Well I'll start with Gimme Sugar, the new lesbian "reality tv show" on Logo. It is all about the scene and lesbian drama in LA. I won't recap it because AfterEllen already mentioned the good, the bad and the ugly and they were pretty spot on. It feels very staged, like they are bad actors ad libbing a set-up. Ok, so we need to establish that you want to do a club in this scene, ready go. Maybe it is reality TV and they are just nervous in front of the camera, but it really doesn't come across that way. It comes across like they they are bad actors and this is a lesbian version of The Hills. I'm sure I'll watch for "the scene" the drama and the ladies, like every other media starved lesbian out there.
What it reminds me of is how manipulative reality TV can be. I am thinking specifically of the season finale of Top Chef, where 62% wanted Stephanie to win and 3% wanted Lisa to win. It was no surprise that the judges gave the audience what they wanted, but I couldn't help thinking that the editors told the story in such a way that would dictate what the audience would want for them, so they could be satisfied and happy at the end. They definitely knew who won before it was all cut together and it makes sense to edit the show in a way that flatters the winner and vilifies the others (like Lisa) so there is drama. They definitely choose deliberately to make Lisa look bad by showing all her bad moments and Stephanie look fantastic by always highlighting her strengths. It is manipulation at play so people will watch, love and be satisfied with the show. If Lisa had been the winner I gauruntee they would have made her look much better in the final cut. In the end, cheers to Stephanie, I was rooting for her, manipulated or not.
Battlestar Galactica is the best show on television. What acting, what filmmaking. That last dolly shot on nuked-out Earth was fantastic. Next time I won't miss the party! I'm going to be a geeked out fan and leave the critical analysis aside for this one. BSG rocks! And don't miss this fantastic recap!
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