RealiTV: Stuck at home while Jonno attended his yoga class (first Belle and Sebastian, now this–he’s gone phishy-commie-pinko-hippie on me), I found myself tidying up and listening to the TV, waiting for my weekly hour of Simpsons reruns. I kept switching back and forth between Fox’s new American High (confirmation that their target demographic is now almost as young as the WB’s) and the Republican National Convention.
Of the two, American High wins on reality points. I mean, at least they’re featuring–a la Real World–a high school-age homo. I can relate to that. The RNC, on the other hand was a little too creepy to be believable (hello, bringing on The Rock?), although they did have a gay speaker. Of course, it would have been nice if they’d allowed him to talk about civil rights instead of the oh-so-sterile international trade agenda….
Side benefit: Fox featured a very sassy anti-meth ad during the AH run. A stylish twenty-something scrubbed her house clean with a toothbrush while a happy song about crank played in the background. All in all, a very soft-sell anti-drug ad. Probably a little more effective in the long run. I wonder what took ’em so long to figure it out.
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