Real Fake?
How fake can you make reality? The stars of the D.C.-based reality show “Blonde Charity Mafia” (or, to be fair, their producers) tried to take it to the next level last week, returning to the District to shoot additional footage for a program that was originally slated to air last fall.
Thursday night marked one of those instances where the “reality” is planned, as the show — now punted from Lifetime to The CW Network — engineered a vague “Welcome to Washington” party at the St. Regis.
Girls donned their little dresses, hoping to get filmed in the background as they happily signed waivers from the show’s producers before entering the party. It was a predictable mix of “The Hills” and the older man/younger girl dynamic — both well past their expiration dates, given the country’s new recession reality.
A delayed debut, that ambiguous caveat that the production is still “in development,” and an email from producers asking for “good looking guys and girls … to be background fillers” may suggest that the show might need a bit of stimulus itself to get off the ground.
