I feel obliged to write about ‘American Idol’
I’m pretty sure I’ve refrained from writing anything about “American Idol” up until this point, mostly because I haven’t watched it in two years. I was too crushed after George Huff’s loss to watch any more. This year’s competition is just getting out of the boring few weeks between the auditions where people with no talent intentionally embarass themselves just to get on TV and the finals, where people with actual talent sing tired love songs.
The first victim of Simon Cowell’s increasingly banal rejection speeches was 21-year-old Melissa McGhee, who forgot the words to the song she was singing on Tuesday night’s competition.
Don’t worry about missing out, because in true Fox fashion, they’re going to stretch this out until May 24. It’s just starting to get good.
One more celebrity gets ‘real’
Reality TV just keeps getting better and better — I think. It’s really hard to say what’s better and what’s worse. It’s hard to even say who qualifies for “washed up celebrity” status these days.
You can add Gene Simmons to the list of famous people willing to put his life on display.
= “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” featuring Simmons; his partner, Shannon Tweed, a former Playmate of the Year, actress and model; and their kids, Nick and Sophie. Dubuc described the kids as “articulate, funny and bright,” which contrasts with their “wild and crazy” parents. This project follows a one-hour special on Simmons that aired under the “Biography” banner.
Simmons, who is married to the aging, often-naked and sort-of-famous Shannon Tweed, joins the ranks of Nick and Jessica, Reverend Run, Britney and Kevin, Paris and Nicole, the Osbornes and about a thousand other quasi-celebrities who have decided that they’d rather act like asses at home than just perform, like famous people used to do.
I have a feeling that 10 years from now, the music, television and movie studios will have perfected the science of creating new hit singles, TV pilots or teen movies so the latest faces can get their first 14 minutes in, and then quickly shuffle them over to UPN and the WB so they can ride out the remainder of their 15 minutes of fame.
Get ready for “Crap Filter: Unfiltered” coming this fall on Fox.
Worm has turned up in England
So this is going to be Dennis Rodman’s career after basketball: reality TV star. I know I know, a pretty original and adventurous route. Before you know it, he’ll be getting into fights with Omarosa and “hooking up” with Trishelle.
I already knew that Rodman is slated to be in “Pros vs. Joes,” an upcoming Spike TV reality show that is pretty self-explanatory. Now comes news that the former rebounding machine and one-time aspiring bride is on “Celebrity Big Brother” over in the U.K.
Here’s his highlighted quote from his bio page.
“Three weeks without having sex. That’s gonna really suck.”
And now we know he’s talking about doing it with a girl because on Day 2 of the show he confirmed to a housemate that he was ‘straight as fuck.’
Outside of Traci Bingham, any help you could offer in figuring out who the other housemates are would be welcome. It’s scary enough that I know who Traci Bingham is.
