BEAUTY & THE GEEK

Oh man, did ANYONE watch this show last night? Tin and I saw it and WE WERE DYING! It’s genius, Ashton Kutcher, GENIUS!! (He’s producing the show) I just KNOW I’m gonna end up seeing this show to the very end because I’ve seen the first episode! If you didn’t catch this first episode, here’s the premise provided by the WB: “14 ‘subjects’ have been gathered to conduct a research project on human behavior. Part social experiment, part competition, all heart — Beauty and the Geek is a look at what happens when good looks meet good grades.” Every week the 2-person teams are assigned to complete challenges, each one testing their knowledge and ability on tasks they’re less than experts at. Like all reality-based programs, people get eliminated every week. The last couple standing at the end of the show, who, the producers I’m sure are hoping, have learned the most from each other, will win $250,000.00 each. It’s hosted by MTV’s very own Bryan McFadden.

The male “contestants” on this show are med students, Mensa members, computer programmers and genius overachievers; all who have either never been kissed, been on a date, or just inherently tactless when it comes to all matters social and romantic. They’re actually not that bad looking, but maybe that's just me. The alpha-females are these attractive women; dancers, models and sorority chicks alike who haven’t used much except their good looks and charm to get by in life. At first, some of the things that came out of their mouths made me say, “Oh man you're so full of yourself!” (Things like, "When I walk into a club, men AND women totally check me out!" Uy ve...) Then I realized that it was envy talking and as the show progressed, it was obvious that they’re not ALL self-centered and clueless.

It’s just so fascinating to see these completely different sets of people who are so confident in one area, but are so completely inept in another. It’s gonna be interesting to see how this turns out because one chick, who’s partnered with this one guy, has already thrown herself towards another girl’s partner. Let the reality TV bed-hopping begin! So if you’re at home at 9:00 pm on a Thursday night, turn on the WB and have a watch! I promise you’ll be entertained!