If you ask me, Pretty Wild is pretty dumb.
In the continuing race to the bottom, Pretty Wild (a new soon-to-be-canceled reality show from E!) debuted on Sunday. I don't even get what the show is about – it's like Taradise without the celebrity. Basically, Pretty Wild stars three sisters, Tess, Alexis, and Gabby as they try to break into modeling.
Nothing special, right? But people are actually watching Pretty Wild.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why Pretty Wild got extended past its pilot: Alexis was arrested in 2009 and accused of working with "the Bling Ring" a notorious group of celebrity burglars. (I'm sure it's not as cool as it sounds.) Apparently, the cast members of Pretty Wild were using their budding celebrity cred to get invited to C and B-list parties, where they'd case the joint. I assume they passed the info on to other members of the Bling Ring, who robbed the houses. The gang is accused of targeting the homes of Megan Fox, Orlando Bloom, Ashley Tisdale, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton.
Part of Alexis' trial will be shown in this season of Pretty Wild. Since she's young, white, and rich, I'm sure she got off with a warning. Since everyone loves a heist, Pretty Wild may gain a bit of an audience. It almost seems like the stars of Pretty Wild helped plan the Bling Ring crimes in order to boost their chances of getting a shot at reality TV stardom. They certainly wouldn't be the first crimes committed to boost a crappy show.