After reading yesterday’s write-up of the new MTV reality show I’m From Rolling Stone, a former editor of contestant Krishtine–a.k.a. the Duncan Hines-referencing wannabe rapper–chimed in via our comments section:
As Krishtine’s college editor, let me:
A) apologize for any small part I may have played, against my will, in unleashing this nightmare into the craft of journalism and the world at large; and
B) guarantee to you that the behavior you see on the show is 100% real and has nothing to do with the presence of cameras. The refusal to rewrite a piece or listen to editors; the lazy, unfocused story pitches; and the general egomania and shit-talking are all her daily habits.
She did leave me with one pleasant memory, though – after hearing her constantly brag about being the editor of Ruckus Magazine, we finally got our hands on a copy. It was postcard-sized and about 20 pages long, and included the “Dime of the Month” and the Weed of the Month, as well as Krishtine’s feature about “Malcom X” (sic). Oh, how we laughed.
We know the Rolling Stone staff is not allowed to talk about the show–nothing says “champion of the free press” like company-mandated non-disclosure agreements–but if you’ve bumped into one of the contestants, drop us a line at tips@idolator.com.
Earlier: Idolator Presents The “I’m From Rolling Stone” Episode Guide
Seems about right. I had a sneaking suspicion that Ruckus was nothing but a second-rate zine.
Krishtine has also written for xxlmag.com (XXL’s online site) as recently as October. Here are a couple of her articles:
http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=5686
http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=4833
FYI your “yesterday’s write up” link in the post has a “Mailto:” in front of it.
I’m rooting for everyone on that show to fail but I hope Krishtine fails the most spectacularly. Her tenure needs to end with Joe Levy and Jann drawing straws to see who gets to have sex with her corpse.
Wow, that was kinda dark.
Incidentally, I met Colin at Lollapalooza, and his TV persona seems like an accurate representation, which is to say a dim Gumby-loving stoner from Oregon.
I can only hope that this whole show (and indeed, the whole genre of reality TV) is one elaborate ruse, designed to filter out those who will be killed first when our new insect overlords come down from the sky.
Alas, those alien overlords have already been co-opted for their own sure-fire reality show, America’s Next Top Mothra.
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On a somewhat related note, one of the editors featured in the trailer, Brian Hiatt, was *my* college newspaper editor, and his demeanor in the clip also clearly isn’t just for the cameras; his barely disguised disdain for the no-doubt atrocious pieces he is editing reflects pretty much what I remember him exhibiting eight years ago.
On a somewhat related note, Brian Hiatt, one of the RS editors featured in the trailer, was *my* college newspaper editor. And it doesn’t look like he is playing things up for the camera, either: the barely disguised disdain for the presumably atrocious pieces he is editing pretty accurately reflects his demeanor rearding the same thing circa eight years ago.