“I’m a Pseudo Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!”

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I’ve been watching “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.” It’s kinda like a cross between Big Brother and Survivor. Ten celebrities are left to fend for themselves in the “Australian” jungle. I didn’t know Australia had any jungles. Anyways they film over the course of 15 days. Each night they show what happened the previous day. The first week, America votes on which celebrity tries to win food for the group. They have to do weird stunts in order to get food.
First of all, the title “I’m a Celebrity…” implies that it actually has some celebrities. Instead we get pseudo celebrities. Some that I sorta kinda have heard of.

  • Maria Conchita Alonso – Never heard of her. Never seen any of her movies.
  • Tyson Beckford – Some GQ model. Never heard of him.
  • Downtown Julie Brown – Wubba Wubba Wubba. Washed up MTV Veejay. Has she done anything interesting in the past few years? Nope. Her appearance on this TV show will surely skyrocket her career.
  • Bruce Jenner – He won a gold metal at some Olympics 30 years ago.
  • Cris Judd – His claim to fame? Married J-Lo for a short time. Otherwise he’s no celebrity.
  • Robin Leach – Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. And that’s about it. Not really a celebrity at all.
  • Stuttering John – Howard Stern’s DJ or something or another. Never heard of him.
  • Melissa Rivers – Her claim to fame? Being the daughter of Joan. Some people have real acting abilities. Others are born into it.
  • Nikki Schieler Ziering – Former Barker Beauty on the Price is Right. Nice eye candy. But not really a celebrity.
  • Alana Stewart – Never heard of her. Fill in host for some TV show.

So that’s the list. D-list celebrities. Only a handful which you might recognize. So the name “I’m a Celebrity..” is actually misleading.
Still it’s kinda interesting type show. Watching the celebrities moan about how they are living without the modern conveniences is sorta funny. E! Online has a story on them.
The TGI Fridays on Ellison Place is closing. So it’s sorta sad to see it go. My friend Mark and I ate there a few times for lunch. I don’t think it was originally meant to be a TGI’s.