Yes, I'm Hot

Did anyone else watch that show "Are You Hot?" on Thursday night? I did, but not because I like trashy television. I had to watch it cause my sister wanted me to tape it for her, cause her friend was gonna be in it (he was Ken/Ki-young Kim, the one Asian guy, and he actually made it to the final 8, also, he went to DGS and U of I by the way).

Well, the show ended up being kind of entertaining but also very disturbing at the same time. It's been bothering me ever since then that I had to write something. (If you didn't watch it, you can probably skip this blog)

First of all, this Lorenzo Lamas character, why is he a judge? His title was "International Heartthrob", couldn't they have come up with any better title than that? It's pretty pathetic if you think about it. Seriously, what has he ever done to deserve being called an "international heartthrob"? And I could do without him giving out sex appeal ratings for the guys and explaining how he loves their bodies.

Then there's Rachel Hunter. They introduced her as "model and former wife of Rod Stewart". Now what the crap is that about? They tie her to a guy she isn't even married to anymore, and the guy isn't even popular these days to begin with. That's like if Al Gore went on some show and they introduced him as "the guy who lost to George W. Bush in 2000". And I won't even begin to talk about how stupid she is, or else this blog is gonna end up being way too long again.

As for the contestants, it's sad that there are so many people who waste their time doing this kind of stuff (except Ken, of course, he's still cool). Think about how much this country could accomplish with all the people trying out for these shows. Between American Idol, Survivor, Fear Factor, Real World, and on and on and on, how much time and effort has been wasted by how many people? It's disturbing.

Well, I guess I don't see anything wrong with people taking a few days off, once in a lifetime, to try something different. But watching the people on this show at tryouts, it was like that was their whole life. People were crying if they didn't make the cut and some guy even said he worked out every day at the gym for months to prepare for this show (which has to be BS, but still).

With the girls, I saw a total of maybe 3 or 4 that actually maybe deserve to be considered "one of the hottest in America", and the rest were pretty much just hoochie and skanky. They all had attitudes too, why is it that people think being stuck up and talking smack makes them sexy? That's not sexy to me at all.

Another thing - everyone there was either a personal trainer, waitress, bartender, or flight attendant. In addition to a whole lot of occupations I didn't know existed and sound pretty suspect to me. Although there were some "Office Managers" and even a girl doctor. But unfortunately, I think I heard the word "engineer" like once in the entire 2 hour show. Does that mean there's no hot engineers? Maybe so, I won't argue that. But could it also be that the engineers are "working"? Is it possible that they aren't there blowing a day doing this kind of thing cause they have to be at their "job"?

Not all of the show was bad, though. I have to admit, the part when people walk to the middle of the stage individually, then wait for the big "HOT" or "NOT" lights and buzzer to go off is one of the more hilarious things I have seen in a long time. But other than a few isolated moments, the show was pretty bad. If anyone still wants to watch it though, I have the tape and you can borrow it if you ask nicely and promise to give it back before my sister comes home from school.