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Average Joe
Nov. 19th, 2003 08:45 amThere's a show on NBC these days that really pisses me off. It's called "Average Joe" and having a husband who works for the NBC affiliate here, I get more hype about NBC shows than any other channel. For weeks, they would run promos and he was truly excited to watch. I was, too, until the reality hit me.
The premise of the show so far is that this one, very pretty, petite, perky blonde is told she will be meeting, dating, and possibly marrying the man of her dreams in the coming weeks. She gets all dolled up and stands outside this mansion (why is it always a mansion?) and a bus pulls up, carrying 16-20 men. As they depart the bus, the camera shows us each man, then quickly flashes to Melana's (the girl) face. At first, she cannot hide her disappointment. As the men continue to get off the bus, walk to her with huge smiles on their faces, she begins to cover her disappointment with clearly, a fake smile. You see, the men are the Average Joes. Some are tall, some are short, some are rail thin, some have bellies. Some wear glasses, some look a little goofy... but none are what society would consider above average for a catch.
After all of the men get off the bus, they go mingle in the public areas of the manse while Melana goes to a private room to collect herself. She tears around the room, a mixture of confusion, anger, and disappointment. Once she collects herself, she joins the men outside. Sometimes the small talk is strained. Some of these men have never talked to a woman this beautiful. Some of the men are suave and are reserved. Somehow, she chooses the ones she wants to keep around for the next show.
Now admittedly, I missed the second show. But I did see the third. Six men were left. She went on three dates, two men each, where there was a competition during the date where one man would lose and return to the manse and the other man would get the opportunity to spend more time in a romantic setting. On two of the dates, she already knew which man she wanted to keep. The last date was the harder decision.
Finally, she chose the three men to continue to the next phase. And then they bring out the surprise they've been telling us about all week... three new men, right out of the pages of GQ or from New York's top modeling agencies.
So, will Melana choose an average Joe or will she choose a model?
I've had several thoughts on this:
> The show would have never left the concept phase if the original idea had been Average Jane. Who in America would tune into a show that featured a hot guy and twenty lackluster women? American men tune in to watch Melana's hot body and the women tune in to well, watch the hot body.
> Melana pisses me off. Last night, she had a wonderful date with a true Average Joe. He's cute, kind, funny, and you can tell he's a good guy. They were to go up in a glider and Melana was having some sort of panic attack before boarding. This guy told her riddles until her mind was off her troubles and she was giggling like a little girl, her fears far from her mind. Later, they were enjoying a picnic and he was clearly eager to kiss her. He did and 3 seconds into the kiss, she breaks away and in a shocked voice, she exclaims, "you're a really good kisser!" Shock of shocks... you don't have to be a 10 to kiss good.
> If I were the bachelorette on the show, what would please me would be to have the young, built "eye candy" come first, then bring in the powerhouses... the computer geeks, the men with bellies, the goofy ones who make me laugh, the ones losing their hair, the ones who use less hair gel than me... those are the ones who make my heart pitter patter.
The premise of the show so far is that this one, very pretty, petite, perky blonde is told she will be meeting, dating, and possibly marrying the man of her dreams in the coming weeks. She gets all dolled up and stands outside this mansion (why is it always a mansion?) and a bus pulls up, carrying 16-20 men. As they depart the bus, the camera shows us each man, then quickly flashes to Melana's (the girl) face. At first, she cannot hide her disappointment. As the men continue to get off the bus, walk to her with huge smiles on their faces, she begins to cover her disappointment with clearly, a fake smile. You see, the men are the Average Joes. Some are tall, some are short, some are rail thin, some have bellies. Some wear glasses, some look a little goofy... but none are what society would consider above average for a catch.
After all of the men get off the bus, they go mingle in the public areas of the manse while Melana goes to a private room to collect herself. She tears around the room, a mixture of confusion, anger, and disappointment. Once she collects herself, she joins the men outside. Sometimes the small talk is strained. Some of these men have never talked to a woman this beautiful. Some of the men are suave and are reserved. Somehow, she chooses the ones she wants to keep around for the next show.
Now admittedly, I missed the second show. But I did see the third. Six men were left. She went on three dates, two men each, where there was a competition during the date where one man would lose and return to the manse and the other man would get the opportunity to spend more time in a romantic setting. On two of the dates, she already knew which man she wanted to keep. The last date was the harder decision.
Finally, she chose the three men to continue to the next phase. And then they bring out the surprise they've been telling us about all week... three new men, right out of the pages of GQ or from New York's top modeling agencies.
So, will Melana choose an average Joe or will she choose a model?
I've had several thoughts on this:
> The show would have never left the concept phase if the original idea had been Average Jane. Who in America would tune into a show that featured a hot guy and twenty lackluster women? American men tune in to watch Melana's hot body and the women tune in to well, watch the hot body.
> Melana pisses me off. Last night, she had a wonderful date with a true Average Joe. He's cute, kind, funny, and you can tell he's a good guy. They were to go up in a glider and Melana was having some sort of panic attack before boarding. This guy told her riddles until her mind was off her troubles and she was giggling like a little girl, her fears far from her mind. Later, they were enjoying a picnic and he was clearly eager to kiss her. He did and 3 seconds into the kiss, she breaks away and in a shocked voice, she exclaims, "you're a really good kisser!" Shock of shocks... you don't have to be a 10 to kiss good.
> If I were the bachelorette on the show, what would please me would be to have the young, built "eye candy" come first, then bring in the powerhouses... the computer geeks, the men with bellies, the goofy ones who make me laugh, the ones losing their hair, the ones who use less hair gel than me... those are the ones who make my heart pitter patter.
