Post #45378 by woofmutt on Thu, Jul 31, 2003 1:10 AM

After much hype and talk show discussion I felt I had to watch this show. First things first: Gay guys are not as interesting as they think they are. Any episode of "Elimidate" or "Blind Date" or "Date With a Monkey" offers far better trashy TV per minute. "Boy Meets Boy" was mostly an hour of smiling guys who looked like Mormon missionarys, all saying "I hope to get to know you beter." (Oh, and if you're ever a contestant on "Date With a Monkey" bring bananas. The monkey always goes for the person who brought bananas.) Maybe the hair pulling and snotty comments happen later in the season. As for the luau...Mostly plastic coconuts, those big plastic Party Tiki mugs, and cheapo fake flower leis. There were some nice big Tikis and at least one New Guinean mask, plus some real mugs decorating the back of a bar. The fast editing and exciting hand held camera shots were all focusing on the guys and the variations of their smiling. It all added weight to my theory that set designers/decorators are into Tiki.