Daniel's TV Blog

It's no secret that I love the crazy awful VH1 dating shows and spin-offs. The people on these shows act like crazy wild beasts. There are two new ones this month, My Antonio and Megan Wants a Millionaire.

I'm not quite sure why My Antonio is on VH1. Antonio Sapato Jr. is not a musician. Then again, The T.O. Show is "Brooke" style show about a washed up football player so this is not unprecedented. Antonio's show is worth watching as it is filmed in Hawaii and because his mother is wonderfully judgemental and his ex-wife shows up to win him back. It's a train wreck and it is trying to be so serious.

But Megan was on Rock of Love and so here place on VH1 is both secure and logical. I thought her show was one of the best dating show ever. Anything with Megan can only be light hearted and whimsical. Especially since she brings her retarded dog with her everywhere. She actually said on I Love Money that she wants to start a charity to help retarded dogs like hers. And her guys on her show were all millionaires. Many of them were acting like the douchebags you would expect millionaires who go on TV to act.

You can imagine my extreme disappointment when this show was removed from the schedule after only three of the episodes aired. You see one of the contestants was charged with the murder of his wife and so now the whole show is gone, probably for good. Ryan Jenkins got married in Vegas to a "model" earlier this year after filming for the show wrapped. A few weeks ago her body was found in a suitcase in Buena Park, CA, not to far from where I am right now. (I'm going to Disneyland today!) He fled the country and was found dead in a motel in Canada just yesterday. He was clearly a rising VH1 reality star as he was reportedly a contestant on I Love Money 3, which will also probably never air.

This goes to show you that rich people are not just as crazy as poor people, they bring a whole new level of crazy to television. Rich people get that extra level of entitlement which leads to even crazier behavior like murder and suicide. Rich people can be normal, but rich people who go on TV where their net worth is shown on screen are the highest level of crazy and they should be avoided.

Labels: Megan Wants a Millionaire, My Antonio, VH1

VH1, the never ending source of great 100 countdown shows recently debuted their newest, the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s. Here are the top ten:












If you only watch one, watch #3 Take On Me. It's not the real video, it's a spoof I found on CollegeHumor.com. It's very good.

Labels: VH1

I TiVo VH1's Top 20 Countdown each week. I like to keep up with what's new and hot. Each week they usually debut a brand new song which viewers can start voting on for next week. Last week it was Katy Perry's newest Hot N Cold which was #10 this week. This week it was Britney's Womanizer. The videos are surprising similar.

Katy Perry chases her fiance around the city after he ran away at the alter. She appears as a sexy bride, a sexy pop star, and a sexy street dancer. Britney chases her boyfriend around his work day she thinks is cheater on her (maybe?). She appears as a sexy office worker, a sexy waitress, and a sexy chauffer.

So which one is better? Here are the pros of each video.

Hot N Cold

• It's a better song. I have it on my iPhone and I've listened to it like 10 times this weekend.
• It's clear why she is chasing him.
• Katy Perry co-wrote the song.
• The Maid of Honor is clearly a drag queen.

Womanizer

• The guy is super hot and he pals around with known homosexual Lance Bass.

Britney wins! See them both:

Labels: VH1

So rather than trying to put together a new dating show for one of the retarded cast offs from Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, or I Love New York, VH1 has put a bunch of these social misfits together for a new game show called I Love Money. The first episode aired last night. They brought all the favorite crazys back including that chick who spat on New York, that chick who got “Bret” tattooed on her neck, those idiot brothers who moved from their mom’s horse ranch to South Central L.A. and constantly claim they are from “tha hood”, and of course Midget Mac, the little person who almost drown on I Love New York 2. The only good person in the bunch is Rodeo from Rock of Love. Of course she went crazy on that show crying about missing her kids and singing some song about it. It looks like she’s only here to promote her clothing line and salsa brand. Good for you cougar lady!

In the first episode Midget Mac pissed off everyone in the house by telling one of the women she probably had herpes. At least he didn't back down. "Yeah, I said it, what're you gonna do?" What they did was not pick him for one of the teams effectively making him the first eliminated.

Labels: I Love Money, VH1

This month VH1 is rolling out its new crop of reality shows. They would have had these with or without the Writer's Strike because they are very popular. Most are new seasons of old shows but tonight they have a brand new show: Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. This looks to be a good show. We saw Jeff Conway breakdown on Celebrity Fit Club. He needed an intervention. Now he is joined by some new and old reality show stars as they try to break their dependencies on whatever.

I'm always amazed to see Dr. Drew on big national talk shows. I'm even more amazed that he now has a show with his name in the title. Back while I was in college he was one the late night radio talk show in L.A. called Loveline. Since people often would ask questions about drugs, Dr. Drew, an addiction specialist, was a big part of the show. I would listen to the show often. I grew cold to Dr. Drew since I found some of the things he said homophobic, but I've gotten oven that.

In addition to Celebrity Rehab, VH1 has these other show starting this month:
Scott Baio is 46 ... and Pregnant. Scott and friends deal with the life changing events of his girlfriend getting pregnant. This is both the least real and most entertaining reality show on VH1.
My Fair Brady. In season 3, Peter and Supermodel contemplate having children.
Rock of Love 2. I think the only reason they had this was to increase the candidate for the next Charm School show.
and of course...
Flavor of Love 3. In addition to also increasing the candidate pool for the next Charm School, this show hosts the most disgusting bachelor on the planet. Flavor Flav is just gross. I can't understand why women want him. Oh yeah, women are crazy

Labels: Celebrity Rehab, VH1