Mad Mad House 4/8

Lots going on around here but before this gets too old, I wanted to put it up online...

I don't watch reality TV with the exception of Cops and the Osbournes, but when I heard about the Sci Fi Channel's Mad Mad House I thought, it's got real witches, pagans, and vampires, why not? At first I thought the Alts (alternative lifestyle role models) were going to be actors, but then I recognized a few of them and realized this might actually be interesting.

Their early contests seemed pretty silly, but the more I watched the more respect I had for the Alts and (some) of the house guests. I'm still sad to have seen Bonnie go, she was my pick, but she came into the situation with an open mind (she had called for her son to participate, but he was too young so they asked her "Would you like to?") and a less greedy soul than the other participants and was such an inspiration and stabilizing element I understand why they had to let her go.

A few weeks into watching the series (when I still thought it was sort of silly) I received an email from the producers of the show wanting to interview me about Season Two of the show, from the standpoint of my being part of the Alternative lifestyle crowd. I have turned lots of people down for interviews, I only will do them in writing or by email, but now as the series has progressed into a more serious and introspective trial, I sort of wish I had accepted their offer. I'm a very private, shy person who is not particularly eloquent at speaking and not at all photogenic, but I do like to write, as you can tell. I gave the producers some info on what I considered more hardcore Wiccans and Goths to contact, I don't really feel I'm knowledgeable enough to provide really in depth information to them, I just know my own experience, which has been pretty solitary. But it was nice to be asked anyway, and I received a very nice email reply and was thanked for the contacts I was able to provide them with. I'm looking forward to season two, one of the alternative lifestyle themes they asked about was particularly dark and I sent them to the only authority I knew on the subject. You'll have to wait till next season to see what the subject is, though ;-)

Last night's episode was really incredible. I know people in reality shows are known for their plotting and backstabbing of each other, and I hate to see the guests trying to manipulate the emotions of the Alts, but last night the Alts turned all that energy back upon the guests and next week should be really intense as they face the consequences of their own treachery (he he). Don's energy sucking ritual was interesting, I do believe in energy vampires, I've known some people who actually have that effect on people without even knowing they're doing it, and, being an empath, I try to avoid them at all costs. The Goth on Goth bloodletting was interesting, I wondered how they were legally going to do that. Next week it looks like the guests are going to be drinking blood for themselves, I'm guessing it will probably be from a pig, though, not another human.

I've always considered myself to be really open minded, but I have to say after watching this show for the last month or so, I feel even more open minded towards people with piercings and multiple tattoos. Art is such a sweetheart, how could you not love him? Actually tattoos never bothered me really, but as I said in an earlier post, I'm very much a piercing wussy. Unlike Sparky, I do understand why people want to decorate their bodies in such personal, permanant ways, it's just not for me. It took me till my mid-twenties to get my ears pierced. I had traumatic experiences in grade school with a friend who had pierced ears and was constantly accidentally ripping her earrings out through her earlobes when she was brushing her hair, etc. But, the back of my car has lots of bumper stickers (including a Dean for President that I haven't taken off yet) so I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve also.

Posted by Morticia at April 09, 2004 09:21 PM | TrackBack