Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The Thinking Man's Reality Show

Before the world went crazy watching contrived "reality" shows purporting to show us the real lives of our celebrity heroes, there existed a reality show that was smart, well-done, interesting and only appealed to smart people.
Since Americans are by and large idiots, "The Mole" didn't do very well in the ratings.
But now ABC is giving the Mole another chance.
The show premieres on June 2nd with a new host, Jon Kelley. Anderson Cooper and Bobby Moore (aka Ahmad Rashad) were not available.
If you are unfamiliar with the show, there are 11 players and one Mole. They compete in challenges which earn money for the eventual winner, but the Mole sabotages them.
Players are eliminated by taking a quiz about the Mole, the low score goes home each week.
What makes it better than every other reality show is that the Mole's identity is a mystery that slowly unravels.

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