NESN asks the question, "Will the poetry in the field spark romance in the stands?" Perhaps - but the first episode of Sox Appeal suggests that if you really want to woo someone, you're better off doing it without the distractions of a baseball game.
Garrett Lucash, a retired figure skater who will apparently do anything to banish the stereotype of the male figure skater, meets with three different women. He tries to strike up lame conversations and prove that he's no Brian Boitano. The women don't look convinced.
Unfortunately, before Lucash can shout to the rafters, "I'M NOT GAY, DAMMIT!" the play on the field grabs his attention and the collective attention of his dates. Frankly, the game, which was one of the matchups between the Red Sox and the Giants, was more interesting than watching the Blind Date-style commentary during the awkward chitchat. The show's emphasis shifts from sports to romance and back again, turning Sox Appeal into a mishmash.
For example, whenever Lucash starts to make headway with a date, something big happens on the field. True Sox fans are expected to watch the game, not the hotties surrounding them. Lucash and the dates politely turn toward the field and applaud when they are supposed to, but it's obvious that none of the reality-television subjects know how they are supposed to behave. At some points, the women look either incredibly uncomfortable or deeply bored on camera. Perhaps that's because two of the three look like they haven't eaten anything in an entire month. They've been saving their calorie allowance for a ballpark beer.
The element of audience participation doesn't help the show, either. The fans are given placards with scores, so they can rate the women. Some fans go a little farther. Of course, the producers come up with Tabitha, a Yankees fan from Rhode Island. Lucash seems to have the most chemistry with her, and they get touchy-feely surprisingly fast. But then she admits she's a Yankees fan, and one incredibly rude Sox fan tosses a peanut at her. If she had given the Sox fans the bird and called their mothers ugly, then perhaps the peanut would have been justified. She did get lucky, though. The peanut projectile could have been a beer cup with something other than beer in it.
The show inflates Tabitha's revelation to tremendous proportions and makes her look like a criminal for simply liking another baseball team. Yes, we all know the Yankees suck, and we most definitely agree that the Yankees suck, but Sox Appeal isn't a superfan show. Or is it?
Lucash confidently picks the woman of his choice to join him toward the end of the game. We won't spoil it for you; however, you can guess which one he didn't pick. And how is he supposed to know if she's the right one if he's had to keep one eye on the game and one night on her?
Also, the producers should be a little more realistic about the game environment. Before the game and his dates, Lucash drives his car into a nearby parking lot and parks it. Let us repeat - Lucash was able to find parking near Fenway. That single moment may be the least real moment in reality television, and that's saying something!
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"Sox Appeal" Isn't "Sucks Appeal," but It Isn't Great, Either
NESN asks the question, "Will the poetry in the field spark romance in the stands?" Perhaps - but the first episode of Sox Appeal suggests that if you really want to woo someone, you're better off doing it without the distractions of a baseball game.
Garrett Lucash, a retired figure skater who will apparently do anything to banish the stereotype of the male figure skater, meets with three different women. He tries to strike up lame conversations and prove that he's no Brian Boitano. The women don't look convinced.
Unfortunately, before Lucash can shout to the rafters, "I'M NOT GAY, DAMMIT!" the play on the field grabs his attention and the collective attention of his dates. Frankly, the game, which was one of the matchups between the Red Sox and the Giants, was more interesting than watching the Blind Date-style commentary during the awkward chitchat. The show's emphasis shifts from sports to romance and back again, turning Sox Appeal into a mishmash.
For example, whenever Lucash starts to make headway with a date, something big happens on the field. True Sox fans are expected to watch the game, not the hotties surrounding them. Lucash and the dates politely turn toward the field and applaud when they are supposed to, but it's obvious that none of the reality-television subjects know how they are supposed to behave. At some points, the women look either incredibly uncomfortable or deeply bored on camera. Perhaps that's because two of the three look like they haven't eaten anything in an entire month. They've been saving their calorie allowance for a ballpark beer.
The element of audience participation doesn't help the show, either. The fans are given placards with scores, so they can rate the women. Some fans go a little farther. Of course, the producers come up with Tabitha, a Yankees fan from Rhode Island. Lucash seems to have the most chemistry with her, and they get touchy-feely surprisingly fast. But then she admits she's a Yankees fan, and one incredibly rude Sox fan tosses a peanut at her. If she had given the Sox fans the bird and called their mothers ugly, then perhaps the peanut would have been justified. She did get lucky, though. The peanut projectile could have been a beer cup with something other than beer in it.
The show inflates Tabitha's revelation to tremendous proportions and makes her look like a criminal for simply liking another baseball team. Yes, we all know the Yankees suck, and we most definitely agree that the Yankees suck, but Sox Appeal isn't a superfan show. Or is it?
Lucash confidently picks the woman of his choice to join him toward the end of the game. We won't spoil it for you; however, you can guess which one he didn't pick. And how is he supposed to know if she's the right one if he's had to keep one eye on the game and one night on her?
Also, the producers should be a little more realistic about the game environment. Before the game and his dates, Lucash drives his car into a nearby parking lot and parks it. Let us repeat - Lucash was able to find parking near Fenway. That single moment may be the least real moment in reality television, and that's saying something!