Tyra Banks vs Twin Peaks

Watching "Twin Peaks" on DVD has really made me yearn for the days of watching a suspenseful weekly series and having to actually wait until the next week to see what happens next. What was the last really suspenseful, weekly, network series on television? "Dexter" is pretty suspenseful...but I watched that on DVD, too. Maybe if I was watching "Twin Peaks" as a weekly series instead of one brilliant and horrifying episode after another I wouldn't lose a night of sleep due to the nightmares...I knew that watching two episodes back to back was a mistake, but I had to see what would happen next! On the other hand, maybe if I had to wait an entire week to see if Agent Dale Cooper figures out who killed Laura the nightmares (fueled by my imagination rather than the actual conclusions) would only be more horrifying. I suppose I'll never know...unless I force myself to watch only one episode a week at a given time...the way I watch series currently on television. Series like...you guessed it! America's Next Top Model, which began it's billionth (or, tenth) cycle last week!

And the flavor of the week? Homelessness! The models posed with real homeless girls at a shelter in New York. Real homeless girls! And I have to say, many of them seemed much more at ease in front of the camera than the models did. One model, of course, knew what it was like to be homeless (whatever that means) and another thought back to her childhood spent in a shelter after coming to America as a Somali refugee. Amidst the same-old sob stories, one contestant stood out. She said that she didn't see the point of buying $2,000 dresses, and (in her own unwitting way) pointed out the irony of having these homeless girls pose in such dresses. (the photographer explained that the contrast between the high fashion and the models portrayed as homeless was a poignant contrast and meant to raise awareness blah blah blah. the fact remains, however, that these high fashion outfits cost more than most families spend on food in a month. but I digress.)

This contestant (her name escapes me, but she was blond) was honest with the judges about thinking that high fashion was somewhat ridiculous, saying that she didn't think buying such expensive clothing was really right, and she decided to go home. Even though she left, metaphorically slapping Tyra in the face by being one of the only girls to tell her that she really had someplace better to be, Tyra still had to wield her power and eliminate some other unmemorable contestant.

It may not be "Twin Peaks," and the only scary thing about it is that I can't seem to stop coming back for more, but it does look like things are shaping for a hot new cycle!

This entry was posted by Brigitte, on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. You can leave your response.