http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/05/king-of-the-nerds-condemn-or-allow Comments On: "King of the Nerds": CONDEMN OR ALLOW? by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by balderdash]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:15:40 -0800 The Stranger
So I'm an asshole how?
Posted by Hanoumatoi]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:01:36 -0800 The Stranger attractive nerds.

And oddly, no fat ones. Ballparking it based on PAX attendees, that reduced the size of their nerd pool by at least 80%.
Posted by Free Lunch]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:30:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by balderdash]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:56:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ginnnny]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:50:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Hanoumatoi]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:47:10 -0800 The Stranger No, it's definitely not specific to reality tv. I think it's just more obvious in reality tv... where you can tell some of the shows "stars" are there ONLY because they're attractive and have zero talent.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's an interesting concept and I'd probably check it out. But I also know I'm not the standard demographic tv execs look for in choosing programming (e.g., I despise both American Idol and Dancing with the Stars... still the two most popular shows, yes?)
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:06:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by balderdash]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:57:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Mattini]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:50:40 -0800 The Stranger Posted by very bad homo]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:42:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Grrr]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:32:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Asparagus!]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:29:18 -0800 The Stranger The Big Bang Theory on it, I will raze the studio to the ground.

Or rather, I would, if I gave a damn.
Posted by Knat]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:27:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by BM Stevie Humpty]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:21:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Foggen]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:16:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by brandon]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:14:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by LogopolisMike]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:59:22 -0800 The Stranger Yeah, but Top Model and Project Runway both revolve around attractive people and making people look attractive/glamorous. I'd never heard of Face Off before so I googled it, and after scrolling past that terrible, terrible Nicolas Cage fiasco, I saw that it's also a show featuring attractive people.

I just think the networks and cable channels believe, probably rightly so, that most audiences want to see hot people all the time.

So they better have some competition where the nerds have to calculate the weight displacement of models swimming in pudding or something.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:56:45 -0800 The Stranger
Competitive reality TV shows are like drawn out game shows. And I love game shows. I'll give this a shot, but I'm out if it's all misogynistic reddit types.
Posted by Mattini]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:50:01 -0800 The Stranger
Hey, I heard a good one recently: What did the nurse say to the Puerto Rican quadriplegic in the rape crisis center?
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:46:22 -0800 The Stranger
It is improbable the US could come up with a similar edition in quality, but I doubt American audiences would care. Money has been spent on more stupid and futile efforts.
Posted by The UK doesn't use guns to solve problems]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:41:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by johnjjeeves]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:33:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by GermanSausage]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:27:16 -0800 The Stranger
The biggest loser is maybe the only exception. But it involves a supposedly unattractive person becoming a supposedly attractive person, so there's that.

All the other ones involve attractive people. Their intelligence is irrelevant. If this show doesn't include that, it's doomed.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:16:16 -0800 The Stranger