So did anyone catch this? I saw on the news that a couple of the finalists got tripped up on questions about political correctness and race relations.
My wife and I stumbled onto this last night, and watched about 30 minutes or so before giving up. We didn't have a clue that we had Reelz on our cable system, but we had been watching Nick Jr. with our daughter before putting her to bed, and Reelz happened to be a few slots north of Nick Jr. on our cable dial.
Todd Newton seemed to be the only person on stage who had the slightest clue what to do. He was poised, confident and did what he could to hold the trainwreck together. His co-host, a former "Miss Wisconsin USA", spent most of her time spewing out random thoughts that appeared to pop in her head (After two contestants shared the "Miss Congeniality", she talked about how the two winners wore yellow for 20 seconds). They also spent a ungodly amount of time speaking with the last-minute judges panel, consisting of ex-Miss USAs and Universes (One chat concerned an ex-Miss USA competing on the Lebanese version of DWTS. This went on for what seemingly felt like four hours).
90% of the ads had to do with Reelz -- shows on Reelz, how to advertise on Reelz, where to find the Reelz website, etc. Based on the ads I saw, Reelz programming apparently consists of ...
-- Celebrities dying in gruesome ways
-- Average people dying in gruesome ways
-- Kids throwing dodgeballs squarely at Master P's crotch
And whatever that latter show is doesn't start airing until November, so you have months to avoid it at all costs.
The lone "highlights" of the telecast included ...
-- Miss Nevada nearly falling on her face during the evening gown competition (Todd's co-host was wise to note that "the gowns are heavy")
-- A rapid-fire series of interviews with ex-Miss USAs where you learn winning the crown can lead you into the exciting worlds of modeling, commercials, and commercial modeling.
-- Shanna Moakler demonstrating the "after" face of Botox overdosing
JD
