jesseNow, I don’t watch a lot of television. I have a television — a relatively nice one, certainly — but I much prefer renting box sets of fantastic shows, documentaries, and to watching commercials, bad broadcast channels, and ‘reality’ television. That being said, this actually caught my eye in the today:

“Over the course of this season, Jesse James has set himself on fire, outrun the police, ridden across the Arctic Circle on a motorcycle and driven through a minefield, among other challenges. In the process, he’s broken three ribs and an elbow, chipped his pelvis and even had a concussion or two. So what will this guy do for a season finale? How about capture the land speed record for an , but highly volatile, hydrogen-burning vehicle? “Jesse James Is A Dead Man” season finale “Quest for 200 MPH” will premiere on , August 9 (10:00 – 11:00 PM, ET/PT) only on Spike.”

Apparently this television show — Jesse James Is A Dead Man — is a reality(ish) show (though the internet is not entirely sure that it’s a good tv show) where Jesse James does ridiculous things for show ratings. Hey, I’m not complaining. I’ve watched some terrible reality shows before just to see if the high-maintenance pretty blonde girl will, in fact, eat the squishy unmentionables more the million dollars. Who am I to fun of those who’ll watch a show to see a dude leap over a firey pit of burning barrels on a motorcycle. , man.

So, for the season finale, Jesse James will be attempting to beat the land speed record in an , huh? Now, my thoughts on this are that hey — if he beats the land record, it might look pretty sweet for the (go !) but well, if he blows up… not so good for the , huh?

How high are the risks with a hydrogen-burning ? This show has got me curious. I’ll do some and get back to you, sound good? I’m going to bet the risks are pretty low. We all know how television likes to things life or death. People much prefer death-defying stunts over pretty-run-of-the-mill-risk-defying stunts.

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