The Joke's on You

Sunday night

I was watching a new reality show which featured a number of starving rock bands that specialized in 1980s music. They had all been led to believe that they were competing for a recording contract, but in "reality," the point was to abuse, exhaust and make fun of them for the amusement of the audience. One group had a lead singer in the Pat Benatar mold who didn't take well to a surprise 6 a.m. dance class.

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Hmm. Sort of a cross between "American Idol" and "Survivor." You know, this is no more implausible than any number of crappy reality shows on the tube now.