The Surreal Life

[GirlyGhoul]

I loved the first season, because it was exactly what it was supposed to be: Surreal.

Scenes of such a motley crew (no Vince Neil pun intended) of C-List celebs all hitting the supermarket together, delivering brownies to their neighbors, going on road trips and camping trips and then pooling their very diverse talents together to put on a show- I mean, it was Surreal.

Who'd have ever expected to see the lead singer of Motley Crue giving the nerdy girl from 90210 kazoo lessons? Or the Ultimate Survivor Bitch sharing a sleeping bag with Webster? Or that one day MC Hammer would reside over the wedding of Corey Feldman? It was brilliant!

It didn't see the next two seasons because I moved into my own house (Yes! It's mine! A renter no more!!) but decided that cable was an expense I could do without. It was over Christmas when I was hanging out at my parents' house that I saw a preview for the current season (Showing Mini-Me drunk, Peter Brady carrying him to bed, and the beautiful Marcus Schankenburg driving Verne's scooter away for him) that I got hooked in, and started making special trips to my parents' house every Sunday just to watch the show.

It has proven to be a disappointment- though it started out quite good. It seems like they were trying too hard to create drama, and as much as I love looking at the lovely Marcus, they couldn't have picked a blander pretty boy to add to the mix. The drama Chyna brought in was more heartbreaking than entertaining, and the portrayal of Verne as the Angry Dwarf got old pretty quickly. They had too many activities that he couldn't physically participate in. Of course he was angry! After the first couple episode, the snark value plummeted.

Sad when one actually wishes for the return of Corey Feldman just to add some snark (err, Spark) to the show.

[kostgard]

I think that is the problem with this season - there is no Feldman (i.e., pathetic loser). I mean, Chynna is more tragic than pathetic to me, and most of Verne's problems he can't help.

Remember in the first season when all the castmates got ticked off at Feldman because they had to wait in the van forever while he was off taking a dump? Good times.

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I think I liked the 2nd season. There were a few gems. Like when Vanilla Ice was carrying Gary Coleman around and threatening to stuff him in the deep fryer. Or when Ron Jeremy kissed Tammy Faye. Or when guest Andy Dick was crawling and drooling all over Trishelle Whatsherface. Or when Ron Jeremy actually turned out to be a nice guy (albeit a little pervy at times). Or when Ice's idol, Rick James, showed up at the house flying high in some kind of crack-induced haze. Or when Ice freaked out on his Andy Warhol portrait on the wall w/ a red Sharpie.

Yeah, I liked that season.

[lemons]

I usually just watch bits and pieces of TSL, but I'm getting into season 4.

Loving the bitchfest that is Da Brat vs. Jane Wiedlin.

I read that Christopher "Peter Brady" Knight and Adrianne Curry are getting their own reality show on VH-1.

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Man, I wish they had given Feldspar his own reality show. I would rearrange my schedule to watch that.

[tmi]

Query-- is Carey (Corey?) Hart Juliette Lewis' husband? Or have I got him completely mixed up with someone else? I only ask b/c it might give you a slight edge on the whole surreal thing if you were married to a rockin' Scientologist. And what if she came to visit?

[indygirl]

I think Carey Hart used to date Pink; maybe he still does. Corey Hart used to wear his son glasses at night; hell, maybe he still does, too. But I don't think either is connected to Juliette Lewis.

ETA: IMdB reports that Juliette is married to Steve Berra, a skateboarder. (It also says they have filed for divorce.) So I don't think she'll be stopping by the Surreal house.

[heyitsroni]

Can't WAIT for Omarosa vs. Janice Dickinson!! I've read some interviews with JD and she pulls no punches whatsoever -- here come the televised karmic beatdowns, folks! ;D

K. Barrett, do tell about your blinding hate for Jose Canseco! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease?

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heyitsroni said:

Can't WAIT for Omarosa vs. Janice Dickinson!! I've read some interviews with JD and she pulls no punches whatsoever -- here come the televised karmic beatdowns, folks! ;D

K. Barrett, do tell about your blinding hate for Jose Canseco! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease?

No big deal really. I worked at an upscale lingerie store (you know, the kind that sell $200 thongs which is insane) while I was going to college in Miami in the early 90's. We had a few celebs come in, Gloria Estefan came in all the time, and Mr. Canseco came in one night as well. He was with his brother, another asshole, and either his girlfriend or wife. Anyway, he started throwing his weight around, do you know who I am blah blah blah, and asked me to model a silk negligee his woman was eying. Now even then I knew this had nothing to do with me, it was all about showing off and being a dick and getting away with it.

Anyway, long long story short, my boss the owner tried to get me to do this but I made up a certain lie we women can use from time to time and he didn't want his precious silk ruined. So, we had the actual model we hired who was there the whole time but not good enough for Jose apparently, model the thing and he left without spending a dime.

His brother actually came back a few more times and even though he was as much a prick as his bro, he did spend money.

Jose was such an ass, not only to those of us working there but also to his brother and wife/girlfriend. I wish I had known I was going to quit a month later as I would have ripped him a new one. He is also incredibly large even bigger than he appears on tv. He is pro-wrestler size. Probably has a teeny pecker though.

[heyitsroni]

Thanks for the Jose scoop, K. Barrett -- I'm sorry if it caused any flashbacks for you. What a freaking tool he was/is! Is it standard in the lingerie business for salespeople to be asked to model the merch? And what was scarier in that situation was that your boss actually wanted you to comply! It sounded kind of pimp-y to me, so I'm glad that particular dues-paying experience is over for you. No one should have to go thru that at work or anywhere else. Thanks for sharing and please pardon my nosiness. (re: "teeny pecker": that's supposedly one of the results of chronic steroid use! ;D)

Topic: Da Brat was completely out of line when she called Jane Weidlin a has-been on the finale. Who is Da Brat compared to groundbreakers like the Go Go's? She's Da Punk to me.