Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Vanity, thy name is... Disney?


Recognize the guy on the left?

If you happen to be a connoisseur of Disney Channel Original Movies of the late 1990s the answer is obvious: That is Val from the movie Brink. But how about if you have been watching Beauty and the Geek?

That's right, friends. The one 'male beauty' from the shows new season is the one and only Sam Horrigan, Val to us Disney Channel kids. At least, I think he is. Except for one line on his Wikipedia page and my swearing that they look the same, nobody is admitting that these two just happen to be the same person. He's officially listed as a 'Party Promoter' which he very well may be, but let's be honest, he's also an actor.

But Sam is not the only icon of my childhood who finds him (or her) self on reality television. If you're approximately my age, you must have seen The Mighty Ducks. But have you seen The Next Food Network Star (season 3, to be specific)? Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Julie Gaffney to those of us who have a history with the Ducks, was on that particular season.

So, you know what I want to see? That kid from Xenon: Girl of the 21st Century on Survivor. Maybe that fat kid from The Big Green on The Real World. The possibilities are endless, if only vaguely amusing. So keep an eye out, you never know when they are going to try and slip someone from your youth by you.

1 comment:

Alanna said...

oh, disney channel original movies.

they make my life a better place.

and i'm so glad that you're currently sitting in my living room-- that makes my heart happy.