It's Either Voyeurism or Celebrity Culture Gone Wrong. Either Way, It Sucks.

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Just when you thought the MTV/VH1 reality shows couldn't get any lower, behold, "Celebrity Rehab."

Jesus Christ on a Pogo Stick.

As short as the article is, the bit about Jeff Conaway (Taxi, Babylon 5) really broke my heart. I seem to recall reading that Conaway has been addicted to various substances off-and-on for years. Including religion, as it so happens. He was in his "born again" phase during his run on Babylon 5 and freely spoke about his past alcohol- and drug-abusing ways back then.

From the looks of things, he's firmly off the wagon and circling the drain.

Gah.

Dr. Drew, oh, how could you?

As for my opinion, I'll let Craig Ferguson speak for me. From February 2007:

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The Canadian equivalents to MTV are MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic. They are owned by the same company that owns Space (our answer to Sci-Fi Channel). So the other day I'm watch Space and I'm being bombarded by ads from MuchMoreMusic for the new line-up which has basically doubled the amount of reality tv they show. The last line of the ad is that at MuchMoreMusic they give you more of what you want. I keep wanting to shout I want more music.