Ah, A New Love: My Big Redneck Wedding

Just to be clear: I'm not a redneck! I was raised in the suburbs of LA, went to college on the East Coast, have lived & traveled in Europe, have never had Budweiser or Coors out of a can (but will fess up to drinking them out of a keg--but what college kid hasn't!), have only shopped at WalMart once (to buy a costume for a "White Trash" Halloween Party), have all my teeth, have ever been to or watched a NASCAR race, and have never considered denim or camouflage formal wear.

BUT...I so love My Big Redneck Wedding on CMT!!! Stumbled upon on four hour marathon last night while channel surfing...and OMG...I've never been so amused, befuddled, horrified, and sucked in to anything in my life!!! Ok, there was Amish in the City, but that's been a few years now. It takes a lot for a reality show to suck me in. I'm not a fan of the genre, but occasionally a gem like this can win me over.

For me, never having visited the redneck zoo & seeing the inhabitants up close, this is as close as I've ever come and they are fascinating. I can't pick a favorite episode (and I'm pretty sure I've seen them all). Each one has something that makes it unique and as stunning as the last.

All I've got to say is where else can you get:

--reception mud wrestling & mattress surfing
--beer can arches
--florists being asked to put flowers in beer cans instead of vases
--camouflage bridal outfits
--camisole & denim mini-skirt bridesmaids outfits/jeans & t-shirt outfits
--tractors bringing the bride to the alter
--ex-felon minister's who got "ordained" while incarcerated in the CA state prison system
--a bride who is looking for her teeth before walking down the aisle
--grooms, and various bridal party members, missing teeth
--wedding gifts that have been won out of the "claw" machine at the bowling alley
--wedding party participants (including the bride & groom) constantly walking around with a beer can in their hand/in a paper bag
--riding up to the drive-thru liquor store on a horse to place your keg order of Bud and Coors light for the reception
--a marriage proposal made by the groom peeing "Will you marry me?" in the dirt while the couple was delivering newspapers on one of their paper routes.

Tell me...where can you get all that?!?!?!?

Now you see why this show has found a special place in my heart.

All I can say is that I hope this gets picked up for more episodes because I think I may be lost without this show!

General Hospital: Night Shift...I Take It Back

This show sucks, but I'm still sucked in. It seriously is a train wreck. The script, acting, editing, filming are utterly horrid. But I can't stop watching. Maybe out of a pathetic hope that it will get better (at this point my standards are so low, it wouldn't take much for that to happen); or out of a pathetic inability to just let go and move on. Who knows. Thank God there are only 3 episodes left, because my brain can only rot for so much longer.

TV: "Gene Simmons: Family Values"

Okay, I'm procrastinating. I admit it!

So, I was just looking at the TV Guide website to see what's on tonight. There is a 4-hour marathon of "Gene Simmons: Family Vales" episodes starting in an hour. I'm so happy. I'm totally addicted to this show, even though I've never listened to a KISS song in my life. It's just amazing how "normal" they are compared to the Osbournes.

So, I guess if I'm good, I would spend the next hour working on my assignment, and then reward myself with some TV. But see, that would necessitate that I actually can exercise some self-control and concentrate. Yeah, that's not going to happen. I'll try, but I'm not promising much. Knowing me, and I do, I'll spend most of the next hour looking for music. But maybe, just maybe, I'll eek out another page.

New Addiction: General Hospital & Night Shift

Sad, sad, sad...but I'm now addicted to "General Hospital." I thought my days of being sucked into such melodrama ended with my naive youth...but apparently I'm still a sucker.

Used to watch "Days of Our Lives" back in the day. Have tried watching in recent years now and again, but can't make it through more than 5 minutes before the cringe urge kicks in.

So, have discovered "General Hospital." Actually, I think I used to watch it with my grandmother back in the early 80s. In all honesty, I've been sucked in by the characters of Patrick & Robin. Okay, mainly Patrick...he's hot! Which has lead to my second new addiction, the new GH spinoff "Night Shift" on cable. It centers around their characters. It's not exactly artistic genius, but with summer reruns, it's keeping me entertained...at least the first episode. We'll see how the rest of the run goes.

Really, I am highly educated & cultured...but I've succumb to such drivel.

What's Wrong With Society: My Super Sweet 16

So, just discovered MTV's "My Super Sweet 16." Yes, I realize I'm a little late to the party. I can't say I've been sucked in because I like it. Rather, I've been sucked in because it's like watching a car accident. It's so horrible that you just can't look away.

Who are these kids? And what makes them think that they deserve whatever they want? What has happened to society that these bratty, ungrateful, superficial, obnoxious, conceited teenagers are given airtime to revel in this absurdity?!?!? Oh, I forgot, this is the same society that gives Paris Hilton airtime.

And what about the parents...do they really take these kids seriously!?!? Do they know how to say "NO"? Do they know how to set limits?

If anything positive comes out of the airing of this show, I hope it's that the brats and their parents being featured watch it and, hopefully, realize how ridiculous they were. Maybe to redeem themselves they'll make a donation to a charity comparable to what they spent on their sweet 16!