{"id":620,"date":"2010-09-21T12:20:58","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T16:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebay-bride.perception.net\/?p=620"},"modified":"2010-09-21T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T17:51:03","slug":"i-now-pronounce-you-man-frankenwife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebay-bride.perception.net\/?p=620","title":{"rendered":"I now pronounce you: Man &#038; Frankenwife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ebay-bride.perception.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bridalplasty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bridalplasty\" src=\"http:\/\/ebay-bride.perception.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bridalplasty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"223\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Well, it&#8217;s official: Reality television <strong>IS<\/strong> where souls (<em>and brain cells<\/em>) go to die. <em><strong>E!<\/strong><\/em> has leaked word of their latest in a long line of painful examples of the worst humanity has to offer: <b><em><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/Wellness\/bridalplasty-compete-nose-jobs-implants-dream-wedding\/story?id=11663378\" target=\"_blank\">Bridalplasty<\/a>.<\/em><\/b><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em><\/em>For the few North American women *not* filled with self-loathing and insecurity, this show seems hell-bent on having you join the fray.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn this newest bit of creative brilliance, brides-to-be are pitted against each other to compete in wedding-themed (<em>I&#8217;m guessing cake decorating, dress designing &amp; the writing of wedding vows that will, no doubt, cause angels to weep<\/em>) challenges.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAnd the grand prize these mentally stable ladies will be competing for? Plastic surgery. For real. Actually, the wording in the press release is &#8220;extensive surgical procedures.&#8221; WTF! And I thought paying someone else to do my makeup for me (<em>I didn&#8217;t, for the record<\/em>) was a bit excessive.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFrom the limited information I&#8217;ve read, it sounds like <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/Wellness\/bridalplasty-compete-nose-jobs-implants-dream-wedding\/story?id=11663378\" target=\"_blank\">Bridalplasty<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is set to be a cross between <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slice.ca\/Shows\/ShowsPage.aspx?Title_ID=113151\" target=\"_blank\">Bulging Brides<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs.com\/primetime\/survivor\/?ttag=tv;survivor\" target=\"_blank\">Survivor<\/a><\/strong><\/em> &amp; <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Swan_%28TV_series%29\" target=\"_blank\">The Swan<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (<em>remember that abhorrent bit of Must-See TV?<\/em>), wherein one woman gets booted out of the house (<em>which I can only assume will be wired to the rafters with cameras so as to capture each and every second of bitchy melodrama &amp; catty smackdowns<\/em>) each week, while another wins one cosmetic surgery procedure of her choosing. And then the last bride standing not only gets her &#8220;dream wedding,&#8221; but she also wins her entire &#8220;wish list&#8221; of plastic surgery. And just to make it extra special, her big reveal comes&#8230; as she walks down the aisle.  Are you effin&#8217; KIDDING me?! She goes under the knife for her &#8220;extensive surgical procedure&#8221; and THEN her groom-to-be bears witness to the results as she&#8217;s walking down the aisle. Will the show also provide her with a name tag so he&#8217;s sure to recognize her?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nI guess we shouldn&#8217;t be too terribly surprised. These are the same great minds responsible for VH1&#8217;s <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vh1.com\/shows\/the_surreal_life\/season_3\/series.jhtml\">The Surreal Life <\/a><\/strong><\/em>and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vh1.com\/shows\/rock_of_love\/season_1\/series.jhtml\"><strong>Rock of Love<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em><\/em>Oy vey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, it&#8217;s official: Reality television IS where souls (and brain cells) go to die. 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