Lesson Learned: Don’t be so quick to judge
August 15th, 2005
I jumped on the bandwagon with “Inked” on A&E Network right from the start. Carey Hart, Vegas, Tattoos and Casinos, sounds like a reality show slam dunk, right? At least I thought so. After I had watched the first couple of episodes I started seeing trailers for TLC’s Miami Ink. I told my wife “look at that - TLC trying to put a show out just to compete with Inked, I’m not going to watch it.” But good ole insomnia fixed that. I watched three episodes back-to-back-to-back. Hum� I don’t want to like this show, but I do. As I watched the next episode I started realizing why: Miami Ink focuses on the art of tattooing. And man, these guys are talented and inspiried, especially Garver. The show has a gritty, real feeling about it. I still like Inked, but as I’m getting closer to a decision about getting my own first tattoo, these shows are guiding me to what direction I should go in. Ami, Garver, Nunez and Darren of Miami Ink have become artists I truly admire and I hope to make the trek to Miami to get my first ink.
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Olivier Blanchard says:
With so many programming choices and the (still growing) weekly ad nauseam reality show scattershot, it’s hard not to be a bit cynical about the latest pre-packaged flavor of the month concepts, especially when their titles make them seem like copies of copies of copies. I hate to admit it, but there are little RTV gems out there. (Call them guilty pleasures, I guess.) It isn’t all bad. If a show can make you laugh, that’s already a worthy accomplishment. But if it can truly engage or even inspire an audience, then it definitely has merit.
February 18th, 2006 at 6:48 pmGammo says:
Here’s a gem for you… a VERY refreshing reality show - Showtime’s “Penn & Teller: BULLSHIT!.” It’s humorous, engaging, inspiring and surprisingly balanced (left wing vs. right wing).
February 18th, 2006 at 6:48 pm