"pitched but got ditched"...
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"Hi there, cute stuff!
My name is **** and I think you're really hot!
I am a television producer and my company is
shooting a new reality TV dating show that
we think you'd be perfect for. If you are
interested please e-mail me back. Thanks."
flattering, eh?
of course, i'm quite skeptical of this whole thing so i made sure to check out said company and show before making any commitments... despite some apprehension, i figured it's harmless fun and i agreed to be on as a "guest"... which translated to being on camera and doing a striptease for 30 seconds for someone that i just met at that point... i got to know more about the other "contestants" in the "green room" than i did about the potential "date"... well, i didn't get picked, but i *did* get a free drink and a lovely parting gift -- a trucker hat emblazoned with the subject line above :P
nevertheless, it was an interesting experience to say the least...
which brings me to my rant for the day...
what makes us do these weird silly things? of course, there was the interest in maybe meeting someone that could potentially be "the one"... but who really believes that would've happened on a TV show? so was it more the thought of "hey, i'm on TV, i'm cool", harking back to those days of highschool when we'd stand around the muchmusic studio downtown hoping the camera would pan over and focus on us for 10 seconds?
but really now...
i think there were a few things that i was reminded of by this short experience (of course, it didn't feel all that short standing around in that "green room" with the assistants telling us "we'll be on in 5 minutes, i promise"... only they had said the same thing for the past 30 minutes)...
anyway...
we want our 15 minutes of fame... no matter how "shy" someone claims to be, there's always at least some part of them that wants the spotlight for at least one moment in their life... now, i obviously don't think this was it for me, there's only bigger and better things ahead, but i think that was definitely a motivation... heck, i'd go on the show again if i were the "picker" next time...
we want to feel validated... there's that cliché of being the last one picked at dodgeball... it's happened to the best of us... no matter how much someone protests, there's always at least some part of them that wants to be "chosen"... to be someone's "it"... of course, this was by no means intended to be a confirmation of my worth as a person... far from it... but i definitely believe that all of us have as at least part of our daily motivation the idea that who we are and what we do will get other people to appreciate us and like us...
finally, for me, it definitely confirmed the risk-taking aspect of my personality... i love experiencing new things and having interesting stories to tell... i'm happy i did it and look forward to other and more exciting new things to try... while i'm not about to wear that trucker hat around anywhere anytime soon, i won't shy away from that experience...
"Hey Paul, we really enjoyed having you on as well!
You were great! We are shooting some more shows
come January and will definitely contact you to be
on as a main guest. Thanks again!"
see? it pays to be nice =)
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Current mood: amused
Current music: Christina Aguilera -- Dirty
"Hi there, cute stuff!
My name is **** and I think you're really hot!
I am a television producer and my company is
shooting a new reality TV dating show that
we think you'd be perfect for. If you are
interested please e-mail me back. Thanks."
flattering, eh?
of course, i'm quite skeptical of this whole thing so i made sure to check out said company and show before making any commitments... despite some apprehension, i figured it's harmless fun and i agreed to be on as a "guest"... which translated to being on camera and doing a striptease for 30 seconds for someone that i just met at that point... i got to know more about the other "contestants" in the "green room" than i did about the potential "date"... well, i didn't get picked, but i *did* get a free drink and a lovely parting gift -- a trucker hat emblazoned with the subject line above :P
nevertheless, it was an interesting experience to say the least...
which brings me to my rant for the day...
what makes us do these weird silly things? of course, there was the interest in maybe meeting someone that could potentially be "the one"... but who really believes that would've happened on a TV show? so was it more the thought of "hey, i'm on TV, i'm cool", harking back to those days of highschool when we'd stand around the muchmusic studio downtown hoping the camera would pan over and focus on us for 10 seconds?
but really now...
i think there were a few things that i was reminded of by this short experience (of course, it didn't feel all that short standing around in that "green room" with the assistants telling us "we'll be on in 5 minutes, i promise"... only they had said the same thing for the past 30 minutes)...
anyway...
we want our 15 minutes of fame... no matter how "shy" someone claims to be, there's always at least some part of them that wants the spotlight for at least one moment in their life... now, i obviously don't think this was it for me, there's only bigger and better things ahead, but i think that was definitely a motivation... heck, i'd go on the show again if i were the "picker" next time...
we want to feel validated... there's that cliché of being the last one picked at dodgeball... it's happened to the best of us... no matter how much someone protests, there's always at least some part of them that wants to be "chosen"... to be someone's "it"... of course, this was by no means intended to be a confirmation of my worth as a person... far from it... but i definitely believe that all of us have as at least part of our daily motivation the idea that who we are and what we do will get other people to appreciate us and like us...
finally, for me, it definitely confirmed the risk-taking aspect of my personality... i love experiencing new things and having interesting stories to tell... i'm happy i did it and look forward to other and more exciting new things to try... while i'm not about to wear that trucker hat around anywhere anytime soon, i won't shy away from that experience...
"Hey Paul, we really enjoyed having you on as well!
You were great! We are shooting some more shows
come January and will definitely contact you to be
on as a main guest. Thanks again!"
see? it pays to be nice =)
--------------------
Current mood: amused
Current music: Christina Aguilera -- Dirty
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