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Beauty & the Geek, 6/1

8:00 PM - The WB

From the producers of "Punk'd," Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, comes another summer reality TV series debut. "Beauty and the Geek," hosted by MTV's Brian MacFayden, pairs seven beautiful but academically impaired women (read: ditzes) with seven brilliant but socially challenged men (read: nerds) for a chance to win a grand prize of $250,000. Of course, these disparate groups are forced to live together during this grand social experiment -- and wackiness no doubt ensues. In tonight's premiere, the guys and the gals move in, pair up and begin studying for the first challenges -- a spelling bee and a dance contest.

Looking forward to this reality offering. It has gotten decent reviews.
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From the clips I saw it looked quite funny. I'm going to watch.
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I would've skipped it, but all the raves will make me check it out
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The promos make me laugh... "From the daring mind of Ashton Kutcher". I never thought I'd see the day the guy who plays Kelso and stars in Dude Where's My Car was credited in such a manner.
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Since nothing else is really on tv tonight I will check it out.
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The promos that call it "Ashton Kutcher's social experiment" have me rolling. I think that's an oxymoron.
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Every review I've read for this show has been extremely positive. I had no plans on watching it, but I think the reviews have changed my mind.
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"Aspiring Fashion Expert"

"Ah! D-Day"

Pretty good so far.
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Hoover & D-Day. "Like a Virgin"



Actually, I would have been subpar on the pop music part. I don't know much about music (50 Cent and Outkast) from the last 5 years.

That guy with the arms flailing make be the biggest geek I have ever seen.

Very entertaining show.
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I'm sad Cheryl is gone becasue she really was dumb. The D-Day stuff and when she thought he answered the Saturday Night Fever question incorrectly was funny.

Richard will get old really quick.

Joe will probably kill himself before the end of the show once Brad nails his partner.

I like how the one guy relates everything to the Dukes Of Hazzard
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
Hoover & D-Day. "Like a Virgin"



Actually, I would have been subpar on the pop music part. I don't know much about music (50 Cent and Outkast) from the last 5 years.

That guy with the arms flailing make be the biggest geek I have ever seen.

Very entertaining show.
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I loved the D-Day comment as well. I wish they would let McFadden reply w/ a wise-ass remark every now and then, but I guess in the end it is rather unnecessary.

Not bad at all really - the girl who got the boot tonight was kind of hot.

The lingirie model is kind of goofy looking - particularly her mouth.
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Originally Posted by MrX
I like how the one guy relates everything to the Dukes Of Hazzard
He's the VP of the Dukes Fan Club.
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Originally Posted by B.A.

Not bad at all really - the girl who got the boot tonight was kind of hot.

That dunce was rather attractive.
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Originally Posted by B.A.
He's the VP of the Dukes Fan Club.

That's a major responsibility. Plus if something should happen to the President of the Dukes Fan Club......
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Originally Posted by Red Dog
That dunce was rather attractive.
You would never know by her pic on the website.

http://www.thewb.com/Shows/GenericSh...228773,00.html
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I would have skipped this, but maybe I'll try it. Some of the tests remind me of Insignificance:



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That Richard guy seems a little "too good to be true" to me.
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So which guy is Brad? Richard doesn't seem to mind his 'partner' is cheating on him.
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The digital cable channel guide listed it as airing tonight, so I tuned in. Got an episode of "Smallville" instead (the channel's both a WB and UPN affiliate, which makes for some screwed up schedules). I'd never seen that show and ended up watching the whole thing - not bad.

Looks like the channel is actually airing "Beauty & the Geek" on Saturday, so I'll just catch it then.
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Pretty funny so far. I'm with Red Dog - Flailing Arms Dude might be the geekiest geek ever. Him introducing himself to the girls was classic.

BTW, IMO, Scarlet's the hottest, Krystal's got the best body.
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BTW, IMO, Scarlet's the hottest, Krystal's got the best body.
I'm not sure who is the best looking now - not really any of them are really knock outs, but on Krystal's dancer bod.

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Originally Posted by mookiemeister
So which guy is Brad?
The guy that made out with the blonde
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Pretty funny premise. They balanced it pretty well because so far I don't really perceive any of the girls to be too good for most of the guys. Richard is a bit much though. He really needs to turn it down a notch. His spaziness is going to get annoying fast.
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I liked how all the women in the hot tub said that they look for trustworthiness and spontaneity in men. What a load of horse shit.
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A little overrated in the early reviews but still entertaining. I had a hard time believing some of these people weren't overdoing it quite a bit for the cameras, but with ... two hundred and fifty thousand dollars on the line, you'd assume they were trying in the challenges.

I was sad to see Cheryl go. I've always been turned off by overly ditzy blondes with uneven tans and creepy white teeth, but she had a pretty normal face and personality with a hot bod. Some of those others are just annoying. I love how "Caitilin" pronounces her name. She's an "aspiring fashion expert".

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