Re: [chat] Search for a star

[Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

2009/8/11 Simon Thomas <SThomas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> Please forgive me in advance to posting to a mailing list something that
> most of you will not be interested in!
>
> My name is Simon Thomas, I'm a producer with the TV company Endemol
> Southern Star. I'm working on a show you all might have heard of called
> Beauty and the Geek.
>
> The reason I'm contacting this list is because I'm looking for guys who
> wouldn't normally audition for a show. We are specifically looking for
> intelligent males between the ages of 18-34, who also have their own
> unique hobbies and interests e.g Linux!
>
> The premise of the show is to carry out a social experiment for which
> there is a large cash prize for the winners. We will couple together
> beautiful, socially savvy women with bright males, and through a series
> of challenges, see what they learn from each other. The idea is to
> embrace and celebrate the talent and individuality of each contestant.
> It's a very warm, feel-good show.
>
> As a bit of a geek myself, I'm trawling the net looking for groups like
> yourself who might know may be a few gems amongst your friends or even
> yourself, who both fit the criteria, and might be interested in
> participating in the show.
>
> I'm based in Sydney, If you're interested in potentially auditioning, or
> have any questions, please email me back.
>
> And please again forgive me for intruding on your group.
>
> Simon


I'll be honest and admit that I'm a fan of the show. The 'geeks' feel
like caricatures of some of my own traits, and I suppose I find bimbo
stupidity funny in a way.

However, I dislike that the outcome of each series is that the geeks
bend over backwards to learn to be 'cool' while the bimbos simply
learn to tolerate the geeks. On the episodes that visit the
contestants a few months after their tenure at 'the mansion', the
geeks have clearly changed themselves but the bimbos have reverted to
their previous state.

I'm probably biased, but it seems lop-sided. It reinforces the view
(at least in Western cultures) that it's okay to be an idiot but
conversely it is unacceptable to be socially awkward.

We see this position pushed across popular media. The other prime
offender at the moment that I can think of is the sitcom, 'The Big
Bang Theory'.


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