While watching last night’s premiere of VH1′s I Love the New Millennium (more on that to come), I caught a promo for what could be the most blatantly honest reality show ever: I Love Money. Starring some of the best (and by "best," I mean most ridiculous) VH1 reality also-rans from Rock of Love (including slap-happy Heather, pictured), I Love New York, and Flavor of Love, the show pits contestants in a series of physical challenges, with the winner hauling away $250,000. The show premieres July 6, and I couldn’t be more excited (and not just because I’ve been missing those whackjob Rock of Love girls). I’m glad VH1 has finally greenlit a reality show that cuts to the chase. Because, really, why should contestants waste time pretending they’re looking for true love when all they want is a fat paycheck?
Here are the 17 contenders:
12 Pack (I Love New York)
Brandi C. (Rock of Love)
Chance (I Love New York)
Destiney (Rock of Love)
The Entertainer (I Love New York)
Heat (I Love New York)
Heather (Rock of Love)
Hoopz (Flavor of Love)
Megan (Rock of Love)
Midget Mac (I Love New York)
Mr. Boston (I Love New York)
Nibblz (Flavor of Love)
Pumkin (Flavor of Love)
Real (I Love New York)
Rodeo (Rock of Love)
Toasteee (Flavor of Love)
Whiteboy (I Love New York)
Who will you be rooting for?
I’ll be rooting for penicillin.
SLUTS AND MONEY!!! I love ‘em both – but not enough to watch reality TV!
I am rooting for the Dept of Health to stop by and shut it down. Please VH1 – let these losers 15 minutes expire.
A crippling eastern seaboard blackout (shades of Aug 2003 but longer) However I don’t think it will happen because at heart, I’m a pessimist.
I’m rooting for alcoholism and sluttiness, but I’d be ok if violence won too. Anyone for a three-way tie?
I am hoping VH1 will be yanked. It is now officially the worst channel on TV. Disgusting.
I can’t make up my mind between the drunken stripper or the ambiguously gay dude.
Can I root for a Jonestown situation here? Isn’t that really kind of what would be the best for the world?
Remember when VH1 was actually watchable?
the only one of these fools I can stand is rodeo. You go girl
I’m with Todd on this one – rooting for alcholism, sluttiness and violence. But seriously, I love WhiteBoy and Midget Mac. Chance is CRAZY, so he is always some good tv. Putting it on the DVR list now, right next to “Intervention”
I second Robert’s vote… but if I have to pick, I think Heather will get it done.
Maybe VH1 should just do 2 installments of the World Series of Pop Culture and skip an installment of “I Love (insert decade here).
Damn, no Lacey??? In that case I am rooting for bad weaves and challenges involving spelling.
Hey, at least there’s no pretense or hypocrisy here. The worst part about these shows for me is when the ‘star’ kicks someone off for being there for the ‘wrong reason’, when they themselves are only there to keep their face on TV. I mean, we already knew these people were just media wh*res and now they’re coming out and admitting it. What’s wrong with that? Of course these people are morally repugnant, but again we already knew that. Nobody’s forcing you to watch the show.
I agree with Elizabeth– I vote for a double shot of the World Series of Pop Culture