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Jason? Jason?!?

December 9, 2003

Well, humanity is headed for the shitter. Last night Melinda chose Jason, the pretty boy, over Adam, the right guy, on Average Joe. It was terribly disappointing, but predictable. You figured she had to pick Adam because he is a great guy, but then you realize that she is not the brightest bulb herself. As Gothamist put it, "...maybe a defeat for Average Joe means the world order is more stable than we thought."

I was actually surprised that I thought Adam had a real chance at getting picked. You'd think after getting a Radio, TV, Film degree and watching countless hours of television I would be adequately jaded. Apparently that's not the case.

I have also determined that the best way to watch these elimination dating shows is to start about half way through and watch every other or every third week until the end. You'll get a sense of the favorites and know who to root for in the final episode. This way, you don't waste all your time watching one or two hours shows that are mostly boring/annoying.

Worth Reading:
The new Flak Mag in Print has a great essay on the brilliance of reality shows. I was nearly convinced.

Comments (5 comments so far)

Comment #1:

this reality show was particularily obvious and trite. i saw about five minutes of the average joe last night. not having seen any of the program before, with the exception of the occasional commercial preview, i thought that at the point i had tuned in, she had already chosen the cute guy, but then it said, "coming up, who will she choose?" or something. of course, i wanted the goofy dorky guy to win.

Posted by kara on December 09, 2003 at 2:09PM

Comment #2:

I'm thinking she chose the hot guy b/c she didn't see herself in the long run with either of the guys. Might as well get a week of sex with a hot guy on vacation rather than continue to lead Adam on.

Posted by Aaron on December 09, 2003 at 3:39PM

Comment #3:

Here, here, Aaron. That's what I was thinking. Also, I was shocked that I thought Adam had a shot, too. Maybe I'm not the cold-hearted, cynical bitch I thought I was. Maybe I'm just cold-hearted.

Posted by Jen on December 09, 2003 at 4:24PM

Comment #4:

Gotta say, that sounds right Aaron. The problem I have with that is the way she played for the cameras so much. Yeah, this is a tv show, but these guys have real feelings. The look on Adam's face when she broke it to him was painful. That being said, I am glad that she decided to end the charade and get it on with the hot guy.

Posted by capn on December 09, 2003 at 10:53PM

Comment #5:

i was disgusted that the vapid hottie got off the plane long enough to make out with muffie in plain view of poor, rejected adam. that's when i really started yelling, "BITCH!" at the tv. these reality shows are pure evil.

Posted by heather on December 10, 2003 at 10:28AM

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