Second Season of Alone

I have to say I was disappointed with the start to the second season of Alone, the TV reality show where people are left in a remote location and have to exist on their own. You all have probably seen it already but I've only just started watching. The first to tap out was a black guy by the name Desmond who wandered around for less than a day, did nothing apart from try to cut some wood, then he was out of there. What? He didn't even try to light a fire? Was he employed to flesh out the numbers was he?

Then in the same episode it ends with a female competitor cutting her hand. Her name is Mary. She couldn't even cut kindling. Give me a break, this is lame so far. The first season, that was interesting. But it was also tarnished by people giving up too easily, like the guy who packed it in just because he lost his Fero rod. Also I got the impression that many got out when they thought they'd done enough to promote themselves and their skills. However so far the so-called experts in the second season appear to be couch potatoes.

There is one woman competitor, the larger lady called Tracy, she looks useful. We'll have to wait and see how they get on, don't tell me the outcome.

Dance Moms

I've got a child interested in watching Dance Moms, a reality TV show featuring the often unhinged and unstable Abby Lee Miller and her dance school students. One of the dance students under the heel of Ms Miller has gone on to become famous as the girl dancing in Sia videos.

Is all that goes on staged for the entertainment of the audience? Surely it must be, some of the dancing can be quite good, yet that particular girl lose or end up being thrown off the team by Abby. One such is Daviana Fletcher, an obviously accomplished dancer. My thinking was that Daviana was brought in as a cameo, to boost ratings, and then she moves on.

Another problem I have is with the placement of black girls on the pyramid at the start of the show. They're usually lower down the pyramid, and rarely on top. It is becoming obvious, though they're never so bad that they should always be placed at the bottom.

I'm not so sure watching this stuff is healthy what with this Abby Lee Miller, who is the perfect example of a bad teacher.