Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Give us what we want to see: television and hot blondes in odd positions.

Okay, so I figure I should come clean to everyone about my past...
I used to have a really serious addiction...
It was using up all my time, all my money, I was gaining weight.
It was awful.

I was addicted to...
Reality TV.

I used to watch every reality TV show you could ever think of! I even had to make a chart to schedule out what shows were on which days so I didn't miss anything. I loved Fear Factor, Survivor, Hell's Kitchen, Amazing Race... the list goes on!
I would spend hours every day watching TV!
I would sit around eating junk food the whole time I was doing so!

I have since broken my addiction, deciding I had more important things to do with my life. It just wasted too much time!

There's one show I still watch though... it entertains my Wednesday evenings.
This show is...

America's Next Top Model.

Yes, I know, I know.
How typical. I just seem to be falling into ALL the stereotypes!
But it's so good! It's a secret pleasure of mine!

The reason this show has kept me captivated for so long is a combination of the fun photo shoots, the catty contestants and the added joy of the entertaining (although sometimes annoying) Tyra Banks. This season all the contestants are short (5'7 and under) which is kind of silly because really those models are not going to be as successful as taller models in the fashion industry. Through watching the show, though, you would have no idea they were short models. Their ridiculously tiny body proportions make them look like they're actually 7 feet tall. But I digress; their focus this season is giving shorter models a chance to make a name for themselves in the fashion world, but that isn't really all that realistic. At least they're trying to make a change for the better, I suppose.

One of my favourite contestants this season is Nicole.


The first reason I love Nicole is because I adore redheads and she is GORGEOUS. Secondly, she's the weird one. I always love the weird one, the one everyone considers as the underdog, although Nicole is certainly no underdog and is actually dominating the competition. She's also not scheming or gossipy, thankfully. I hate the mean girls, and when the girls are cruel to each other and do nothing but talk crap I lose all respect. She also just takes stunning photos.

My 2nd favourite is Laura!


What's great about Laura is that she is so sincere. She is a naive girl from the south who lives on a farm, talks in a thick accent and wears outfits that her grandmother handmade for her. She is just such a happy and honest person that her infectious smiles and laughter gets to you, even through the TV. Also, her rather plain looking beauty translates onto the camera in a gorgeous way. If Nicole doesn't win I want Laura to be up there!

But whether or not these girls win, I will still love this show. I'm too hooked to stop now! And yes, I watch Canada's Next Top Model too! It's just as entertaining, although there is less Tyra to enjoy.

So, do any of you watch ANTM? What reality TV shows are you guys addicted to?

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Walk, walk; fashion baby
Work it; Move that bitch crazy

1 comment:

  1. im proud to say that i don't really watch reality television, it is all aloud of bull ****, there is nothing realy about it.
    But to each his own.

    I thought this piece was cute, a little fanatical, but you expressed your opinion well, i would like to have heard more about the whole process of ANTM. But i liked it

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