huh?

self and i are completely dumbfounded this morning. while checking email and drinking coffee, our attention was caught by a segment on the today show featuring a new reality show. just what the world needs, right? oh, it gets better. this isn't your typical reality show with drunk college kids, idol wannabes, or a single guy choosing a wife from a group of catty golddiggers. brace yourself folks - this reality show is about cats. yes, you read that correctly. cats. 10 cats are living together in the meow mix house and are voted off based on how they perform in different contests such as climbing the carpeted scratching tower, dipping thier paws in paint and then prancing aross a canvas to create their own artwork, and so on. the donald tells his rejects "you're fired", animal planet tells theirs, "you're meowtta here." not kidding. http://www.meowmixhouse.com/index.asp

i think we have reached an all-time low in american television. who the fuck wants to tune in and watch what these kitties are doing in their feline mansion? oh, animal planet, what are you thinking?! people enjoy your coverage of mating rituals in the animal kingdom and who doesn't love that nutter steve, the crocodile hunter? i can even deal with the whole pet psychic series. but the meow mix house? too far. WAY too far.

the only saving grace of this ridiculous series is that AP is trying to raise awareness about animal adoption, specifically for cats. great. kudos. but using a kitty reality show to do that? sorry, but i think that's a bit much, even for a society that had more people vote in the finals of american idol than in the presidential elections. now if you'll excuse us, we have to go google the hoff's new talent show. thank god reality tv has resurrected that career.