NBC’s ‘Baby Borrowers’ best seen as birth control

I made the dreadful mistake Wednesday night of watching part of NBC’s latest, “The Baby Borrowers.”

In case you’re not familiar, the show takes young couples on a whirlwind journey through life in six short weeks. They start with babies – live ones – that are provided as part of the experiment by their real parents. The real parents then watch by video feed as the young couples attempt to care for their children and step in when needed.

After watching only about half an hour, I can tell you that my child would never be given up for such an experiment. These babies weren’t properly fed, bathed or successfully put to sleep at the end of the day. I’m not saying they were in danger, but it’s not the kind of 15 minutes of fame I’d want for my little one.

Don’t get me wrong, I love children. I have three soon-to-be nephews and a niece that I love to spoil and then return to their parents hopped up on sugar with new and noisy toys to annoy their households. But watching these couples struggle to feed, diaper and attend to their adopted babies was nothing short of a nightmare.

Rather than airing on NBC, I think this one should be reserved as one of the required films in middle-school health class. “The Baby Borrowers” is advertised not as reality TV, but as birth control, and it’s the truth.

On a happier note, I’m LOVING this season of “America’s Got Talent” and “Nashville Star.” If only we could get some quality reality TV for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. And no, I don’t have anything better to do on a Friday night than watch television. Sad, but true.

The Man on the Couch and I decided that Monday night’s pick of giving pretty boy Justin Gaston the boot on “Nashville Star” was the right thing to do, but agreed that his appearance is likely to land him an acting or modeling gig. Country just wasn’t meant to be that pretty.

We’re also anxiously waiting for Eli Mattson to make it big on “America’s Got Talent.” The supersinger should have been an “Idol” contestant long ago because he would have stolen the show. The kid’s got heart, talent and the life experience to make it all the way.

Check him out on the episode recap (along with some of the worst performances including an awful Ozzy impersonator and the singing fairy) at www.nbc.com/AmericasGotTalent.

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