Beauty and the Geek.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January, 2007

Maybe they could change the name of "Beauty and the Geek." They could call it, "Geeks, and the Beauties Who Love Them." Or, "Geek: It's Just Another Word For Smart!" The last comment, made by Brookfield "Trekker" Drew, perfectly explains how much of the show now is about either making fun of the "geeks" or fawning over their transformations out of geekdom.

In this week's episode, all the Chicago-area crew - Burr Ridge sorority girl Nadia, Chicago Playboy model Megan, Mount Prospect voice teacher Erin and partner Drew - don't even get sent up for elimination in a thorough geek-centric show. Both challenges, getting makeovers and auctioning off dates, were about the guys. The "beauties" merely helped mold their partners into what they thought was...