Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Vh1: Leave Chris alone!


VH1 is now on my Watchdog list of Foolishness. I found this bit of info from TheOnion.com.
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New VH1 Show Canceled For Not Being Pathetic Enough

June 18, 2008 | Issue 44•25


NEW YORK—In a press release Tuesday, Viacom executives announced their newest hour-long VH1 Celebreality program, Knight Life, with former Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight, has been canceled for failing to reach the wretched depths of the network's low standards. "Despite some really excellent footage of Christopher vomiting into his hot tub, Knight Life was just not pitiful enough to meet our audience's expectations," Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman said of the show, which only featured three unsuccessful attempts to hit on strippers, two drunken brawls, and a single midget. "Unfortunately, the program lacked the petty and reprehensible acts that demean all humanity and make for good, compelling television." Dauman added that VH1 would consider bringing the show back if Knight were to become so distraught by the cancellation that he had to be hospitalized for an unsuccessful suicide
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I hope this is a joke. I mean, really? Do they like making people into losers? Or do we like watching people fail. I think it's both, but what does that say about us?
Maybe I should consider becoming a Vulcan.

1 comment:

Butch said...

The Onion is a "tongue-in-cheek" "paper" so don't take any of it seriously. Some of their stories are very funny.

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