Beauty and the Geek: Gone Too Far
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Since it first aired, I’ve been a fan of Beauty and the Geek.
I thought the concept was fantastic and the execution infinitely better than most “reality” shows. The contestants grew and learned. The show wasn’t as much about competition as it was about becoming a better person–the prize money was just an extra added bonus.
The current iteration of the show, though, has undone almost all of the respect I had for the show runners.
As of the last episode, it became nothing more than a hollow vehicle for cross-promotion and yet another place to make people feel awkward for no reason other than entertainment value. It has been trending that way all season, but now it has just gone too far. (more…)
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