Bravo's In-Development Shows: Is This Still the Golden Age of Reality?
Bravo this morning announced a few new "INNOVATIVE AND DIVERSE DOCU-DRAMA AND CHARACTER-DRIVEN PROJECTS," which we assume means "a whole load of new reality TV"! I mean, nowhere does it say that any of these are "scripted," so. They include:
• A show about Hollywood hairstylist Dean Banowetz, whose name will be frequently misspelled, and who works "with rocket scientists inventing his next must have hair product."
• "An up-close look at the over-the-top world of celebrity fashion designer Chris March."
• Chef Roblé Ali becomes a caterer to New York "socialites"!
• And something tentatively called "Thicker than Water" which is apparently about some really large family, so we'll just call this X + Y = 8.
This all sounds kind of small to me! But then, small is what's good about docudrama. And if you pitched me a show "about, you know, some kids living in a beach house in New Jersey," I'd turn up my nose and probably call it "small" too. So I guess: meet your future tabloid stars while you can. In just a few short months/years, surely many of them will be gracing your In Touches and TMZs and local criminal justice providers.
Speaking of rocket science, why can't we load the cast of all these shows on the Space Shuttle, send them into orbit, and see who gets "voted off"?
I mean, it's high concept, but. Since there's a hairstylist, call it The Afronots.
"Rocket scientists"? Really? This should make Michael Jackson's Pepsi ad incident look like a birthday candle.
On second thought, this sounds like a fantastic show.
Still has nothing on Bridalplasty.
The ex lives for the fucking parade of idiots who appear on this farce of a cable channel.
For me, Bravo is a valuable tool to gauge the stupidity of others. Average IQ (100) minus number of hours of Bravo watched per week = Johnny Slackjaw's real intelligence quotient.
So in conclusion, let the fools have their tar tar sauce, I'll stick with my fascinating documentaries on Rommel, the Desert Fox.
My nickname for you is now: The Dessert Fox.
Excellent.
I was hoping Thicker than Water would be an ice-bound revival of Fishing with John. sigh…
Also disappointing: they are not all morbidly obese.
Chris March was one of my favorite Project Runway contestants! Did the release not mention that connection?
To anyone who didn't immediately recognize the name, that connection only serves to change the reaction from "run quickly in the opposite direction" to "KILL IT WITH FIRE"
Oh, you. He was fun!
For reals! The rest looks crap, but my eyes lit up when I saw Chris March mentioned. Inventive designer and really funny guy. And I just wanna know how he started designing all of Meryl Streep's gowns all of a sudden. (Do we dare hope for a cameo appearance?)
That said,, I'll cop to watching (and enjoying) the Austin/Santino thing after Project Runway this season, so my tolerance for reality shows about outlandish fashion designers may be above the norm.
'I mean, nowhere does it say that any of these are "scripted,"'
Why would you script something for people who can barely read?
Noah had an arc, they need one too.
What did Jonathan Antin do to piss off the Bravo execs? This new hairstylist dude's show sounds just like Season Two of BLOW OUT. I just hope it results in a hair product as outstanding as Dirt (which, believe it or not, I still use).
I will respond as I always do to mentions of Jonathan Antin (surprisingly frequent, believe it or not): with this video.
Rocket scientists? Ok new pitch:
A New Jersey molecular biologist with nine children works in concert with Thierry Bouchard, exclusive chef to midget billionaires, to create sumptuous dishes for a party in outer space.