Friday, October 1, 2010

When you can fake that, you've got it made

     It's been a crazy day. I finally settled down and landed in front of the TV.
     I watched a new series (on A&E) entitled "Teach," starring Tony Danza. That's right: Tony Danza, the "Taxi" actor. (I think he had another series, but I'm sure it was crap.)
     "Teach" is an odd reality program. We see Danza attempting to teach English to high school kids in Philadelphia. It's kind of crazy.
     He obviously has much of what it takes to teach. He's funny, he's reasonably intelligent. He's pretty serious. He obviously wants to do well.
     The people around him don't give 'em any breaks. Especially the kids.
     It looks like he's going through hell.
     This is a reality program starring a celebrity. Could it be that this unpromising thing is managing to be, um, real?

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