Friday, May 23, 2008

What does it take to be a celebrity in Maine?

Apparently, not much.

From the Morning Sentinel:

WATERVILLE -- Waterville's own singer, songwriter and producer Jeremy Greene will really hit the big time Monday as he stars in "Living Lohan," a reality show on the E! Network featuring actor Lindsay Lohan's
family.

Well that’s a pretty big break! To come from a small town and work your way towards staring in a nationally televised reality television show. But wait… there’s more…

The show, which will appear on Time Warner Cable's Channel 60 in Waterville, starts at 10:30 p.m. and will feature Greene in three episodes out of eight over a period of several weeks, according to Christel Wheeler of E!'s public relations.

Wait, appearances in 3 episodes? He is considered one of the stars of the show for having his mug in frame for 3 episodes? Is this seriously the best we can come up with for profiling local talent? A guy who will be in 3 episodes of a show that clearly will NOT get renewed.

To Jeremy’s defense, the rest of the article goes on to tout some of his successes. I simply found humor in the fact the Morning Sentinel would dub Jeremy a star for being on a trashy reality television show.

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