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The CW Cuts Comedy Division, Plans for Gossip Girl-esque Show: “How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls”

There is a disturbing trend manifesting itself in TV. And I mean, besides loathsome, unsubstantial, and generally annoying reality TV. The trend is taking chick-lit and adapting it for TV. This was done, successfully, with Gossip Girl. On its heels comes a new show for the CW, How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls, a book by Zoey Dean. My distaste right now is amplified by two notes that I will disclose.

The first reason is personal - I had a painful time at the dentist today, the likes of which I suspect I could write a horror movie based upon. (I now have a Waterpik, which is kind of fun… Waterpik - Family Dental Water Jet /QuickBreeze - Dental Irrigator ) The second reason is the fact that the CW is eliminating their comedy department, according to hollywoodreporter.com. They will be focusing on reality TV and their one-hour dramas. For fans of Reaper or Aliens in America - I’m sorry. Things don’t look good for these already established shows. Although, to be honest, I never really got on board with either of those shows.

But the idea of giving up on trying to create comedies and fill up weekday nights with more shows like Crowned makes my skin crawl. I am a fan of Project Runway, which is a reality show. I have also watched a lot of America’s Next Top Model, although I feel that show is dwindling in appeal.

The idea of ‘rich girls/teens/people’ is being used as this ‘innovative’ idea to grab the attention of (mostly) teenage girls. And maybe it works. I’ve never seen an episode of

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