{"id":943,"date":"2010-07-16T21:28:16","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T21:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/roddreher\/2010\/07\/bristol-levi-reality-show-o-fortuna-bless-you.html"},"modified":"2010-07-16T21:28:16","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T21:28:16","slug":"bristol-levi-reality-show-o-fortuna-bless-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/roddreher\/2010\/07\/bristol-levi-reality-show-o-fortuna-bless-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Bristol & Levi reality show? O Fortuna, bless!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you seen the report that Bristol & Levi are shopping a reality show proposal around Hollywood,<\/a> and may even be sounding out production companies for a deal to televise their wedding? Can I just say that that would be the awesomest<\/i> television EVER!?! I can hardly fathom the exaltation of trashiness this would entail. Ignatius Reilly, you should be alive to see this moment. This would be way better<\/i> than Billy Carter or Roger Clinton, yes? And there’s not a lot Mrs. Palin could do to stop it, because li’l Bristol’s all growed-up, and she is likely to be offered an irresistible pile of cash to exploit herself. We know Ricky Hollywood has no qualms about making a complete public fool of himself <\/a>for cash. Here’s my problem: the prospect of a Levi-Bristol reality show is completely appalling … and just fantastically thrilling, for all the wrong reasons (i.e., you’re not supposed to enjoy watching a train wreck). Lord help me, my head may explode if this comes off. This is crack for Your Fallen Working Boy. I mean, just look<\/a>! Twelve years<\/i> since I’ve seen an episode of The Jerry Springer Show<\/em>, after my poor wife shamed me into trash-TV rehab, and this will make up for all that lost time. Seriously, if this swanky pair really is shopping a reality show — and their lawyer wouldn’t answer that question earlier this week when asked — then I think we can officially embrace our inner cynic about this marriage. And now, friends, a word from Mr. Charles Nelson Reilly:<\/param><\/param><\/param><\/embed><\/object>UPDATE:<\/b> By the way, I hope you enjoy these gonzo posts while they last. When my blog moves soon over to the new Templeton site, I’m going to sober up a bit. Oh, and I have to tell you, the comments are going to change. You’ll have to register, and opt in. You can still comment with a pseudonym, but we’re putting up that barrier to keep spammers and trolls out. We’re going to launch really soon, so these are my final days here on Beliefnet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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