Bill H., do you watch the same show as the rest of us? Because in the show I watch, Kyan and Thom are the only ones of the group that are consistently useful and helpful. And Kyan really has the more difficult job because once Thom does his thing, his work is done and he doesn’t have to cringe when the straight guy messes something up.
Carson and Ted are in a close race for the #3 position, with Carson getting the slight edge. I give Carson the slight edge because the straight guy can usually remember which order to put the clothes on and what combos to use, whereas Ted’s food tips have been known to fly over the head of the straight guy or seriously misfire. I put both below Thom and Kyan because Kyan and Thom both make their respective areas look better. Jai, of course, is at the bottom of the useful ladder.
And gonzoron, I think the point of the smoothies was that they are quick, not necessarily that they help him lose weight (though he wanted to do that too). He apparently has a very busy life and the reason his diet is pizza and burritos is because he eats out a lot. So the smoothies are a quick way to get him his nutrients.
It was during the “trying on clothes” sequence. I couldn’t tell if Steven was being serious when Carson told him to tuck in and he yells, “No! That’s a sin!” Then Steven fled into the fitting room and slammed the door in Carson’s face, who put on this shocked expression.
Weren’t all the “Hip Tips” at the end re-runs?
Finally Kyan remembers to tell the guy the things he yells at everyone else for: shaving too fast, and against the grain.
WordMan, supposedly my uncle’s band was featured in the “Greek God” body-builder one, but most of the music is so unobtrusive that I never noticed. Not that I’d recognize it anyway.
Well, he was definitely being playful when he slammed the door. That’s just his personality. But I’m sure he truly does feel that tucking in shirts is a sin.
I’m glad he got that Hendrix picture. That’s really cool and his emotion at receiving it was 100% genuine. He was really into music back in high school. He was the one who introduced me to all kinds of bands. XTC, the Pixies, etc.
It is so cool that we have a friend of the Straight Guy du semaine here!
<basks in reflected coolness for a moment>
Anyway, just wanted to pop in and say that this is a leftover from last season; it was made in late spring and belongs to the last batch, which also shows in that it’s so ‘racy’ compared to the later ones (of course, there were no little kids around, too). NBC is gonna have to trim a bit more than usual.
My gym is in Chelsea and I will be walking by several of those stores in a couple of hours.
WordMan, could they have been playing the song on Fuse? There was one part during Steven’s live debut of his new look that he announced a song, but they didn’t actually play any of it. I don’t remember what the band’s name was, but I remember thinking that it was a LONG name … either the band or the song’s, not sure which.
I don’t see how anyone could want to get rid of Kyan. He’s my eye candy!
I also get Fuse, on Dish Network. It’s up near the other music channels. I haven’t watched it much, but have watched “Behind the Music that Sucks” a couple times. It’s mildly interesting.
This, pretty much, was why I didn’t like this episode. The guy just didn’t need help! I mean, I thought the idea here was to take guys who are clueless, and clue them in, give them a push in the right direction.
This guy already dresses trendy. He’s already used to messing with his hair. His apartment wasn’t a mess. For Christ’s sake, he uses his girlfriend’s lavender something-or-other face scrub! All they did was try to mold his version of “trendy”, which was quite valid on its own, into a different form, and I just couldn’t get into it. I abandoned the show at about the 2/3 mark.
The one thing they should have done, they didn’t, at least from what I saw: the guy lives on prepackaged junk and crappy foods, basically burritos and Cheetos. This should have been Ted’s episode to shine, to teach him about good tasting, nutritious food. Instead, Ted takes him out for a wheat grass smoothie. sigh.
bradministrator, let’s get the “something” off that “20-something” in Steven’s résumé: when did he graduate from high school? Is he in fear of turning — gasp — 30?
Yes, the clothes Carson picked out were horrible, horrible, horrible. Yet, it’s exactly what the breeder and his bosses wanted. A Brad Pitt rocker look. One thing to say about the Fab Five is that they give the breeder what he wants (or, rather, what he’d like, since they often don’t know what they want).
Well, here’s the way I see it: Basically, it’s all about Thom; it’s the Thom show. and Carson is good for laughts; he’s the class clown. Like Chuck D and Flavor Flav to make a really horrible analogy. Ted is also useful and the rest is filler. I know Kyan is cute for those so inclined, but how far can you go with hints on how to put gel in your hair? And I’m sorry, but despite the fact that each show he insists it’s a sin to shave up on your chin, I’m gonna continue doing it.
Kyan’s usefulness varies in direct proportion to how bad the straight guy’s hair is. He worked wonders on George the trainer, and the mountain man two weeks ago. And he was super-supportive of toupee guy, which was exactly what he needed.
But sometimes the guy’s hair isn’t the problem, so he might seem less useful then.
As I see it, Kyan’s purpose on the show is to not only look fine but to also provide the viewers with a mini heart-to-heart with the straight guy. The Kyan sequences at the salons are the least frenetic and often reveal a lot about the guys themselves. Jai also serves this function, but to a lesser degree.
