Wait a minute? The show is called "Dr. Pimple Popper?!?"

Rachel is watching a reality TV show that actually has this title: “Dr. Pimple Popper.”

When I asked her, “What kind of strange show is this?”

She replied, “It’s very satisfying.”

I honestly do not know for sure what she meant by that…it was a more sophisticated answer than I expected. But I laughed for about a minute when she said it.

Maybe This Isn't That Funny, After All

Here’s some “wisdom” that I recently heard on a reality TV show:  “If you want true love you have to realize that you’re the only person who matters.” I know it has to be taken with a grain of salt—and then some—because it’s “reality TV,” but the person who said these words actually claims to have some expertise on the subject of love.  Think about the lack of basic logic revealed in the idea that love involves the realization that “you’re the only person who matters.”

I laughed when I heard the person say this and then I thought about lots of people being exposed to this kind of thinking and being influenced by it and I stopped laughing.

Kourtney And Kim Take Miami... And I'm Baffled

Earlier tonight, I forced myself to watch 15 full minutes of “Kourtney and Kim Take Miami.”  My reasoning went like this:  If I sit and concentrate and make an intentional effort to give the show a chance I will then have some insight into what makes our culture tick.  My attentive and careful analysis will allow me to report to all of you—who are genuinely puzzled by such things—why reality TV of this kind resonates deeply with so many people.

Unfortunately, what I discovered, during my experiment, is that I am baffled, confused, lost, genuinely clueless, and just a tiny bit frightened.  Is it possible for your teeth to start hurting just from watching a TV show?  Mine started killing me 8 minutes into the program.

Anyhow, I’m sorry that I cannot explain what I saw, so it looks like it’s back to using my time in other important ways.  That means I’ll be sitting and carefully watching my Twitter feed.  After all, it should be pretty obvious, by now, that I’m seriously committed to using my time in constructive ways.

What The Heck Is Celebrity Rehab?

A while back I posted a vlog indicating that I had been interviewed for an episode of the TV show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”.  Since then, a few people have asked me, “What the heck is Celebrity Rehab?” 

Alright, I’d say that’s a fair question.  So, here’s an answer…

Celebrity Rehab is a reality TV show that airs on the VH1 cable network.  It is hosted by Dr. Drew [Dr. Drew Pinsky].  You’ve heard of Dr. Drew, right?  He’s probably one of the most visible physicians on television these days.  I think he has about 16 shows in which he is currently involved.  (That’s an exaggeration, but just a slight exaggeration.)

Celebrity Rehab chronicles the struggles of celebrities who are battling addictions.  According to the show’s website, it is “the first reality TV show to depict the process of overcoming addiction.”  (If you don’t count some early episodes of the Flintstones.)

I was interviewed for the show by Bob Forrest.  Bob and the Celebrity Rehab crew were at the church recording about 25 to 30 minutes of conversation with me.  Bob is Dr. Drew’s right hand man and he is described on the show’s website as the Head Counselor and Program Manager at the Pasadena Recovery Center. 

You might be saying, “Okay Dan, so come clean.  What type of addiction are you struggling with anyhow?”

My main addiction right now is ice tea with lots of Splenda.  But hold on a minute, my interview for the show was not about me.  The interview was done in relation to a man who attends our church named Joey Kovar who appeared on Season 3 of Celebrity Rehab.  Joey’s initial fame comes from appearing on the MTV show called The Real World.  Celebrity Rehab is doing a series of episodes entitled:  “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Revisited” in which they reunite with former patients to see how they are doing.  It’s basically Celebrity Rehab’s version of “where are they now?”

Joey Kovar has had an authentic conversion experience in which he has accepted Christ and this has played a significant role in his life and in his experience of attempting to remain clean and sober.  So, the folks from Celebrity Rehab asked to speak with me as Joey’s pastor (with his permission, of course).

The VH1 website states that “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 3 Revisited” is currently scheduled to air on Sunday, December 4^th, (at 8pm Central).

Obviously, I don’t know if any portion of my interview will make it to air.  I have no control over the show and I won’t know until it airs that evening.  But, it was fun and pretty exciting for a non-celebrity like me to be involved in the taping.  Will any of it air?  We’ll see…

Well, I think that covers just about everything I know about the matter and even a few things I didn’t know about it until about 15 minutes ago.

Just Taped An Interview For A TV Show Called "Celebrity Rehab"

I just taped an interview with a man named Bob Forrest for a Reality TV show titled “Celebrity Rehab”.  A man in our church is on the show and the producers of the program wanted to talk with me about him (with his knowledge and permission, of course).  I don’t know if my portion will make it into the final episode, or not.  But I’ll keep everyone updated.  I was told that it should air the third week of December.

Standing outside the church
with Bob Forrest.