Meet Joe Schmo: Brilliant TV or Waste of time?

But... everyone on the show is a paid actor except for Joe. They plan out these elaborate scenes and are slowly getting crazier and crazier.. developing subplots.. etc.

The cast includes: "The Gay Guy", "The Bitch", "The Asshole", "The Innocent Virgin", "The Smarmy Host", etc etc.

They're all set on pushing Joe as far as they possibly can.

I agree...the self-parodying aspect is the best part about it so far. Like:
1) immediate elimination of minorities WITHIN MINUTES OF THE BEGINNING
2) way ridiculous pompous entrances
3) giving women "pearl necklaces" (oh good lord), and "lighting men's wicks" during the elimination ceremonies.

Ingrid has already put everyone on the defensive, so I wonder if that will affect the level of craziness of the contrived situations and such. Or maybe they'll leave the really crazy stuff for Tim (like, dealing with the stalker/hypnotist).

***SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEK***

Best parts of this week's show:
1) Ingrid cracking up when Cammy earnestly says that the dude can "taste her box anytime" (long story short: there was a game where they cooked various dishes and then fed them to the blindfolded dude/gal - the food was placed inside either a box or a sack, har har, held strategically near the cook's netherregion, while the dude/gal would stick his/her head in and chow down without using hands.)
2) Ingrid pretty much laughing in Cammy's face when Cammy reveals (again, earnestly) that she had been in a food-related softcore p0rn flick (something like Porked and Beets?). She said that she never told her family or friends about it, and then Ingrid's like, "...and you're telling ME on national TV?!" as she points to the camera.
3) Ingrid COMING RIGHT OUT AND SAYING that the people who were eliminated right in the beginning were probably actors!!

They were SO MEAN for ending the show before the elimination. I had guessed that maybe they would eliminate Ingrid (to push her away from the notion that it's all a setup) and then figure out some way to disqualify another woman (kinda like the conclusion of the first season) therefore allowing Ingrid to be brought back.

And they're totally eliminating Ingrid, no way would they have shot their ridiculousness wad in the elimination ceremony otherwise, c'mon, I believe the children are our future????

Porked and beans!! Of course! How silly of me. (I thought they were going for some S&M-tinged beet/beat homophone.)

I completely lost it when Ambrosia started quoting Whitney Houston - that was too classic.

I'm trying to fully comprehend the sexual ambiguity of Piper eating fish tacos out of Tim's furry sack.

first two episodes of the reboot of this have been 100% incredible so far, though i'm curious to see how they go on without lorenzo lamas and his european casual pouch (dot com)

maybe he'll come back as a sous chef

greatest elimination ceremony ever btw

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/another-pittsburgher-another-joe-schmo-665681/

so for whatever reason, all three schmoes they've chosen are from pittsburgh. doesn't it seem like that'd increase the chance that somebody would know something was awry (even after ten years)?

favorite underrated part of the elimination ceremony: the immunity vest really does appear to be that bulky and uncomfortable

"Michael Weaver, who starred opposite 1998 Carnegie Mellon University grad David Hornsby on short-lived UPN sitcom 'The Mullets.' Mr. Hornsby played the jerk role in the first 'Joe Schmo Show.'"

It's a small Schmo world

Kristen Wiig's early roles, pre-SNL, was being on the original Schmo. And i remember catching the Blonde actress from the first season on the dating show Blind Date later.

Ive heard this new version is great. It's a top notch concept for a reality show.

definitely missing a little something sans lamas, but the delivery of the "my beaver just peed!" line was perfect