collectorofsorts Review of Beauty and the Geek

Beauty and the Geek (2005–2008)

Never watched this when it was new. Just decided to give it a look.

[5/10 · 13 July 2021]

What do you get when you put 'brain dead' hot chicks who have to take remedial 5th Grade lessons together with the Geeks of the world. Well, sometimes you get the Gates Foundation. These geeks are guys who will end up running the world and deciding how the rest of us will live. The beauties? Many will end up lower income 'baby mamas' by the time they're 30. The looks will be fading or will have already faded by then and that's all they had. Let's be honest. We all know beauties like that and they're the one's we all make jokes of. All that being said, I'm enjoying the show. Who doesn't like 'eye candy'? PS: They make such a big deal about it being a 'Social Experiment' at the start of every episode. That's why I gave my views on that aspect of it. Anyways, I'd recommend the show. UPDATE: Just finished season 3. Most of the men and women have done well adapting. The exceptions I've found really annoying were Richard (Season 1). All he did the entire time was act foolish and make stupid jokes. He left the show exactly as he entered it. As a buffoon. And Cecille (Season 3). She showed a disgusting side of humanity. She believed herself to be better than others simply because she was pretty, when nothing could have further from the truth. She made fun of and belittled another player when he became emotional. And she relished telling others on the show how someone else on the show was 'F-word Ugly'. A truly disgusting person who should have never been on the show. Season 3 also had a nasty blond contestant who would only be friends with other bleached blondes. When her partner tried to talk sense to her, all she would do was yell SHUT UP, SHUT UP and other nasty things to him. In her twisted mind, the only friends worth having were folks who poured bleach in their hair. Season 4 was OK'ish. Season 5 was changed to Beauties against the Geeks for the first 1/3rd of the season (probably changed back after complaints). All the beautiful people on one side, all the geeks on the other. Drama and fighting from the girls side. It was really stupid and it was too much like High School. The geeks didn't come there to relive that. Pure Stupidity! The first two seasons are gold and it started going downhill after that. If you've never watched it before and want the best, watch season 1 and 2 and skip the rest!