Scott Baio Tragedy

It's so hard to believe that these celebrities have stooped to this. You're right, do a commercial. Even an informercial for goodness sake, this just makes me kind of sad!

he was such a cutie... i think i drooled over him or licked the tv every time he came on.. lol too bad some of these celebrities just dont have a clue how to lead a semi "normal" life!

It's sad, but reality, just like many of our lives didn't turn out exactly the way we wanted or thought they would! But, yes, it is kind of earth shattering to learn that your "teen" idol was only "human"!

OMG... I watched about 15 minutes of this & due to the fact that I had lost the remote I had to endure watching his friends use him to attempt to get some play from horny/drunk women... Fortunately for me the remote was underneath the sofa! God is Good!

I was older than you when this was on so I feel, well, he's just human after all. Hope he gets his psychological life together otherwise he will be even more pathetic in years to come.

I know!!!!!!!!!!! I saw it!! He is so former child star, needy and insecure!!!! His requirements for a girlfriend were, blonde, thin, good butt and boobs!!! Does he talk to any of them? I felt like I was watching a train wreck, Anna Nicole style. Definetly oompha loompa. But I had to keep watching it!!! Very Anna Nicole, like when she was picking pink feather wall paper with Bobby Trendy.
What's up with that??!?!?!

I can't agree with you more. It is so sad what happens to many child stars and perhaps people like Scott would do better to start some form of program for todays young stars so that hopefully they won't go through the same tragedies

I know!! It was just too sad to keep watching. I know stars are human (but at one point had big money) and struggle like the rest of us. BUT THAT's THE POINT!! He's just human, getting paid a lot of money just to do the daily grind of life. There's something wrong with that.

Exactly! But I was young and drooling over all of them. Your still in dreamlife and it's later you realize The Cleavers were dysfunctional.

what's eerie is that i had to keep watching it! i want to see if he's going to have an epiphany on his life, realize what a user his leaching friend is, or discover he is really very shallow!

Just another by product of Hollywoodland.

I totally agree with you Jae, sometimes when you're done you're done....
I don't like watching reality stuff, I don't want to know everyone's
personal problems,,,,,thanks for the update 'cause I didn't watch it, whew!

Here's the thing about "reality" vs. any other kind of acting job. In the so-called reality shows, the star, ex-star, has-been, wanna-be, etc. gets to talk about himself. Pretty much 90% of an actor's life is promoting himself. And most actors LOVE to do just that. And if Scott wants to talk about Scott, then what better way than to reveal all the grissly details of Scott's life in front of, and expecially behind, the camera. After all, its all about Scott.
Sorry if this hurt your feelings. I don't mean to be cruel.

I would have to agree - it's all very pathetic. How unfortunate.

The first reality these kids need is life. Where are the parents? They too are caught up in the stardom of their kids. When the kids are working on the set they are treated like royalty - kids need to understand they are a commodity. When real life begins, is when they discover they are just like everyone else, unfortunately many of them are not ready. I knew a famous child star's mother, whose reality check for the child star was chores on weekends, just like the other siblings. Today the child star is a well adjusted US citizen, with a career, away from the entertainment industry, with a family and very pleasant memories.

In Hollywood, they say bad publicity is better than no publicity at all. Guess he didnt think about how bad this would hurt him. .........Norma

Wow. You know what I think? I think that reality T.V. is the reason why my parents refered to the television as the idiot tube. It used to be a way to pass the time. Then it became an all consuming entity like a poltergeist in our house. Now it is somebody else to live our lives for us. I shot my t.v. with a 12 gauge! Now I only watch Youtube. Youtube is like watching a 30 second commercial with out being forced to buy something. What was I talking about again?

Maria, that is exactly the right was to describe actors. They are a commodity.
Scary and sad, but true.

So sad!

Pitiful...

I think this show is actually better than a lot of the reality shows. Of course, he is trying to make money, but during the process (hopefully) he really will learn something about himself, and make his life better because of it. It is a lot better than Flavor of Love, or Rock of Love who just have women running around trying to show themselves off or making themselves the objects that we try to make men believe we aren't.

I hate reality shows. I don't watch them.

Someone mentioned the other day in an article that it would be a good idea to write into child stars' contracts that they only get money to live on, and the rest all goes into a trust fund that they don't get until they are 21. That's probably a good idea. Of course the 'live on' would have to be clearly defined because what I can live on and what actors live on ... well, there's a huge difference. But to provide for their futures, and to keep them from having $$$$ truckloads of money that they can get in trouble with (drugs, cars, etc.) Someone mentioned this kind of contract would be good for sports athletes as well, because after all, their bodies limit how much they get to perform - having millions of dollars for a salary is just ludicrous. Putting money away for their future should be part of their contracts.

I agree Mary. I agree with all the comments. A lot probably has to do with being a child star, but there are some child stars that have gone on with their life without the DUI's, arrests, rehab, etc. publicity. And I agree with Theresa, that in some way, it is a better than some of the other reality shows, but it stinks. I guess what surprised me is the lack of him in the media spotlight and then to see this show.

I loved the show.....it highlighted what so many men "aspire" to....and showed how it 'sank his boat.' It was a gr8 cautionary tale. Especially his "posse" of "friends" that re-inforced his delusions. Yes, it was sad....it even ended abruptly, cuz I expect it didn't pan out to be the positive hype he so cluelessly expected it to be (there is a part where his manager tried to warn him that his best 'friend' loser was really a self serving loser. He hung out with Scott for 'leftover' sex from groupies for years! It was his stupid idea that started the reality show...duh)

I think Hollywood has always sucked in, and used young women and men. Many wanted to be 'used' without understanding the life consequences. This 'cancer' has spread to many young people....due to reality TV, and the hype of shows like "Cribs", "Elim-A-Date", MTV, etc. for the Glam life. While some of us looked at these shows in disgust, kids just saw something to 'aspire' to. Now that is sad. Scott's lame existence even still looks good to some.....so the nastier it is, the better the real message to kids watching. A whole generation of girls looked up to Britney Spears; then she went tramp/slut....atking them with her. The clothes worn by middle school girls transformed almost overnight (inducing many schools to impose clothing restrictions). To see Britney melt down on the MTV awards was sad too....but a great thing for many girls to see, the end consequence.

Soooo, idols are not real.... Keeping a fantasy alive only makes them seem so, and keeps distorted reality presented as 'normal'. How about "Ugly Betty".....seen that? OMG, since you are Betty Boop, you gotta see that.....It skewers "The Devil Wears Prada"....a homage to all that is vacuous. Its time to put reality on display, eh? If we want our kids to have any sense of what is real....

I have to admit...I watched the whole series...waiting for the proverbial train wreck to happen....I found out he actually produced the show and in the end he proposed to his girlfriend and she told him he was going to be a dad.