Its Like Watching A Carwreck....

I, for one, am addicted to VH1 reality shows, whether it be the notorious I Love New York, or another season of Surreal Life (hope that's back soon), but yet another new show has sprung to life on the network: 'Celebrity Rehab'.

The title is kinda misleading, because the so-called "celebrities" are either has-beens or D-listers. It portrays 9 celebs in their quest to become sober and hopefully restart dead careers, before they get too far along the road to kick the bucket themselves.

The "stars" of this show include: Joanie "Chyna Doll" Laurer (ex-wrestler), Daniel Baldwin (actor, lesser known Baldwin), Jeff Conaway (former actor, full-time drunk), Marey Carey (pornstar/Cali gubernatorial candidate), Jaimee Foxworth (former Family Matters actress, now pornstar), Ricco Rodriguez (UFC Champ), Shifty Shellshock (ex-frontman for one-hit wonder, Crazytown), Jessica Sierra (former American Idol finalist, coke abuser), and Brigitte Nielsen (Surreal Lifer, former wife of Sly Stallone, alcoholic).

Just looking at that list of names, you may be able to see why all of them have turned to drugs or alcohol in their lifetimes for comfort.

Each of them, over the course of the series, is slated to get help from Dr. Drew (morning talk show radio host, but he really is a doctor), in effort to rescue their lives. But, in only one episode, a cast member has already been put on a stretcher and taken to the hospital: Jeff Conaway, who was obviously in the worst shape of the entire cast.

Its tough to sound cold-hearted, but its hard not to chuckle a bit when watching this show as the celebs came to the rehab center and were questioned by Dr. Drew. He asked the same questions to everyone, 'When did you start using?', 'Do you abuse or just binge?', etc., etc. And, almost every person had the same response, "Yeah, I binge, but I don't think I have a problem." That's just pitiful.

This may be another shameless ploy by these celebs to get their name back over the airwaves, but the way these people handle themselves in an environment that is meant to save their lives is shocking. It just shows that fame can be too much for some people.... way too much.