Ok, so I seem to have a criteria for "so bad it's good" that's just completely different from everyone else's.

Troma, for example, usually does very little for me. The original Toxic Avenger was funny, but beyond that, I just can't do much more than stare at it trying to comprehend why people pay money to view the shit. Especially since none of them since TA have had lines as classic as, "I never cornholed me a blind bitch before!"

Most reality TV doesn't do it for me, either. I actually enjoyed The Real World and Tough Enough; everything that's come since then (The Osbourne's, Survivor, Who Wants to Cornhole a Millionaire, Joe Leprosy, etc) has been basically lame. The Anna Nicole Show almost qualifies, but I can't stand to watch it for more than a few minutes at a time.

So what does do it for me? Well, aside from WWE programming (which definitely fits this category), there's Zalman King.

Ya gotta love Zalman King. The man who brought us all Red Shoe Diaries deserves some love and respect, if not a night with your sister in the back of his car. Right? Well, maybe not, but don't forget that without Zalman King, nobody ever would've known David Duchovny existed, so pony up you cheap bastards.

So anyway, I been watching Zalman King's 'latest' offering, chromiumblue.com, on Showtime late nights. The first time I watched it, I was both amazed at how terribly it was written and how well it was shot. I've since learned to appreciate the corniness of the dialog and just enjoy the whole thing. Now, now, I know what you're thinking, but believe it or not, the way they put this show together, you can't spank to it. Naked chicks? Yes. Fuck scenes? Sure. But you can't spank to it. You just can't. It's like trying to jerk off to MTV; it doesn't work and if it does, it's unsatisfying. The point is, it looks great, but it just sounds terrible. Only stage plays have worse dialog.

Anyway, I can't really describe the show and I sure as fuck ain't gonna give you the premise. Go to the website. I'm telling you, any show described as "A magic carpet ride into the world of sassy women, brave men, vampires, cowboys, naked golfers, pirates and ghosts," has Emmy written all over it. (Hell, it sounds like some of the Cam games I've been to!)

So yeah, dig it.