtis Stone
Curtis was the hardest choice to include here since I feel this Aussie chef genuinely endearing, but his packed schedule had him at the presence of my blood of overexposed personalities. Once known as the `Take-Home Chef,` Stone (who, full disclosure, also has a cooking show for AOL) did double-duty this spring, hosting `Top Chef Masters` and mentoring/investing in wannabe restaurateurs on `America`s Next Great Restaurant` (which aired its finale earlier this month and didn`t get renewed for another season). Our advice: Always hold them wanting more, dude.
Khloe Kardashian
Honestly, all the Kardashians could feasibly make the cut here, but yet with Kim on every bus ad, billboard and weight-loss commercial, sister Khloe wins my honor for most overexposed Kardashian. Her latest show, `Khloe & Lamar,` is simply the boom in the casket of an already obnoxious string of TV shows including the original `Keeping Up,` `Khloe & Kourtney Take Miami` and pop up regularly on `Kim & Kourtney Take New York,` even though her name didn`t have the title.
Dr. Drew Pinsky
The upcoming fifth season of `Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew` will feature Michael Lohan, former Guns N` Roses drummer Steven Adler (back for around 2) and Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher, among others, but the celebrity most in want of a career rehab is Dr. Drew himself. The skilful doctor gets bonus points for his new HLN talk show, and for not accepting `Real Housewives of DC` party crasher Michaele Salahi onto the show, but his increased presence in every medium and repeated chiming in with advice for every celebrity who has a bad hair day has only got to stop. Staying relevant is one thing; making yourself seem superfluous is quite another.
Rocco DiSpirito
Anyone remember `The Restaurant`? That horribly staged excuse for an NBC reality show about chef Rocco`s Italian cooking empire? Well, after doing `Dancing With the Stars,` shilling cookbooks and plastering his side all over olive oil commercials for the preceding few years, Rocco is second in the NBC family with a new series, `Rocco`s Dinner Party` (premieres Wed. June 15, 11PM ET on Bravo), and this time he`s not even cooking! Making wannabe celebrity chefs cook to move a chef that should never have gotten the celebrity tag is just lame. Yep, I said it. Lame. If it`s a hit, I`ll eat my words _ but I`ll never eat his cooking.
Heidi Montag
You love her from `The Hills` and `I`m a Celebrity _ Get Me Out of Here!,` but let`s be honest - you actually love her because of how often you loathe her. The plastic surgery, the creepy husband-slash-manager _ it`s all but a desperate ploy for fame. Which is why she`s perfect for `Famous Food,` premiering this decline on VH1, alongside former `Bachelor` Jake Pavelka, former New Jersey `Housewives` star Danielle Staub and Eliot Spitzer`s one-time call girl Ashley Dupre. What a group _
We simply can`t fit them all. Who are you annoyed with? Share in the comments.
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