One of the few shows I caught regularly last fall, Celebrity Poker Showdown returns for a second season on May 27, with Kid in the Hall Dave Foley replacing Kevin Pollack. This time around, the players will include Sean Astin, Jennie Garth, James Woods, Matthew Perry, Angie Dickinson, and Dave Navarro. Samwise versus Big Bad Mama…I’m so there.
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I think this entire comment is rhetorical, but it’s been a long time since I’ve had time to check out all my ol’ blog faves: hey Ghost! Whaddup!… at some point in the future, can you please post why you’d find poker — whether celebrity or not — worth watching? To me, poker’s the kind of game that’s only enjoyable while actually playing. What in the world could be possibly entertaining about spending sentient waking hours watching Samwise Gamgee play cards, against Angie Ridickinson? Did Samwise make promise? A promise? Mr. Frodo? Huh?
Hey CiB…good to hear from ya. Well, basketball, soccer, baseball, football, etc. are all a lot more fun to play than they are to watch too…which isn’t stopping me from watching NYC get kicked around by the Nets ever few days. I enjoy Celeb Poker (a) because it’s poker, and I like watching it like any other sport/game, and (b) it’s fun to see how certain famous people handle a great hand, a bluff, a big raise, etc…in the same way that Politically Incorrect was fun, seeing certain famous faces react and try to handle a completely different element. What can I say, it’s a conflation of gambling and Hollywood, two of my more substantial vices.
Thanks Kevin. That explanation works for me. The vibe I’ve been getting about “celebrity” poker is that this is their revenge against all the reality programming that’s cropping up all over the place. Since, for the moment at least, America’s attention seems to be focused more on the “Apprentices”, “Survivors” and “Bachelors” of the entertainment world, and more importantly, since the networks who pay for this stuff see reality programming as incredibly cheap to produce, the number of outlets for actors are starting to diminish, so why not hop into the reality game by playing cards on TV? It’s a way to show off sublime acting “skills” (aka bluffing), it’s a way to stay in the public eye, and it’s a way to make some money while you’re at it. I’m a cynic, but if I stumble across one of these poker shows, I’ll probably watch a little now, based on your explanation, instead of automatically tuning it out.
And yes, the Knicks are getting punked by the Nets right now. Goodness sakes!