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January 11, 2005

SFist Watches: Real TV This Week

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SFist is sure there are some important, good-for-you TV shows airing sometime this week. Probably on PBS. And we wish them and their viewers all the best. But we can't let a certain trio of trashy TV shows go unnoticed, so allow us to forgo the healthy and head straight for the dessert table this week. Hello VH-1's "celebreality" line-up!

The fourth season of The Surreal Life premiered Sunday with a bang, and much whimpering from house guest Verne "Mini-Me" Troyer. He joins fellow cast members Christopher "Peter Brady" Knight, Adrienne "Top Model" Curry, Da "She Sure Is A" Brat, Joanie "Chynna Doll" Laurer, Jane "Go-Go" Wielden, and Marcus "Look At Me, I'm So Pretty" Schenkenberg as they all live in a house and find out what happens when they stop being polite, and start getting really, really drunk. In the case of Verne Troyer, drunkeness minus politeness = riding around naked on a scooter and peeing in a corner of the living room. And caressing the face of Peter Brady while moaning incoherently. Can TV get any better than this? We submit that it can not!

However, it tries to with the premiere of the Surreal Life 3 spin-off series Strange Love . Anyone who watched the last season of "The Surreal Life" knows that the most surreal thing to occur on the show was the seeming romance between Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav. VH-1 noticed too, and jumped on the chance to exploit that love faster than Brigitte Nielsen leaping on a trio of male strippers. Watch as Flav tries to woo Brig away from her tiny Italian fiance by whisking her away on a trip through Italy, New York, and Las Vegas. Will it end in wedding bells? Who are you kidding? We doubt the validity of most of the show's events, but will admit to being entertained in a "wait...is this really happening?" kind of way.

Last but certainly not least, literally, we have Celebrity Fit Club in which the likes of Mia Tyler, Daniel Baldwin, and some other has-been (and never-been) celebrities attempt to lose some weight while also shedding most of their dignity. If you're at all familiar with NBC's The Biggest Loser, you get the general idea. We'd probably be a little more excited by the show if the cast members were higher on the fame list. But, of course, in order to be more famous, they'd probably have to be skinnier to begin with. It's just that something tells us that even if the Snapple Lady drops 100 pounds, she probably won't be starring in any sitcoms any time soon. (Unlike a certain Vulcan-ish actress with a Showtime series premiering in March.)

The trio of "celebreality" shows can be seen every Sunday starting at 9:00pm and repeated ad naseum throughout the week on VH-1. We swear we'll only watch AFTER our pilates class.


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Comments (9)

Please do not forget that Chynna Doll 1) stole mini me's room and 2) was drunk before anyone arrived.

She also got arrested yesterday for beating her husband. (publicity stunt?)

How *does* one get a body like that while chain-smoking and getting wastomos, HMMMM?

 

I'm sure she's 100% natural. And that's why she has a voice that sounds just like a drag queen's.

Her stealing of Verne's room was hilarious. I know she's tall, but didn't she think it was weird that she had to kneel just to hang something in her closet?

 

Where's the love for High School Reunion III, possibly the greatest reality show of all time?

 

Alas, that's on Tuesday's at 9, the same time as that other greatest reality series of all time, The Amazing Race. One day, I'll get a second TiVo, and soul-crushing choices like this will be a thing of the past.

 

Yeah, but you'll still be missing Veronica Mars, the best scripted show on network television. Seriously.

 

I did watch Veronica Mars at the begining of the season. I liked it just fine, but have to admit I wasn't engrossed. Then when TAR started up again, I stopped watching, and really didn't miss it. However, if they do the smart thing and re-run it over the summer (in sequence!) I will watch it again...

 

I may have to start watching the Surreal Life after all.

 

Wait- that's not even the craziest part of the episode. Is it me or did Peter Brady actually say "strippers love me?"

Where does one go with that?

 

I will admit to being kinda hot for Chris Knight after watching the show. And that frightens me.

 
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