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Wednesday, March 4, 2009: America's Next Top Model

by Lauren Gitlin March 4, 2009 6:00 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2009: America's Next Top Model It's time for yet another cycle of my favorite beautiful-people-getting-dressed-down-by-Tyra-Banks shitshow, America's Next Top Model (ANTM if you're nasty). Sadly there will be no transgender aspiring models this season, which is almost enough to make me lay down an embargo -- give me trannies or give me death! But not quite. This season cycle, to make up for the lack of former dudes, there will be a burn victim, an epileptic (not dog), a chick who used to date Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and a weirdo who claims to be obsessed with hemophila. Which according to my must-watch algorithm, is the equivalent of maybe a quarter of Isis's long, lithe pinky toe.

Based on the promos, I can already tell I'm going to want to bitchslap "conspiracy theorist" Monique for pretending she knows a goddamn thing about politics, who posits in an interview with the judges that the government orchestrated 9/11. You can go hole up with Mel Gibson and get outta my damned face, Mo.

Bravo's hedging its bets to compete with the ANTM warhorse, debuting a new season of their own modelizing reality show, Make Me a Supermodel. At this rate they really oughta rename Wednesdays "Feel Fat, Ugly and Bad About Yourself Day." It's got a nice ring to it, don't you think?

ANTM's two-bloody-hour premiere airs tonight at 8 PM on The CW. Make Me a Supermodel will assault your eyes at 10 PM on Bravo. Hell-bent on maintaining some vestige of your self-esteem? Avoid the model onslaught and see what else is on offer with our Week in Preview.

6 Comments

March 4, 2009 10:25 AM
jmd
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Hey, I heard a local casting call for ANTM in my area, but it was for girls UNDER 5 foot 7 inches - any word on that? Is this the sign of a new ANTM for petite models, now that we have had a plus-size winner?

March 4, 2009 11:00 AM
Jenn
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jmd, yep, they're looking for shorter girls for the next cycle.

Heh. "Two-bloody-hour premiere." That hemophiliac chick would love that.

March 4, 2009 11:15 AM
Rachel
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http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-2-23-tyra-banks-seeks-tinier-top-model-wannabes/

Sorry I don't know my html, but that's a story about the next season being all about the shorties.

I'm so excited the premiere is tonight! (It's my favorite terrible show.)

March 4, 2009 4:17 PM
Sweetvalley
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I'm soo excited about tonight's season premier of ANTM. Only problem is it's two hours and will cut into my Lost time. Sorry ANTM, I will be changing channels at 9pm for Lost. last time?

March 7, 2009 6:28 PM
Monique
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Well you can say what ever you want about me but if you think i was in your face then you must be the crazy one. and are you that caught up in your little bubble that you cant keep an open mind to anything but the basic bullshit of the world

YOU ARE THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE MASSES

August 10, 2011 5:42 PM
tmde
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The Mercedes commercial where she says, "I was driving in Northern California blah blah" I get it lady! You're better than me! Screw off.

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