Pamela Anderson's Reality Show

Somehow, Pamela Anderson comes across as the down-to-earth girl next door, no matter how she handles her private or public life. Last night I tuned into Pam: Girl on the Loose, the new reality show that features Pam and everybody in her life except her kids.

Note: I don't know why Denise Richards received all the flack for featuring her daughters in her reality show when their air time is probably less than 30 seconds per episode. I guess I do know why. The media does not like Denise. But the media sure likes Pam, and I'm trying to figure out why. She could appear in a skin flick--whoops! She has--and still be treated like the consummate mom and animal lover.

Girl on the Loose is filmed with a grainy low-quality texture that is meant to look campy, but I find it hard on the eyes. Episode One was also difficult to watch because the show caters to a short attention span. The camera jumps around. The interviews and moving shots are constantly interspersed with naked shots of Pam, who gives some of her "confessional" talks from the bath tub.

Pamela Anderson is a smart woman in some ways. She produced the show VIP that was clever and campy. In VIP Pam played the "figurehead" boss of a body guard company that took care of celebrities and anyone else with tons of money. The show was a Remington Steel knock off, but Pam's character wasn't smooth like Steel. She cared more about her hair and clothes than managing the business, and she only caught the bad guy by accident and with much help from the real body guards.

I found Pamela's persona very likable on VIP. She is still smart, I guess, if you go for the blonde bimbo who laughs all the way to the bank. Her personal life that includes spur of the moment marriages and at least one publicly volatile relationship, does not do much to promote Pamela to role model status. Of Girl on the Run, she says that she loves attention. Her favorite times are her photo shoots, when all attention is on her.

I viewed the first show out of curiosity. Will I watch it again? Probably not. I find it hard to watch with the tiny snippets of comments and quick flashes of Pam in various states of nudity. I wonder who will watch this show? Teenage boys? Older men? All men?

Pam constantly writes across the screen with lipstick, the same way John Madden scribbles football plays. For what reason? To be funny? To emphasize a point? To show how creative she is?

We all know that sex sells, but exactly how much when there's little talent or quality demonstrated? Pamela's laissez faire attitude about life comes through loud and clear. It's easy to envy someone with a beautiful body and face and to conclude that everything is given to her without effort. But I honestly observe little effort put into this downright boring show.

I get tired of women becoming cultural icons simply because of their own narcissism. Madonna, for instance, rose to fame when MTV was new and ripe to adore someone with the lens. But in Madonna's case, her work ethic has created continued opportunity. She cannot act because she is too aware of what her own face looks like....always.

On the other hand, Pam is constantly photographed with a drink in her hand, even with a diagnosis of hepatitis C. She doesn't seem to take her career or her health seriously....or at least, this is the image she is conveying. Life is one big party, and every man should desire this woman who speaks to audiences from her bath tub. If you want to see more of Pam exposed, check your listings for Girl on the Loose on E. If you are looking for content, don't bother.