The Joe Schmo Show finale was last night, and it was pretty good. I don't like how Spike TV executives kept going to break everytime ANYTHING significant happened, it totally screwed up the entire thing, that they kept going to commercial when something was taking place, like they were at some big dramatic moment, when they really weren't...and they overdid it a bit with the tense sounding music and the going quickly back and forth between the cast members...way too quickly, at that. The stuff that happened on the show was nice tho, so that's good.
Like the true gentleman he is, Matt didn't get mad...he smiled, and he laughed, he cried, and he thanked everyone. He went on about how he was going to take the $100, 000 they gave him and give part of it to his parents and hire some financial consultant and invest the money wisely for his future and his family's future...plus, he talked about how he just wanted to go home for a while to see his mom and dad, sister, nieces and nephews, and his buddies he plays basketball with. It was all really touching, proving, once again that Matt is, indeed, the nicest guy you could ever imagine meeting.
I couldn't help but sit there and cry and clap along with the actors who were telling him how great he was, and how much they loved him...it's hard not to just fall in love with the guy yourself as you watch him for however many weeks it's been...something like 3 months, I guess. He's just a straight shooter, always looking out for the small guy, always defending his friends in the house, seemingly knowing the right thing to do all the time...just a really genuine, sweet all around guy. I think anyone would be lucky to have this guy as a friend. I couldn't even begin to say enough good things about him.
Anyhow, like I said, it was really touching the way he talked about the whole experience- how he was feeling down in his life, and his buddies invited him along to play basketball at that gym, and the next thing he knows- some guy is asking him if he wants to be on a reality show...being the ham he is, he acted silly for the camera, and eventually, he was chosen. He came out, met all these great people, had an experience of a lifetime, and now- he actually believes it when people say that your life can change and good things can happen. It was just so great to see the guy so happy.
In the contest- The Hutch won the phony $100, 000...but, Ralph (the host) got a message in his ear piece, and the fake Spike TV executive came out and talked to him one on one, while balloons fell from the ceiling, and everyone celebrated- except for Matt, who stood there with a confused look on his face.
Ralph said that everything had to be reset, because someone in the room wasn't who they said they were. He asked if anyone had anything to say, and The Hutch came forward, and said- 'okay...I'm not who you think I am. My name is really David Hornsby, and I'm an actor.' Ralph said that he ruined the entire game by lying...then Hutch pointed to Kip, and said that he needs to come clean too. Kip lost the cuban accent and the 'gay' accent, and said- Okay, I'm an actor too, but everyone else needs to come forward too. So, Matt is totally confused by now, wondering what on earth is going on. So, Kip tells everyone who is an actor to raise their hands, and everyone but Matt does so.
Matt is more confused than he's ever been in his life, I'm sure...you can see what a shock it is to him by looking at his face. He confronts his buddy, Brian, and Brian tells him that everything he has told him about himself and his life is all true and that he really is his friend. Matt tells him to come clean- are you an actor? He tells him that he is, and then it goes from there...all smiles pretty much, after Matt got over the initial shock of it all.
They gave him all the prizes that were won by others throughout the show- a 7 day trip to a spa in Utah, a trip to Tahiti, a plasma screen tv, and the check for $100, 000. They also mentioned to Matt that the next night, he would be going to the Spike TV kickoff party at the Playboy Mansion, which he seemed to be happy about.
I'm glad for Matt, and I hope that he goes far...hopefully, we might see more of him on TV in some capacity. I'm sad to see the show ending, and maybe there will be a season 2...but, from my thoughts now, I don't think a new season could compare to this one, plus the idea just isn't fresh now, and I'm sure they would need an all new cast, and I'm not so sure I would like that all that much.
Posted by Josh at October 29, 2003 12:38 PM | TrackBack