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You know how reality shows used to be about the competition? Now it's just about staring at good looking people. Case in point - the two shows I checked in on last night: Big Brother 4 and Paradise Hotel.

I know I've said this before, but what the heck is the point on Paradise Hotel? Granted, the girls are pretty hot and the guys I suppose are good eye candy (except that one geeky guy who's happened to survive all the eliminations so far!), but there is no goal or purpose to the game. And then all the contestants start crying and arguing and bitching... But over what?! Who gets to sleep with who? (Okay, well maybe that's the point of the game then...)

As for BB4, I remember watching the first two editions of Big Brother religiously. Remember the guy with one leg who won the first BB? Remember Justin, the psycho knife wielder who got kicked off? Remember when Julie Chen actually had a respectable career as a news journalist? Anyway, this year's incarnation is not fun to watch. We were subjected to a 10 minute "clip" last night of some guy trying to get the largest splash possible when jumping into the pool. Then some whispering that could barely be made out and then some shots of people lying around on the hammock. This is interesting how? Uh huh...

At least I still had American Juniors last night! Sure those kids will go nowhere and see their career (and voices) crack once they hit puberty. And they will probably regret taping all these moments when they try to get legitimate record deals in the future. But still, the joy of watching their idealistic, hopeful faces trying to make it into the biz is just too much fun!
posted by Tim at 11:16 AM