Truly Bad Television

So, remember when I was out in Vegas and I told you all about this racket where CBS paid me $50 to watch spectacularly bad television and give my opinion on it?

One of the shows has actually made it to the surface (excuse the pun...you'll see what I mean).

It's called Aquaman, and it's about, well, Aquaman. He's apparently some superhero in the DC Comics Universe, but you can see how much knowledge I don't have about comic book characters. According to TPTB at UPN+WB = CW, it was supposed to be a spin-off of Smallville because, you know, it's like a super-hero show and all and keeping in mind the implied semi-racist connotations that all super-heros know each other/are related, it was supposed to make sense that a boring kid from Smallville, USA is supposed to have enough connection to this blond adonis from Mercy Reef, Florida (also USA for those playing at home).

It's actually a shame that the CW isn't putting it on their schedule this fall. Considering these are the people who brought us Britney and Kevin: Chaotic and Beauty and the Geek, I'm a little taken-aback by this choice. Occasionally, we get hit with quality television like Gilmore Girls, and the parent-net had such a great run with their last water-themed show. Shame about that Joey Potter though....

It's truly bad television, but if you've got $2, a steady stream of tequila (because, seriously, this could make an excellent drinking game), and the patience to try to figure out how a television show starring a former Miss Universe, a James van der Beek lookalike, Lou Diamond Phillips and Ving Rhames could possibly go wrong, I encourage you to check it out!