It was only a matter of time - CelebAir

Okay, I have a confession: I love crappy television.

In fact, I'm even more pathetic than that: I love crappy reality television.

From America's Next Top Model (ANTM to us fans), to Project Runway to the UK version of The Apprentice (note: I said UK version, not the craptastic US-Donald-Trump version - ugh!) to Flipping Out (new season just started - yeah!) to those crazy Real Housewives of New York/Orange County, I have rarely met a reality TV show I didn't like (save for that crap on the E! Channel, I mean).

That's why I both cringed and expressed secret excitement at the UK's newest reality show, CelebAir. The premise? 12 celebrities (I'm assuming D List here) are trained to manage an airline that will serve real passengers. Doing most tasks - besides flying the plane, I hope - celebrities will be made to handle sales, customer complaints and act as inflight cabin crew. Yes yes yes, they will be trained in the necessary safety procedures. I'm not sure how they determine who wins, but I hope I get to vote on it!

I'm sorry, but I freaking love this idea and I can't believe I didn't think of it! As most UK reality shows travel west to the US (American Idol, America's Got Talent, Deal or No Deal to name a few) it's just a matter of time before we'll see the likes of Bobby Brown or those wacky Kardashian chicks serving coffee on my next flight to wherever.

I worked as a flight attendant at one point in my life (don't ask, it's a loonnnggg story) and you couldn't pay me enough to be a gate agent in the midst of an irregular operation with angry passengers swirling about. The airline front line are hard freaking jobs. I really hope these cake-eaters get the real demanding experience.

Please come to the US, CelebAir, please! But for now - if you want - you can usually pick up these shows via the many BitTorrenting sites and on YouTube.

If I find the episodes posted, I'll link to them here.

ITV2 readies CelebAir on the runway [Guardian]
RealityTVFan.org [Official Site]