Enough With The Stars

Last night was the finale of "Dancing With The Stars", out of curiosity, I tuned into the last five minutes to see who would win. I can't believe I tuned in, but I did. It's like last year when I watched a couple episodes of "Skating With The Stars"--a show that should never be viewed EVER! I think they also had a pilot or may have even shown a couple episodes of "Cooking With The Stars".

About "Dancing With The Stars" and it's credibility--look how far Jerry Springer got. I'm no dancing expert. In fact I couldn't distinguish between a tango, foxtrot or waltz (why I even knew three dance names, I don't know. I literally gave myself an enema and those names fell onto the floor). However, I did know that Mr. Springer could not dance--at all. I've the "I'm drunk" dance at a club which had more rhythm. But for some odd reason, he remained in the competition. I know that he has a huge fan base, and it probably propelled him thru the few weeks that he remained a contender. But I think that he may have been kept on for entertainment value. He admitted himself that he couldn't dance, jokingly saying that it was cruel to keep him on so long.

You know, I just realized that for someone who despises a show and it's premise so much, I know an awful lot about it. I may just be one of the many counted Nielson ratings viewers that keep a show like this going.

Anyway, the point of my post was suppose to be how many more shows can we get out of work celebrities and semi-famous wanna-bes to do? These reality shows are the "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island" of the year 2000.