Beauty and the Geek
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If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the geeks on The WB's “Beauty and the Geek,” are some of the most beautiful men on television.
The geeks are painfully nervous and self-deprecating. Wanting to see them gain confidence outweighs the fun of mocking idiotic comments made by the party-girl beauties.
Ashton Kutcher's “social experiment,” now in its second season, partners up eight socially awkward yet brilliant guys with eight beautiful but dim-witted women. The goal, aside from ultimately winning a prize of $250,000, is for each contestant to transform into a well-rounded person.
The geeks undergo a more obvious transformation than the beauties. Although most of these guys are scientists, they lack any chemistry with the ladies. The lovable Tyson holds the world's record for solving the Rubix's Cube blindfolded. Quirky museum critic Josh, who is on medication for an anxiety disorder, is described by his partner as looking “like Carrot Top but he acts like Woody Allen.”
Their confidence is boosted immediately after they receive makeovers. Josh tells the camera “I look so good, I'd hook up with myself.” That’s a big difference from the first day when he described meeting the women in the house as “facing a sexual firing squad.”
MIT graduate Ankur was resistant to the makeover, particularly to having his unibrow waxed.
“There is no other purpose other than to look like what everyone says you should look like,” he said.
After the makeover, however, he joyfully dances around the room to show off his new look to the women. He even comes in second during a speed dating competition.
One geek, Chris, who was recently booted from the show, had false confidence because of his academic achievements. He made enemies quickly with his patronizing and threatening attitude towards both the beauties and the other geeks. He told Josh, who majored in psychology and film at University of Michigan that he had a “cake” major.
“I think Chris is putting the strategy of the game over building friendships and learning from the girls in the house,” said Tyson. “It really takes away from the primary purpose of our experience here in the house.”
For the beauties, who have “dedicated their lives to social pursuits,” the show uses the competitions to gently poke fun at their lack of awareness of the world around them.
“It's not really any geeky information. This is like, common knowledge. This fits into pop culture. This fits into current events. This fits into everything anybody should know,” Ankur says.
In a speech competition, Ankur’s partner Jennipher is asked how she would prevent pollution.
“Maybe not eating a lot of gaseous foods,” she answers. “Not be farting a lot. That's a form of air pollution.”
The contestants on “Beauty and the Geek” that are there for the right reasons have an opportunity for a Pygmalion experience. Sometimes, with the help of a beautiful woman, the nice guy can finish first.
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the geeks on The WB's “Beauty and the Geek,” are some of the most beautiful men on television.
The geeks are painfully nervous and self-deprecating. Wanting to see them gain confidence outweighs the fun of mocking idiotic comments made by the party-girl beauties.
Ashton Kutcher's “social experiment,” now in its second season, partners up eight socially awkward yet brilliant guys with eight beautiful but dim-witted women. The goal, aside from ultimately winning a prize of $250,000, is for each contestant to transform into a well-rounded person.
The geeks undergo a more obvious transformation than the beauties. Although most of these guys are scientists, they lack any chemistry with the ladies. The lovable Tyson holds the world's record for solving the Rubix's Cube blindfolded. Quirky museum critic Josh, who is on medication for an anxiety disorder, is described by his partner as looking “like Carrot Top but he acts like Woody Allen.”
Their confidence is boosted immediately after they receive makeovers. Josh tells the camera “I look so good, I'd hook up with myself.” That’s a big difference from the first day when he described meeting the women in the house as “facing a sexual firing squad.”
MIT graduate Ankur was resistant to the makeover, particularly to having his unibrow waxed.
“There is no other purpose other than to look like what everyone says you should look like,” he said.
After the makeover, however, he joyfully dances around the room to show off his new look to the women. He even comes in second during a speed dating competition.
One geek, Chris, who was recently booted from the show, had false confidence because of his academic achievements. He made enemies quickly with his patronizing and threatening attitude towards both the beauties and the other geeks. He told Josh, who majored in psychology and film at University of Michigan that he had a “cake” major.
“I think Chris is putting the strategy of the game over building friendships and learning from the girls in the house,” said Tyson. “It really takes away from the primary purpose of our experience here in the house.”
For the beauties, who have “dedicated their lives to social pursuits,” the show uses the competitions to gently poke fun at their lack of awareness of the world around them.
“It's not really any geeky information. This is like, common knowledge. This fits into pop culture. This fits into current events. This fits into everything anybody should know,” Ankur says.
In a speech competition, Ankur’s partner Jennipher is asked how she would prevent pollution.
“Maybe not eating a lot of gaseous foods,” she answers. “Not be farting a lot. That's a form of air pollution.”
The contestants on “Beauty and the Geek” that are there for the right reasons have an opportunity for a Pygmalion experience. Sometimes, with the help of a beautiful woman, the nice guy can finish first.
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