Another favorite show...

Don't be fooled by the fact that the WB's new hit show "Beauty and the Geek" is tabbed as an Ashton Kutcher production in the promos, it is definately worth at least one viewing. Not that I don't like punk'd, I just don't like having to see Ashton between clips yelling at the camera and saying how awesome he is (major props to Justin Timberlake for mocking him in a great SNL clip a couple months ago). Anyway, as is my habit when speaking of a new show, I will try and give about a three sentence summary of what it's all about and hope that the rest of you watch the show and fill in the remaining blanks.

So, the show claims to be a social experiment, not a dating show (mostly accurate), in which ditsy girls and geeky guys are paired up to live together in a mansion with hopes of advancement socially and intellectually by both groups. Aside from merely interacting, this is achieved by the girls and guys being teamed up in two person couples, and each member of the couple competes in an event each week (or day, who knows) in which a stereotypical shortcoming of their respective group is tested (for instance, the geeks have to learn and perform massage, the girls have to successfully change their oil and a flat tire, etc). The two winning teams (each sex has an independent winner) get to choose two other couples to go into an elimination room in which a quiz is given, best scoring couple stays.

I must say, the whole elimination aspect of the show bothers me a little. Oh, I forgot to mention the last team standing wins 250k...but either way, if it were really about teaching these people something about life, they wouldn't be sending them out after just a few days together. Besides, the risk of the most entertaining couples being sent away makes me root wholeheartedly for one team over the other most typically. Aside from that shortcoming in my opinion, the show is pure gold. For one, the girls on the show are second to none in pure hotness, and as the show continues they are really warming up to the guys and showing how sweet they can be too (Let me take this space right now to proclaim that I am in love with one of the girls Scarlett - she is amazingly hot, nice, and never fails to smile). Of course, in a show such as this one, the steps taken by both sides to be more tolerant of each other is a theme that makes it worth watching beyond pure comedy and eye candy. With all of this said about the show, let me just highlight a few moments thus far that I really got a good laugh out of at the expense of both the beauties and the geeks.

Girls get quized on 5th grade material - here are some questions that they missed
- What state is further south, S Dakota or N Carolina?
- Name two states that begin with the word New
- Who was President during the Civil War?
- What is the state capitol of New England? (trick question got her badly)
- Spell "tattoo" (Mind you, this word was given as a potential word to study the day before)

Guys have to give massages - Richard, the biggest geek by far, doesn't have a clue, so his teammate opts to give him one for example. Upon simply grabbing his shoulders, he spasms, says she hurt him terribly, and he will not be able to go on any further with the lesson due to the pain.

Medical student gets nervous at the outset of the show and gets a sudden nose bleed, and blames it on the weakness of his mucous membrane or something.

Girl proclaims that D-day was not in 1942, because that was when Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Girl is told that a car jack can lift over 2 tons, she is confused and replies, "That thing weighs 2 tons?"

Anyway, I could probably go on like this forever, but I'll let you watch the show and figure out what you think for yourself (not that any of you ever would). Just for the hell of it let me say that the show airs at 8 PM on the WB, so set your VDRs now!