Malaysian Dreamgirl is a successful online modeling reality show in Malaysia, there's no doubt about that. Because it's only in its second season, there are plenty of room for improvement. There are thousands of voices about the show online, whose to adhere and whose to ignore is a hard decision for the producers. But whatever they choose to change, it should make the show more interesting and captivating, not otherwise.
It was painful to watch MDG 2. Putting aside the auditions (I personally don't like watching auditions in general), I think MDG has become a long advertisement. I couldn't help but fast forward almost half of the show. It wasn't so bad in MDG 1. I was quite looking forward to some real action in MDG 2 Episode 6 but 6-3 to 6-5 was boring and draggy.
What I didn't like about MDG 2 and what I think should be done:
- Too much time spent on promoting products for example the "Beautilicious" make up product. I understand that the producers need to make their sponsors happy. I enjoy learning about new products. But what is the relevance of it all with MDG when you just go on and on blabbing about how great my product is and where you can buy them? Or the "Wacoal'' part in the end. Why just go around showing which bra is cute or which bra they like? I suggest, like MDG 1, make it a make up challenge or something. Challenges are always fun to watch. At the same time, give us some make up tips too! I'm sure everyone would like to know some tips on how to take great pictures in front of the camera :)
- Too much emphasis on trivial matters. Spending half the episode going through everybody's phone call is just too much! I don't want to know how much you missed your mother/father/bf/dog/cat bla bla bla. I know you miss them alright, so do I. I am also not interested in the girls telling their parents about what they had for dinner (I know this sounds ironic because I post about what I eat in my blog all the time but for a reality show it's just so wrong~). What I think should be done is more editing work. Each episode need not be so long if there aren't anything much to highlight. Chucking in all the phone calls of the girls (From "hi" to "bye" literally) seems to me rather unnecessary. I'd rather have a short gist of what went on than a long windy grandmother story.
- Trying too hard to create havoc. Everybody loves gossip, that's a fact. When you put a group of people under one roof, there's guaranteed to be some conflict. But why spend almost 5 minutes just listening to one girl after another complaining about this and that? Why not make it more energetic instead of just hearing girls sitting down at night with nothing else to do? I think conflicts can start off being subtle. Maybe a line or two from a few girls, build up the tension and boom!
- More activities for the girls. Show us when they practice their catwalk at home. Their living condition. Who's messy? Who's lazy? Who's the chef? Who's the leader? What they do during their free time? I don't know why they have to be locked up in a house but do ensure that there's always something for the girls to do besides sitting around talking. Are they on diet anyway? Do they exercise regularly in the house? I heard one of the judges say some girls need to work on their weight, do the girls know that? Anything done about that?
I wanted to recommend this show to a friend but after watching it, I decided to wait till the tension builds with more difficult challenges and the show becomes more interesting. I'm sure it'll get better. As for now, I'd rather watch the bimbotic Paris Hilton's British Best Friend than MDG 2.
