Recent BoingBoing guestblogger, February 15 LA "Blogosphere" event host and Reverse Cowgirl's Blog maven Susannah Breslin posted sad news this week: VH1 decided to pass on an RCB-TV show pilot. RCB the website is a sort of a postmodern porn blog; a venue for freestyle critique of media and sexuality out on the funky, tattered fringe of American pop culture. The TV version would explore similar terrain, with digerati hottie Susannah as its host, in real-life encounters with wacky, enigmatic, and one-of-a-kind characters in forbidden, undiscovered, and just plain weird places. Like Insomniac in stilletos and lipstick. She writes in this post:
"last friday, RCBTV was pitched to Brian Graden, the man responsible for bringing South Park and Jackass to the great American public. apparently, i am no Cartman, nor am i even a Kenny. if someone had told me it might have helped if i had stapled a bra to my butt, things might have been different. but, yesterday, i was informed that while the show concept and i were enjoyed all around,it seems Mr. Graden is interested in steering VH1 away from the world of sex 'n' porn. i hold nothing against the channel for this. in fact, i would encourage you to tune in to any part of VH1's current programming line-up: Booty Call, Sexiest Artists, Rock Bodies, Rock Bottoms, or Porn to Rock and Rap."
But the show ain't over yet. RCB-TV is now being pitched anew to two networks: TNN and Comedy Central. And as The Men's Room blog opined today, "If Comedy picks it up and puts it back to back with Insomniac then that could quite possibly be the best hour on television!" Word.
They're calling for a mass write-in campaign — and why not? American television doesn't need more sex. It needs better sex. Write your congressperson Comedy Central today, and tell them, "I want my Reverse Cowgirl TV.": mail@comedycentral.com. Discuss
