Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Top Five Least Likable Reality Show Contestants (2007 Edition)

1. Dre "Dreamz" Heard, Survivor 14
Dreamz would qualify for the reality show Hall of Shame in a heartbeat. You know the story by now: ultimate underdog Yau-Man Chan made a deal with Dreamz, trading him the car he won in a reward challenge for Dreamz' promise to give him the immunity necklace, should he win it, when only four contestants were left. Sure enough, things played out perfectly, and with the immunity necklace in hand, Dreamz spent all his time proclaiming how he was a man of his word who needed to set a good example for his son. But at the final tribal council, when asked if he wanted to give it up, he refused. His betrayal led to Yau-Man's prompt eviction.

2. Aaron Song, Hell's Kitchen 3
The obese Asian cowboy couldn't seem to get through a dinner service without bursting out crying or passing out from heat exhaustion or wandering around the dining room introducing himself to the customers for no reason whatsoever or failing to debone a filet of dover sole in less than fifteen minutes. He was a disaster from his sobfest in the very first challenge, and things went downhill from there. There was so much material to work with that Chef Ramsey didn't know where to begin, and yet, went remarkably easy on Aaron (comparatively speaking, that is). To the surprise of absolutely nobody, he was rushed to the hospital in the third episode and disqualified from the show.

3. Jen Johnson, Big Brother 8
Jen is a self-centered drama queen attention whore with a propensity to break down into tears and sob relentlessly when she sees a picture of herself that she doesn't like and a complete inability to talk (in a horribly grating voice, mind you) about anyone or anything besides herself. Oh, and need we mention the collection of obnoxious t-shirts such as "Jenius", "Jensa Member", "Jenth Degree", and "Jenuine"? Never in my life have I met a person who feels the need to wear articles of clothing displaying their name and complementary things they think about themselves. (After all, isn't that what a blog is for?)

4. John Lakness, Pirate Master
I only watched one episode of this crappy show, but it was enough to see a kid who lived down the street and passed himself off as a scientist-slash-chippendale-dancer (yeah, right). He put on this ridiculous Captain Jack Sparrow routine, talking in a whisper, making gratuitous use of his hands, and weirding out every single woman on the boat within the first day. Then, he had the nerve to insist that he be named captain of the ship after his team won the first challenge. I know the kid well enough to be pretty sure it was all an act, but still, it was lesson one in how not to win a reality show.

5. Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner, Amazing Race All-Stars
First of all, these two didn't even deserve to be on the race. They didn't race together the first time, and while Eric and his buddy Jeremy came in second, the spent the entire race being rude to everyone and trying to pick up women. And they have pierced nipples -- disgusting. Danielle and girlfriend Dani didn't do so hot the first time around, and the second time through, about all Danielle added was a large set of breasts. The final roadblock turned on essentially which team gossiped the most, and to nobody's surprise, Eric and Danielle came away the least deserving winners in Amazing Race history.

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