I missed the first series of Cirque de Celebrite last year. To be honest, the prospect of watching another set of has-been’s pretending to be circus performers was more than even this reality telly fan could stand.
Flicking around tonight though, I landed on Sky One and decided to watch Cirque for a while. Nothing else on tonight, so it couldn’t hurt.
I’m going to do a round-up post later, but on initial impressions, Cirque looks good. I’ve been disappointed by X Factor thus far. Strictly Come Dancing looked interesting on Saturday, despite Brucie’s attempts to turn it into a Royal Variety show circa 1968.
Cirque is one of those shows that takes celebrities and totally puts them through the mill. I love that - take these people out of their comfort zones and throw them into something they’re not prepared for. It’s the most real reality TV I’ve seen recently - although the celebrity credentials are spurious at best, I’m certain most of these folks have never attempted circus tricks before.
What does that mean? Well, nobody wants to make an arse of themselves on national TV (well, normal people don’t). That means these people have to really train for this. And it’s not like dancing - you’re at least on terra firma - the circus, as we were reminded tonight, is an art form.
Any other Cirque watchers out there?
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