Aspiring Losers to Converge on Faneuil Hall

Bostonist can't make up our mind on how we should feel about "The Biggest Loser," NBC's reality show in which overweight people compete to lose more weight and win a bunch of money. On the one hand, there is something hopeful and, dare we say it, uplifting about a program that celebrates personal transformation wrought by hard work and competition rather than scalpels and stitches. On the other hand, reality television is, by its nature, crass, and we're not sure whether the people who watch "The Biggest Loser" are rooting for the participants and being inspired by their grit, or taking pleasure in the physiological misfortune of others. To be sure, though, we would feel better about the program if it featured contestants from our area, and today is the day to make that happen. NBC is holding auditions for the next season of the program from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. at the Rack by Faneuil Hall. Good luck!

Photo: Contestants from a previous season. Overweight Bostonians, this could be you!