Geek Speed Dating
Some time this week, I got a mention or DM (I don’t remember which) on Twitter about a new TV show called Geek Love. I won’t even go as far as try to figure out why I would get such a message, but I didn’t pay it much attention. I hardly watch TV anyway.
Today, the term Geek Love caught my eye again as I was browsing. Apparently, mainstream TV channel TLC is airing this TV show on December 18. Naturally, I did a quick search on the term, but didn’t come up with much except that it is also a novel written by somebody called katherine Dunn.
The TV show Geek Love, however, seems to be taking the label geek AND the propensity of some people for reality TV to a whole new level. I do not know if you have heard of him, but there is this guy named Ryan Glitch. He is supposed to be an entrepreneur whose specialty is Sci-Fi Speed Dating. With that label attached, it was not a surprise to me when I read that his business targets “geeky clientele”. Whatever that is supposed to mean.
The show will not span an entire full-blown season, but instead will only be two specials of half an hour each. The setting: the New York Comic Con. Depending on the success of the specials, we might just get “treated” to a whole season of Geek Love.
Having described the concept (I assume there is no need to delve into the mechanics of speed dating), I pose this question to you: What do you think of the speed dating service tailored especially for geeks? Furthermore, what do you think of having this speed dating service turned into a reality TV show?
It might be the private prim person in me, but every cell in my body is just saying no way, Jose. And no, I don’t think I shall be waiting in anticipation for Geek Love to air either. I’m happy with Grimm and reruns of Supernatural for now.
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It’s possible you could get me to a speed dating event. Even though I’ve never had a relationship that’s started off from anything other than knowing each other as friends for quite a while before becoming involved.
There’s no possible way you’d ever get me to anything that was going to be turned into any sort of reality television. Not even if you paid me.
These days I’m a bit suspicious of anything labelled “geek” – half the time I think it just means “I’m-a-hipster-but-I-don’t-want-to-call-myself-that-because-it’s-not-cool”. Of course, I may just be overly cynical.