My god this show is hilarious. Has anyone seen this?
I’m a reality-show junkie and gave it a go, but couldn’t commit. The narcissistic freaky born-again couple pegged out my disgust meter.
Yeah, the Pratts. I never heard of them before this show…
Things I’ve noticed:
Lou Diamond Philips is a regular, smart guy
Stephen Baldwin is hilarious
Sanjaya Malakar is 2 inch thick skin
Janice Dickinson is batshit insane and lives an extremely pampered life
Also, these celebrities are really earning their money – all of them have tons of bites (bugs, I hope). It’s like a cross between Fear Factor, Survivor and The Surreal Life.
I promised myself I wouldn’t give this thing a moment of my time - but I can’t look away (it’s amazing how little substance there is and therefore how quickly it goes when you Tivo it and fast forward through it).
I think Patti B has the hots for Lou Diamond.
I was going to start this thread but I was too ashamed. :hangs head: Yes! I’m watching it and I’m inexplicably fascinated but it. It’s Big Brother meets Survivor meets Fear Factor with B-List celebs.
I’ve learned that I really like Lou Diamond Phillips.
I’m not watching, but I read in the NYT that Pat Blogovich (sp?) had to eat a tarantula.
Blagojevich.
I don’t watch, but the local news runs breathless/amused updates the morning after each show. And they replayed the tarantula scene this morning, now that I think of it.
Not to get into a serious political debate, but I wonder how much her husband is behind her being on this show. People asked her about the situation and she somewhat came off as if she was talking to a jury. “My husband is a good person who went against the political machine, now he’s paying for it” sort of rhetoric.
She seems nice enough, but there’s something a little weird there.
I’m a complete reality slut who will watch anything – but this was too much for me. The married blondes are pathologically narcissistic – seriously, so much so that it’s not amusing in the least, just disturbing – and Janice Dickinson is scarily out of touch with reality.
I’m not watching it but from the list of participants, I think they’re stretching the definition of “celebrity.” Sanjaya Malakar? Rod Blagojevich’s wife? Heidi Pratt?
Didn’t they do this years ago in the UK? If I remember correctly, Johnny Rotten was one of the celebs on that version.
I think Janice Dickensen was on the UK version as well.
They did a version of this here in the States several years ago. I forget most of the cast but I remember **Kathy Griffin **and **Robin Leach **were in it.
I’ve been watching this one but man, the Pratt’s are making it hard to enjoy it. Hopefully they’re gone for good.
One thing that annoyed me a little is that Patty B is coming across as a really nice person. Not the she-devil the media made her out to be after Rod got arrested. Funny that someone mentioned her having the hots for Lou… Last night I was thinking she had it bad for Daniel Baldwin.
For you guys not watching because of the married blondes: they’re gone now. If you like reality TV, I think you’ll like this one.
Remember, he tried to be on there with her, but the court refused to let him leave the country.
Speidi count as legitimate celebrities (which is not to say that they’re talented at all). Us magazine et al. have been all over them since the feud with Lauren Conrad. But this show is making them look like even weirder lunatics than the Hills has ever done.
The rest of the celebrity lineup is just sad. Note that Speidi will apparently be replaced by Heidi’s angry, drunken sister, Holly.
This is one of those reality shows that’s done in multiple countries, like Pop Idol/American Idol or Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
I’ve only seen one episode- the one that aired this Monday on NBC.com.
WHO IN THE HELL ARE SPENCER AND HEIDI?!?!?!? I think they need another few nights in the box, and to drink some special Flavor Aid when it’s over.
So of Heidi, Spencer, and Stephen Baldwin, which ones do you think are total fakes in the Jesus mania versus who thinks they’re sincere lunatics? The recent Dr. Drew book on celebrity narcissism would seem to be a bio on their marriage (and they’re no doubt telling people it is, praise Jesus).
I’m actually kinda weirdly liking Sanjaya in this; he seems sane, bright, and genuine. (I wish he’d keep his shirt on because it’s painful looking at that emaciated torso, but I’d probably strip down in a rain forest myself.)
Oh, and Sanjaya’s “maybe it’s the devil coming out of her comment” deserves an Olympia Dukakis/Clairee Belcher delivered “Spoken like a true smartass!” lemon meringue pie.
I honestly don’t know how anyone can watch it. I’ll watch most forms of reality TV, but I saw 5 minutes of one episode (Steven Baldwin complaining about being bitten by an ant; then his brother showed up; the camp looked like it was a set in a studio somewhere) and I couldn’t force myself to keep watching.
Oh, NBC, you have sunk so low.
I’m not watching it.
Brain cells are precious.
Yeah, I had just read that book when I saw the episode I watched, which is, I think, what makes the show so unwatchable for me at the moment.
grumble grumble grumble Effin’ Dr. Drew, messing with my enjoyment of really bad reality TV. grumble grumble grumble