There are too many cable TV channels, and not enough ideas. Some producers at Discovery came up with a good idea for a show. Took an attractive British guy, put him in dangerous places like the desert or jungle or tundra, and filmed him trying to survive. Called it “Man vs. Wild.” Then the Science channel puts on a show with a Canadian doing essentially the same thing, calling it “Survivorman.” TLC starts a show where ghost “experts” investigate “haunted” properties looking for paranormal activity. Now there are three shows like that. And for the love of God, can someone tell me the difference between “Cake Boss” and “Ace of Cakes”?
Now the A&E network has a show about people who hoard stuff, called creatively enough “Hoarders” Each episode shows someone that compulsively collects things to the point where the home is uninhabitable. Mental health professionals and cleaning crews help the poor “hoarder” clean up their domicile. It involves a lot of crying, self-disclosure, and that freak element that cable viewers crave.
Last week, the head of TV programming for The Science Channel told me I need to produce a show along the same lines. In that spirit, The Science Channel presents the new series “Where You Gonna’ Park That?” Each episode profiles someone whose garage is in crisis due to clutter. In the first episode, we profile a guy who has not one, but two non-functioning lawn mowers in his garage. He claims he doesn’t know where to dispose of them in an environmentally safe way, but we brought a shrink along just in case.
It’s on Mondays at 8, but if you channel surf during the daytime or weekends, you’ll probably see it then as well. Please watch this show. I need the job.
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