TV: Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

I'm not a huge fan of Kathy Griffin's comedy, but I have to admit, I found her reality TV show "My Life on the D-List" (poking fun at her third-rate celebrity status) fairly entertaining, at least in short doses. Ever since the inexplicable success of sorta-biographical reality shows like "The Anna Nicole Show," all sorts of minor celebs are getting into the act, with mixed results. Kathy Griffin's show is one of the better ones.

In a hilarious turn, Griffin was actually on auditioning to be on the Home Shopping Network, in the hopes of one day creating her own line of ... women's ... something. Some other highlights were her gag date with legendary porn star Ron Jeremy and her performance in front of her nephew's school class. Sometimes the show is poignant - this season, Kathy's father passed away and it was interesting to see how she dealt with her grief.

I think the whole reality TV thing is getting firmly out of hand. I just saw a preview for a bio-reality show called "Hey Paula," covering the life and times of Paula Abdul. That's right, a judge for a reality TV competition is being covered in her own reality TV show. I also saw a preview for a show called "America's Next Producer" on TV Guide Channel. You know, the channel with the TV listings scrolling 24/7. Is it really so hard to fill up that top two-thirds of the screen with actual content and not just reality TV?