October 17, 2004

Look out Derek Zoolander, the Manhunt is on!

First, a quick link to an inspiring website that got hundreds of people from around the country to put up thousands of protest signs on/around highways. Apparently, this is illegal because you're not supposed to be on/around freeways and there's no political ads allowed on/around freeways (at least in CA), but I love that people out there are going outside the traditional media channels to express themselves.

horsemen.jpgAustin, TX

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Last Tuesday, Bravo premiered it's new reality series Manhunt, which is basically a male version of America's Next Top Model. Although the guys do look better in the show than on their website pics, I'm still not terribly impressed with the goods. They're generally immature, totally full of themselves, shallow and... well, stupid. Here's a little tid-bit from each guy to give you a little insight into the minds of male models.

hunter.jpgHunter
Since the day I took a breath on this earth, I knew I wanted to be a male model.
Hunter has a southern accent and is the tannest blond man I've ever seen.

paulo.jpgPaulo
Competition is the reason why I get up every morning. It definitely brings the best out in me.
Paulo is from South Africa and says that he had a 38 inch waist not long ago, but is now down to 32. It's good to see that even male models are willing to drop insane amounts of weight on a moment's notice (see Yoanna).

maurice.jpgMaurice
Women come up to me all the time and say, "You're gorgeous, you're beautiful," and I say "Nah", you know.
This guy sells air filtration systems in Vegas and wants to open his own air filtration systems business when he grows up. Now that's hot.

brett.jpgBrett
I served four years in the United States Air Force, played a little college basketball, was actually a Mormon priest for about five years, was a Chippendale dancer for about a year and now I'm a real estate agent in Las Vegas.
OMFG.

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Comments

So you watch this show? Sounds like you hate it. You shouldn't watch things you hate.

Posted by: gene at October 17, 2004 01:10 PM

watching things you hate is half the fun. i'm having more fun when yelling at the television and throwing kleenex boxes or my shoes, then if placidly sitting there sucking my thumb.

Posted by: michele at October 17, 2004 03:11 PM

I wouldn't say I hate it... it's like a car accident: awful, yet fascinating... which is pretty much how I feel about all "reality" TV.

Posted by: Kristina at October 18, 2004 12:21 AM

This just reinforces the opinion of male models I developed as a result of working at a photography agency. Modeling agencies would call us up all the time and ask if they could send models over (like they were complimentary cans of soda or muffins or something) and the agents I worked with always said yes because they thought the dudes were hot and liked to flirt with them. Sometimes, though, the agents would be busy when the models got there so they'd tell me to go and review them, which basically meant I had to stand with them and page through their portfolios while making small talk. It was annoying because they all seemed to think I should be impressed by them just by virtue of their being models (which, granted, probably most people usually are) and because I had to pretend that I gave a damn about their photos, but it was also funny because in the back of my mind I kept thinking, 'Dude, I am SO not an important person in the 'industry'--you should really quit trying so hard.'

Posted by: Renee at October 18, 2004 12:01 PM

Damn, I wish I had cable :)

Posted by: Jay at October 18, 2004 09:14 PM

Summary of Episode #2:

This week, the big controversy was all about Kevin P. and Tate having girls in their room after-hours and getting busted when they were all surprised with a late-night photo shoot. All the guys were mad because they felt breaking the rules could jeopardize the whole show and thought it was just disrespectful of Kevin and Tate. Some also pointed out that Kevin not only professes to be a good Christian boy, but that he has an infant son that he talks about all the time as if he's super-dad... but I also think it's worth noting that his son has mother than Tate should be thinking about too.

In other news, Kevin P. (yes, the late-night rule-breaker) turned out to be the secret pro model. He pretty much saved Tate by telling the judges that he thought Tate had learned his lesson and has potential. I don't think Tate did, since his last words about the controversy were about it was no one else's business if he hooked up with a girl or not. So, I still don't like Kevin P. because he's a pompous ass, but I like that there's a mole on the show.

Eliminated this week:
John - I was surprised, since he's got such cool eyes and a unique look, but I guess the judges thought it was too unique
Blake - I thought he was the most expendable, despite being a really nice person
Brett - I guess at 6'5" you're just too tall to be a high fashion model
Casey - I'm sad Casey is gone because I thought he'd be the first to cry. He's not that good looking, he's got a weird-looking body and he's lame.

Posted by: Kristina at October 19, 2004 11:49 PM

You crack me up...if only Mike and I would get off our cheap asses and get the "Arts" package so I could watch this wonderful sounding show :) Save a couple on your DVR so I can see sometime!!

Posted by: Jess at October 20, 2004 11:45 AM

Wait, they eliminated four dudes on one show? How does that work?

Also, in other model-related news, is it just me or are the girls on this season's AMNTM much worse models than the prior two seasons' girls? This week it looked like they all sucked--maybe Tyra should start doing four at a time, too.

Posted by: Renee at October 22, 2004 07:57 AM

Yeah, more seem to suck than last year. I mean, how hard can it be to look at the camera and look sexy? I think that the show this season is focusing more on the girls with problems than the girls who are doing well... meaning that they're not focusing enough on Yaya, who I think is the best looking and has consistently had the best shots. This week, the only bad thing they could say about her shot was that it was too "dancer" (whatever that means), but I think her shot was the best. I guess Amanda's had consistently good shots, too, but we've already established that she's a heinous bitch, so I don't want her to win.

Posted by: Kristina at October 22, 2004 01:41 PM

seth your one hot hunk of dude,WOW baby!I,d like to ride that!

Posted by: maria at October 29, 2004 10:14 AM
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