A New Reality TV Low?

There’s a new reality series coming out soon – on the FOX Reality Channel, nonetheless – that may make me want to rush right out, call up my local cable operator, scream “I want my Fox Reality TV!” Okay, I honestly doubt it – FOX and I usually don’t see eye-to-eye when it comes to their biased news channel, and their regular programming? Well, let’s just say that I’ve got better things to do than to watch American Idol 16 hours a week.

But this show is of a different genre – it’s called “My Bare Lady” – which will feature four young American actresses who are trained, rehearsed, and prepared to star in a London West End stage production. It’s a take on “My Fair Lady” – turning a commoner (in this case, a Yankee actress) into a refined British stage actress. Laughs galore, right?

The hook? The actresses are all adult film entertainers. You know…porn stars.

See? You just knew that FOX would find a way to sensationalize it in that semi-sleazy way that only the people who brought you celebrity ice skating and “Who Wants To Marry My Daughter” could do…

And I have to give full credit to the copywriter who came up with this gem. Here’s the actual headline of this news release, as it appeared online this AM:

First, they need to learn to act standing up...

Hardy har har! Ten points to the writer of that one! Why, that’s right up there with “Take my wife, please!” on the originality laugh-o-meter.

Now, I have to admit that I watch my fair share of so-called reality TV. Survivor? Sure. Amazing Race? Absolutely. Flava of Love? Not on your life. But I’m thinking an entire series of porn stars trying to recite Jane Austen’s finest is something I can live without.

And for heaven’s sake, I hope FOX doesn’t get the wise idea to try to reverse the genre. Nobody wants to see today’s equivalent of Sir Lawrence Olivier and Helen Hayes in “Curtain Call IX: The Naughty 4th Act.”

Yep – maybe it’s time I go ahead and turn off the TV for a while and go get some fresh air… and hope FOX’s cameras aren’t following me.