Everyone loves 'New York'
Guest Commentary
By Jessica Fangman, Contributor
October 29, 2007 | 5 p.m.
She’s back and more “ghetto fabulous” than ever. Armed with a new weave, newly enhanced breasts and a firmer bod, New York is again conquering her new male victims one ferocious step at time. Miss New York, known in the real world as Tiffany Patterson, decided to make another edition of her show "I Love New York" on VH1. The show airs Mondays at 9 p.m.
Patterson is betting big that no one will be able to pass up the sequel to her self-obsessed ranting and ravings, not to mention the return appearance of her partner in crime, her mother, known to everyone on the show as “Sister Patterson,” who in her own right might just be as far off the deep end as her daughter.
For the second season, the show’s general premise isn't changed. Cameras will once again follow New York, who was so memorably “dissed and dismissed” from another VH1 show, “Flavor of Love,” not once but twice. In the wake of that rejection, she has decided to find true love by herself.
As her suitors come anxiously awaiting their chance for the spotlight or to find “true love,” New York awaits anxiously with open claws. Between the eliminations, unforgettable challenges and the so-called “dates,” this show is embarrassingly addicting. Patterson’s crazy mindset combined with her famously chaotic antics will make viewers feel better about their own love life.
One may wonder why Americans enjoy shows that feature washed-up celebrities trying their luck at finding love, but their ratings prove that they are truly addicting. A television genre that started as a fairy tale (i.e., “The Bachelor”) featuring wealthy Harvard graduates trying to find wives has now spiraled into a warped version of craziness which viewers can’t seem to get enough of. It seems every reality show these days either features someone looking for his true love (“Flavor of Love,” “Rock of Love,” “Scott Baio is 45 and Single”) or people who want to be taught how to find love, such as shows like “The Pickup Artist.”
In reality, shows like these are not just entertaining. They also show the lives of those who are considered glamorous people dealing with the day-to-day relationship struggles faced by everyone, which is why the show “I Love New York” has grabbed everyone’s attention. By comparison, viewers feel better about their love lives. And it may seem that situations like the ones featured on “I Love New York” are too insane to be happening, but really, who cares?
For right now, this is what America loves to be entertained by: guilty pleasures that consist of love triangles, girl-on-girl brawls and characters viewers love to hate.
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