Tommy Lee Goes to College

I was flipping channels at 8:30 last night and caught the last 15 minutes of Tommy Lee's college career at the University of Nebraska.

In case you are not familar with Tommy Lee, he is (was) the drummer for Motley Crue (or was it Poison, these 80's hair bands are all the same). He also is the ex-husband of Pamela Anderson.

In this latest chapter of "reality TV," Tommy Lee enrolls at Nebraska and does what "normal" students do -- takes classes, tries out for the marching band, parties on Friday night, etc. Mind you, I haven't seen the six episodes of the series, just the last 15 minutes of the last show.

From what I gathered, TL took three classes -- horticulture, chemistry, and an English composition class. Last night was a recap of finals week and "graduation." Most of what I saw was TL sweating out the fact that he didn't know anything about anything in any of these classes, and the quizzical look on his face when confronted by the Table of Elements or the branch of a poplar tree.

TL ended up with a C+ in composition (generous if the lyrics to his music are any indication of talent), a B in horticulture, and an F in chemistry. I'm not sure I would do much better in chemistry.

I would have liked to have seen the episode where he tried out for marching band. Since he IS a professional drummer, I would assume he would make it.

Frankly, this show was probably more interesting than many "reality" shows, but what does that say for TV these days? Doesn't say much of any good. And when will reality TV hit the wall? Haven't we exhausted every possible idea for a reality show. What will be next? Bill Gates goes to Walmart, or Barry Bonds, From Steriods to Slugging. How about this: Senate Mudwrestling -- Politics in the Mudpit.