Thursday August 10, 2006

The Rules

We all sense—if only vaguely and uneasily—that reality television is warping our moral compass. The situation has been made even worse by a recent series of disqualifications based on arcane contractual “rules” that we’d never even heard about before. It’s easy to get all turned around about right and wrong. And since we’ll all be on one of these shows eventually, here’s a guide to what’s in and out. Justice isn’t always fair, but it is always heavily hyped in the promos.

SHOW	YOU MUST LEAVE IF YOU …	BUT YOU CAN STAY IF YOU …
Last Comic Standing	… send an email.	… do 20 minutes of “my wife is a nag.”
Project Runway	… are hiding “fashion how-to” books under your bed.	… put a basket on a model’s head and pretend that it is a hat.
Flavor of Love	… throw the first punch.	… poop on the floor.

Posted by jim at 09:40 PM ||