Dr. Drew Loves Being A Celebrity, Hates Other Celebrities
Dr. Drew, in his relentless pursuit of weird fame, has positioned himself as the perfect point man on a new VH1 reality show that would follow recovering celebrities after they leave Celebrity Rehab and try to put their lives back together, because if there's one thing that every recovery specialist will tell you it's that the best way to keep yourself off drugs and alcohol when you have an addiction to those things is to surround yourself with a television crew and the guidance of a sham doctor who's using your disease to build his career. The New York Post reports:
THE brain scientists who brought VH1 "Celebrity Rehab" are lobbying for a spinoff called "Sober Living."The show, which would be a cross between "Surreal Life" and "The Real World," would put a number of "Celebrity Rehab" alumni together in a luxurious Beverly Hills mansion for 30 days while they try to rebuild their careers without drugs and alcohol.
Like "Celebrity Rehab," the new show would prominently feature Dr. Drew Pinsky ("Loveline"), who oversees the celebs during their stints in televised rehab.
This fucking guy. At some point he's just going to start pitching shows that are like "Dr. Drew decapitates celebrities with a magic sword and absorbs their power." And the weekly challenge is that he has to look at himself in a mirror without crying. Dr. Drew is Lindsay's boyfriend.
Posted by Gabe at 9:34 AM in Bad Idea Jeans, Reality TV
Tags: Celebrity Rehab | Dr. Drew | National Failures
I like the way producers at vh1 are 'brain scientists' (read: horsemen of the apocalypse). Also, Dr. Drew looks like discount Anderson Cooper.
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I think the most telling thing about Dr. Drew came several years ago when he was making an appearance on a show (and this was after the cancellation of Loveline but before he got other shows) and he talked about how bitter he was towards Adam Corolla for canceling Loveline to be on The Man Show. And he was serious! He was just mad that he was no longer on television so clearly, CLEARLY, he only has the best interest of these celebs in mind with this new show.
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