It's that time of year again. Those barren weeks when Fall TV has ended and the Summer goo has yet to begin.
Now that Bret snagged Ambre, Flav returned to his Baby Momma, and The Hotness has completed the American Idol media tour, I have nothing to watch. Well, almost nothing.
I am watching So You Think You Can Dance, which I love even more than Idol (yes, that is possible), but the fact that it's not yet on twice a week is shredding my soul to bits. And besides, one reality show does not a full DVR make.
So, I decided to tune in to the inaugural episode of The Mole on Monday night, and I have to say that it is quite awesome. I never watched The Mole the first time around (I was actually anti-reality TV back then), and never really understood the premise. If you are like me, read on...
In a nutshell, all the contestants work together as a team to earn money from challenges. The Mole is out to sabotage the missions.
The players go all over the world doing crazy stunts and messing with each other's heads. It's a little Amazing Race, a little Survivor (the Richard Hatch years).
The craziest part of the show is how they handle eliminations. Its a very matter-of-fact, objective process. The contestants take a quiz that asks them who they think is the Mole. The person with the fewest correct answers goes home.
And now that we're all up-to-speed on the inner-workings of The Mole, let me say for the record, that I want to be on this show.
I would kick ass at The Mole! I am not graced with athleticism, so I would blow every challenge, and people would think that I am the Mole. I am a sneaky bastard who befriends people easily, but doesn't really like anyone, so everyone would want to form an alliance with me. I am a normal person - not the overweight dude or the old lady - so my Moleyness would be discreet enough to be a producer's choice. I am also full of sass and have a Middle-Eastern last name. I'm a shoe-in!
Here's a sample of my "confessional" style interviews filmed after the show.
Now that Bret snagged Ambre, Flav returned to his Baby Momma, and The Hotness has completed the American Idol media tour, I have nothing to watch. Well, almost nothing.
I am watching So You Think You Can Dance, which I love even more than Idol (yes, that is possible), but the fact that it's not yet on twice a week is shredding my soul to bits. And besides, one reality show does not a full DVR make.
So, I decided to tune in to the inaugural episode of The Mole on Monday night, and I have to say that it is quite awesome. I never watched The Mole the first time around (I was actually anti-reality TV back then), and never really understood the premise. If you are like me, read on...
In a nutshell, all the contestants work together as a team to earn money from challenges. The Mole is out to sabotage the missions.
The players go all over the world doing crazy stunts and messing with each other's heads. It's a little Amazing Race, a little Survivor (the Richard Hatch years).
The craziest part of the show is how they handle eliminations. Its a very matter-of-fact, objective process. The contestants take a quiz that asks them who they think is the Mole. The person with the fewest correct answers goes home.
And now that we're all up-to-speed on the inner-workings of The Mole, let me say for the record, that I want to be on this show.
I would kick ass at The Mole! I am not graced with athleticism, so I would blow every challenge, and people would think that I am the Mole. I am a sneaky bastard who befriends people easily, but doesn't really like anyone, so everyone would want to form an alliance with me. I am a normal person - not the overweight dude or the old lady - so my Moleyness would be discreet enough to be a producer's choice. I am also full of sass and have a Middle-Eastern last name. I'm a shoe-in!
Here's a sample of my "confessional" style interviews filmed after the show.
"I knew Dina would want the chocolate cake, so I ate it all in front of her. IWatch out ABC! Best Mole contestant EVER coming in '09!
told her that I have a condition that requires the anti-oxidants from cocoa. She
is putty in my hands...."
"Eduardo asked if we could form an alliance. I told him I would, but only if he promises not to form an alliance with anyone else. If he did, he'd find out I have an alliance with them already."
"Bobby has a crush on me. I'm using this to my advantage. Tomorrow I'm
bearing cleavage for the traditional East African Suck and Blow ritual."
"I really hurt myself falling off that greased watermelon. I may have
sprained something. But the pain is worth it! Now Kristy thinks I'm the Mole.
Probably because I was drunk."
2 comments:
if trying out for the mole gets you on TV and off our couch, then I'm all for it.
i have bad news for you. i would totally, 100% know you were the mole. only because i would know just how badly you'd want to be said mole.
oh, also - new things i just set my dvr to tape during the summer drought:
1) sytycd (obvs)
2) new projrun (starts in july)
3) shear genius (hairdresser version of projrun.... it's so lame but the people are catty and therefore entertaining)
4) kathy griffin/d-list (you may not like her as much as i do)
i agree about the sadness. i need something interesting on the dvr other than the 400 radiohead in concerts jeff has recorded.
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