Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Heh part II
It's about time to start regretting my policy of free publicity for whoever wants it. Still, I can make fun of this, so I'll plug it for them anyway.
In a followup, Tony Miros wants folks to promote another dumb MTV show.
In a nut shell - "Camp Steve-O" will feature sixteen parents who sorely need to reconnect with their inner child - and their own estranged children. Our Casting Directors are combing the country looking for parents who are out of touch with their kids, and kids who can't wait for Steve-O to intervene and make their folks cooler. No couples can attend camp together, so kids should single out their most grouchy, uptight, uncool parent. Mom or Dad will be dropped off at the sleep-over camp in Los Angeles by their frustrated children, and they will participate in a multitude of activities which will force them to loosen up and reconnect with the world.
The child will meet with Steve-O and describe their parent, why they are so uncool, and what Steve-O needs to change about them. If they can make it through the camp and graduate, they will receive a check for $10,000 to apply toward their child's college education. Additionally, Steve-O will present the one camper who has made the most progress with a check for $25,000 to also be used in the same manner.
The real challenge is going to be finding parents who are cool enough to do something like this and be the subject of derision for a bunch of viewers, but still act sane enough to piss off MTV's viewership. I guess they might find those who'll just play the part for the money, but it seems like "uptight, uncool parents" wouldn't be willing to take advice from someone named "Steve-O."
Anyway, college students aren't generally eligible (7-17), so there's not much point in actually pointing out the website here, but maybe some of those whiners from the youth voting groups will pay them a visit, or you have a little sibling or something.
The real funny of this stuff is that dumb kids buy it. When there's a disagreement of what appropriate behavior is, the kids think that their rapidly-changing rebellious standards matter enough to justify trying to "correct" the adults, when they're going to be just as "uncool" in a decade or so.
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