About “How to Look Good Naked” « Reality Television Craze

About “How to Look Good Naked”

Hosted by Carson Kressley, this remake of an original British series, uses objectifying images to work its positive-thinking mind games. Here, women, who are insecure about their bodies are encouraged to strip nude for the camera. Participants are never encouraged to undergo cosmetic surgery or to lose weight. Instead, Kressly teaches each woman how to dress appropriately for her body type, how to choose the right undergarments, and understand the right way to style her hair and use makeup. Finally, each episode is celebrated with a Hollywood-style photo shoot, where the woman gets to be a real show off! Look for it on the Lifetime television network, Tuesdays at 10 p.m., ET.

~ by onemargaret on August 3, 2008.

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A Bit of History: “Candid Camera”

"Candid Camera" was a long-running CBS television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which began on radio as "Candid Microphone" on June 28, 1947. This concept later came to television on August 10, 1948. The show continued on network, syndicated, or cable television as a regular show or a series of specials. Funt hosted or co-hosted almost all TV versions, until he had a stroke in 1993. Ths show involved concealed cameras, filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims were told the show's famous catch phrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera." The show also played its hidden camera pranks on celebrities. One fine example is actress, Ann Jillian. Now, Ms. Jillian, who is Lithuanian, was scheduled to make a small donation to a Lithuanian charity. When police officers informed her a con artist was behind the charity, they convinced her to donate a much larger amount with the assurance that he would be arrested when he accepted the check. After the arrest attempt, Ms. Jillian was told the man was running a legitimate charity, a set-up that forced her into acting as though she had intended to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars all along.