Grid Effect

Not much happening recently to discuss here. Last night was all reruns, I am really not in the mood to do a network fall preview and my disdain for putting links up two days in a row has left me with a tremendous burden. Maybe I’ll just find one link and extrapolate on that…

…Here we go! Everyones favorite media whore and gold digging divorcee/amputee is looking to get back in the limelight of competitive reality. If you haven’t heard or figured it out, Heather Mills is looking to compete on the British series Dancing on Ice. Now, I can understand her appearance on Dancing With The Stars to a certain extent. It’s in the US, with a (regrettably) enormous international stage, to the best of my knowledge it was the first time she had ever done something of the vernacular, and though we like/love The Beatles here in the states, we don’t have the same intense kinship with the fab four that they have across the pond.

But if she goes on this ice skating show, well, then it just comes off looking a wee bit pathetic. If all you can find is work on reality shows that you are only qualified for because you were married to the man you are currently attempting to take to the cleaners… well you’re not going to extract much sympathy, missing appendage or otherwise. Again, here in stars and stripes land, we tend to be quick to forgive, especially if the person seeking forgiveness/approval is performing in a dance competition with only one human foot. But I get the impression that in England, you can slight just about anyone outside of the Royal Family and The Beatles, and you will eventually avoid the publics scorn.

Heather Mills, however, does not fall into this category, and I’d take that into consideration if I am her agent or manager. These shows are performed in front of studio audiences, they have a stealth amount of tabloid coverage and like stated before, they can all be pretty unmerciful when you’re figuratively raping one of the countries icons and the face of rock ‘n roll.

Of course, this is all wild-eyed speculation. I have never been to London nor do I know any Brits, my only second-hand connection to this whole ordeal is reading comments sections on internet reports from various British websites. But rightly or wrongly, the reaction has been less than understanding and if they are indicative of the nation at large, I would advise Miss Mills to reconsider. We don’t need hooliganism on television that isn’t directly related to a bunch of guys kicking a ball around, she seems to be a divisive enough figure to spark such an incident.