Beauty & the Geek!!

I just saw this new reality show on the idjit box called ‘Beauty and the Geek’. Ashton Kutcher’s the Executive Producer and that will certainly have a huge impact on the screaming flailing audiences (read that as the beauties!!) Of all the reality shows I’ve seen this one finally seemed to make sense to me!!

So, here’s a bunch of geeks who supposedly lack social skills and a bunch of bimbettes who are plain old brainless!! The balance of it all seemed a bit skewed to me…The guys are these total geeks, nerds, dorks….u know the kids they show in Hollywood movies as losers as far as proms and women are concerned. Most of the guys on the show were virgins. And that is supposed to be a big deal…these kids were all in their early 20s, and it’s supposed to be a no-no to be virgins at that age, I believe…yeah right!! I still don’t understand what’s so terrible about that. But I digress!! So the boys are the kind of people that typical school kids would stay away from for fear of ridicule but yet tease and bully. They all apparently scored 1600 on their SATs but that does not make up for the fact that these near geniuses can’t get a date. Where are the nerdy girls I wonder!?

The women..ahaan!! There’s a lingerie model, an NBA dancer, a fashion ‘expert’ and a whole bunch of other kinds of ‘fun’ gals there. The common factor between them is their lack of knowledge. One girl said, “I don’t know…like I might have an IQ like 500 or something”, all while looking cute and simpering with a perfect pout.

The theme is what was brilliant. The guys and gals are supposed to learn from each other. The guys teach the women some general knowledge and the girls teach the guys how to be social. Simple eh!! So they form teams of two and have contests. The first show was aired today and had a dance contest where the guys were expected to show off their dancing capabilities. One guy got a nose bleed at the very mention of the dance contest. I felt so sorry for him…most of the guys were just so darned nervous!!! The women did well prepping them up and coaching them, but they were battling years of baggage. Truly sad!!

The women…aaah!! What can I say!! The contest was a simple quiz. The geeks coached the beauts…but….!! Lemme try and keep this simple – and give a few examples instead of elaborating.

Q - What is the spelling of tattoo?
A – T – A – T – O – O…..
Explanation – Its tatoo right?? I mean that’s exactly how it sounds!!

Q – What is the spelling of calendar?
A – C – A – L – E – N – D – E – R
Explanation – I don’t need to know spellings. If I need it I will do a spell check….

Q – What is the state east of West Virginia?
A – errr…don’t know

Q – Who is the Prime Minister of England?
A – Robinson??

Q – Which is further south – North Carolina or South Dakota?
A – South Dakota??

Q – Who was President during the Civil War?
A – Hoover??

I heard one of the girls ask – Is Thailand like in Korea? I had tears in my eyes by now.

The guys did pretty well. They were quizzed on Pop music and things. Well they learnt what they did not know and did way better than the girls.

In a way I am glad to see that they are using the show to bring up the self esteem of geeks and bimbos…In a way I am terribly sad that geeks are treated so badly for being…well…geeky! I am also stricken by how many girls and boys exist who don’t know basic general knowledge – and they manage to somehow justify the lack of such knowledge!! Oh the superficiality of it all!!

America never ceases to provide entertainment!!

Beauty and the Geek