The Week In Review

Tons of stuff has happen over the past week (My weeks are 7 days - yeah, a little unconventional, go with me on this one), so let's take a look back at the major events in Reality:

The highly controversial show Kid Nation debuted with fairly decent ratings on CBS. Really, it is great news to hear that all of the miscellaneous publicity, pre-judgment, flagrant criticism and overly concerned speculation may have actually helped viewership of the show. We just love watching the kids as they attempt to build and manage their own little town without supervision!

It's Time to Get Fierce
Of course, I was way too busy watching America's Next Top Model on CW (No TIVO for my top show) to view any of the other shows that had also aired on the same night - I have my priorities. Quite frankly, I was not able to get through the first 30 minutes of the show without dislodgement - my various phones are always on and within easy reach.

Hell In The Kitchen
Fox also gave us Nightmares...I mean, Kitchen Nightmares last week with Chef Gordon Ramsay. What I would like to know: WHO is running this guy's restaurants while he is away telling everyone else how to run their restaurant?

In other news, the two-hour season finale of Last Comic Standing aired on NBC - Although Bill B is a friend of mine, I could not tell you who won the laughfest or what it was they had won.

On that joke (?), it is safe to conclude that perhaps my 'Comic burn-out' happened somewhere along an episode of Kathy Griffin's "My Life on The D-List" - congratulations on the Emmy. It only hurts when I laugh...

Beauty & the Geek also had a big debut in it's encore presentation on Fox and there appears to be a new twist -- Ashton Kutcher, you continue to impress -- a hunky guy and one nerdy girl. I am good with the recent induction....

Surviving Survivor?
The 15th installment of Survivor (CBS): This time in China, met a great opening week with nearly 15 million viewers according to the ratings report. Good news considering that show is the first American reality program to be filmed in the country.

Every Battle is Won, Before it is Ever Fought
Right, I admire the fact that the group was instructed to leave behind 'worldly possessions' and then subsequently given a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War...An orchestrated gesture that seemed somewhat overdone for your benefit.

Anyway, I read The Art of War when I was just a kid, around about the same time I had read Donald Trump's book The Art of The Deal.

Who knew that being in world's oldest civilization and the teaching of Bing Fa on a modern day reality show for a month is much like the battle of corporate, conglomerate business warfare (?).

Alright Grasshopper, so it is quite possible that I am missing the point (if one exists), however would the experience be considered valuable on a resume when it is time to apply for a real job?

Good Riddance...
Last and very, very least, Evel (Not a misspelling) Dick (Again, not a misspelling) won Big Brother 8 (CBS).

Ah, with all of the bandannas, tatts, piercings, wild hair and the overall general appearance of poor hygiene, I thought the guy was a member of the band Motley Crew - not quite and not that cool.

Get Ready For This Week
The good news is that we are into a new week, and we have Dancing with the Stars (ABC), the finale of the Pick-up Artist (Vh1), the premiere of The Bachelor (ABC), Ultimate Fighter 6 (Spike), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC).

...and most important, the re-imagined Bionic Woman (NBC) - hardly a reality show I know, but I am excited about this one and had to find a way to mention the show in this post...