TIL that there was an entire Victoria Beckham launch planned in the US and part of that included a full, Simple Life-style reality series.
Apparently, it was so unwatchable difficult to get it picked up by NBC instead of Bravo where the network wanted it that they compiled all that was recorded for the series into a one hour “Victoria Beckham: Coming to America” special which aired to terrible, worse-than-reruns ratings on NBC.
However, as you can see from the clip above, we were denied sweet, sweet 2007 reality TV escapism which could’ve become 2021 meme nostalgia, as seen by Victoria struggling to take her driver’s test at the DMV.
Apparently the premise was “she’s in on the joke!” which by 2007 was already a stale reality TV trope but still makes for some adorable moments, like her hairstylist accompanying her for her license photo, when celebrities were still treated as space aliens from a distant galaxy interacting with normal people and not Chrissy Teigen taking a dump on Twitter to be relatable.
I’ve immersed myself in the above because it’s far more fascinating/soothing than the boring/evil dynamic of Spring 2021 politics, which is a combination of watching Joe Biden proclaim executive action between falls and Corporate America tightening its vice grip on America’s balls.
At least reality TV tried to mimic reality.
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