Australia's Perfect Couple is the latest reality drawl on channel 9.
Let's check some reality TV boxes shall we?
Extroverted money grabbers wanting their 15 minutes of fame? tick
Stupid physical tasks that involve personal harm? tick
Attractive people willing to wear next to nothing and spend lots of time near a pool? tick
Ethnic - but not too ethnic* - element? tick
Morally bankrupt people willing to walk over their mother to win a buck? tick
Botox-injected host secretly delighting in the contestant's pain and suffering? tick
Gay element? tick
Underlying racism, homophobia and general ignorance bubbling all too close to the surface? tick
Basically, it's another bullshit reality show - after 20 minutes I'd already had more than enough.
* "ethnic elements" in reality shows are usually tanned - but not too tanned - second or third generation south-east European people. The inclusion of an Indian couple in this series is a logical move considering a lot of British reality TV has the token Indian contestant and a lot of Australian programming is purchased from the UK. This particular Indian couple are of course not too tanned and certainly don't have accents - god forbid!
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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I saw 4 minutes last night. That's 4 minutes of my life I'll never get back. We're on the same page, Mully. It's Craptacular Television!
ReplyDeleteI was most disturbed by how vile the elimintaed couple were. Who wants to watch this shit, anyway? Hope it gets canned.
As for Jules. Jesus, break out another tube of fake tan. I think you're not wearing enough, dude.
Ha ha - I didn't stick around long enough to see who got voted out - did they get stoned to death? Ooooh I hope they got stoned to death - that's the only thing that could make the show worthwhile.
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