Katamari and other pop culture junk
A Flash version of Katamari is now online. Just move your cursor around and roll up the universe. It's strangely satisfying to roll up a bunch of fire engines.
The new season of The Real World begins next week. I can only shudder to think how bad it will be. (Of course, I will watch - it's research, right?)
In other lame reality-tv news: I'm torn between Chloe and Daniel as my Project Runway favorite, although I hated Daniel V's orchid outfit. I know the show is succumbing to every reality tv trick out there, but I keep watching.
(I do hate how they keep plugging the Tresemme hair salon and L'oreal Paris makeup room. It's not like there aren't a bazillion opportunities to show do commecial tie-ins. If I have to see the outside of the Parsons' School of Design one more time, I might have to unplug my tv. Haha!)
More PR goodness can be found at the Project Runway blog.
Perhaps not surprisingly, given the demise of Kitchen Confidential, I'm also looking forward to Top Chef. It's yet another "lets-find-talented-and-tempermental-creatives-and-make-them-live-
and-breathe-their-craft-while-destroying-their-not-so-fragile-egos" show. Bravo's promoting the series thusly:
This exciting new reality competition series offers a fascinating window into the competitive, pressure-filled environment of world-class cookery and the restaurant business at the highest level. Twelve aspiring chefs head to San Francisco for their shot at culinary stardom and the chance to earn the prestigious title of "Top Chef."
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The competing chefs will live and breathe the high-pressure lifestyle that comes with being a master chef, and each week someone will be asked to "pack up their knives" and go home.
Um, I have the sneaking suspicion that Bravo is going the way of MTV and MTV2 - all reality, no actual substance.
Comments
Hi,
I watch Project Runway too and am totally with you! Chloe and Daniel are by far the cream of the crop (especially when compared to that Santino Rice character! Bleh!). Yes, I have noticed the over-usage of the brand-name dropping. How many times do you think they havr to reshoot him walking into the design room? I didn't realize the quantity of Parsons shots but now that you mention it...
I stumbled upon your blog through the other A. I was searching for anything Delwiche, so I thought I would google him and his journal was the first thing to come up. His blog led me to yours.
It is expecially pleasing to hear that "scholarly" people enjoy garbage television.
Anyway, just a note from a budding, red-headed (somewhat Hari Krishna-looking), media scholar.
Posted by: Charley | February 26, 2006 10:17 PM