MissMet's Reality Round-Up

Ah, hello there. Spring training is in full swing, the Met pitchers are starting to get on track, the MASH unit that was the starting line-up is slowly regrouping. We still have awhile before Opening Day though, so I'm gonna focus on some other stuff.
With the Writers' Strike over, it really is a matter of time before most of the excellent TV shows come back. Still, I have been occupying myself with some of that other TV in the past few months. Yes, I have been filling my weekend nights with The Biggest Loser, American Idol and Project Runway. I know that there are those of you who actually loathe some or all of these shows, but let me tell you why I think one of them is excellent entertainment. I might even get the sports fan in you interested. My best bet is The Biggest Loser: Couples. Here's the skinny (tee hee):
The Basics: On this show, fatties become skinnies. Notties become hotties. The underdog becomes the front-runner. How do you like that concept, sports fans? Ten teams of two (marrieds, friends, strangers) compete against each other to lose the most percentages of weight in a week. The ten teams of two slowly are whittled down to two teams of six. The two teams of six become eight individuals, but there are always surprises. Last night, the two previously eliminated contestants (one guy, one girl) that lost the highest percentage of weight at home were brought back to the competition! Challenges, game-play, temptations and weigh ins ensue. The Biggest Loser wins $250,000. He/she also gets about 20 years added onto their life.
Why Guys Might Like It: The competition is fierce and this season especially has a bunch of crazy men from the blue team who think they are on some sort of professional team (even now, as they are competing as individuals). Said men talk about how they are all brothers now (well, two of them actually are). They also 'bring it in' and say 'PRIDE' after each work-out and challenge, and got PRIDE tattoos on a prize trip to Vegas.... Did I mention that they're all changing their lives by losing a ton of weight? You also might think that the host Allison Sweeney is hot....
Why Guys Might Not Like It: There's a lot about emotions and overcoming problems with food. There's LOTS of drama. Next week is the (fantastic) makeover episode, where the contestants get new looks to go with their new bodies, guest starring Tim Gunn. Boys might also squirm at the blue teams' ridiculous amount of tears when they have to vote one of their men off. Honestly, its like they're going to have to walk the plank or something. You might be scared by the trainer Jillian Michaels, because she can beat you up. I am certain of this.
The Best Episode Will Be: The finale, probably sometime in April. All the voted off contestants will get weighed in. They will all look AMAZING. The Biggest Loser at home gets $100,000. The final three or four contestants get weighed in and are shells of their former selves. One of the women on last season lost about half of her body weight.

Did I convince you? Meh, probably not, but it was still fun for me to find a way to link television to sports and write about it.
later.