Does anyone remember that show Kid Nation that was on TV last fall? It was the one where 40 kids were sent to live in New Mexico and start their own town. And in the end, everyone learns that maybe it isn't such a good idea to leave kids to fend for themselves because they just aren't equipped for every day life.
I'm getting the feeling that Buzzin is a lot like that. Each week, the boyz get themselves into some predicament that any other normal adult would be able to handle quickly and by himself, but which they as a team cannot resolve.
This week: Shwayze's car gets impounded.
But before he is made aware of this harsh reality, he's just enjoying another regular old day of "kickin' it" and "chillaxing."
I DON'T CARE IF I EVEN MAKE THIS SHOT. I'M JUST HAPPY I DON'T HAVE A REAL JOB!
Well if you're out here messing around, then who's recording your album?
Ah, yes, Cisco is very hard at work in his studio.
(TYPING SOUNDS) COOL! I'M 13 TOO. R U A VIRGIN?
Then Cisco is interrupted by a phone call from Warren, their manager/hanger-on. And he has some bad news. "Shwayze's car has a boot on it."
Cisco laughs at first, thinking maybe some drunk girl misplaced her shoe on his windshield. Then there's a pause.
"Wait...a what?"
"A boot! A boot!" As in one of those orange thingies that the parking police put on your car tire to stop it from going anywhere. This is often punishment for having too many outstanding parking tickets. Or "zillions" of unpaid parking tickets, as Warren puts it. Damn, that is a lot.
Cisco walks outside to deliver the bad news to Shwayze. Warren's still on speaker phone. "Bro, your car has a boot on it."
Shwayze responds, "A what?"
"A what?"
Cisco chimes in to clear things up. "A boot, bro."
A WHAT?
Once they're all on the same page, Cisco and Shwayze head out to meet Warren on the Pacific Coast Highway and rescue Shwayze's booted car.
But wait! There's another problem. "You know you guys have the Pontiac shoot in 2 hours?" their assistant, Lauren, yells after them. Ah, Pontiac. The infamous Mega Sponsors who reigned over the boyz for all of last week's episode. They sure do have a lot of control as sponsors. I think they might sponsor Buzzin. And Cisco and Shwayze as human beings. And all of MTV. Hell, they might be sponsoring me for all I know.
Anyway, the boyz head down to PCH, where they find Warren, hanging out on the front of the car, munching on a taco.
NOW MY CAR HAS A BOOT AND A SLACKER ON IT
Seems that Warren attracted the attention of the parking police by leaving the car parked in front of a fire hydrant. "That's like the worst place you can park," Shwayze scolds him. Hey, whaddayaknow, the little guy does know a thing or two about the real world.
So Shwayze's in a bind, needing to come up with the money to get the boot off his car, and the money to pay all of his overdue parking tickets. What a mess. The only thing they can do now is go eat some breakfast and put it off for a little while.
Later, with full bellies, the homeboys drive back to Cisco's house, all the while discussing Shwayze's predicament. Cisco reminds him, "And all of those parking fines have gone up."
"They go up?" Shwayze is shocked. Poor Cisco must get frustrated with having to explain EVERYTHING to poor Sh-Dog.
CISCO, WHY IS THE SKY BLUE?
Shwayze has no idea how he is going to cough up all the dough to rescue his booted car. "But wait," you interject, "He's a rapper with a record deal and his own show on MTV. How is it possible that he can't spare a few hundred bucks?" Ah, see, Shwayze is quick to set us all straight. He may have a record deal, but he hasn't finished his album yet. Which means he's done jack squat for his label. Which means they aren't giving him any money.
Or so he'll have us believe. Did we mention his booted car is a Mercedes?
Good thing he's also got money coming in from the ever-present Pontiac sponsors. And in fact, the boyz are on their way over to the set of their commercial for the Vibe.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY PRODUCT INTEGRATION
This whole show is beginning to feel like a commercial for the Vibe, particularly when Shwayze films the car's interior with his Flip cam, saying "Sleek, sexy, spacious." Kinda like Cisco's ex-girlfriends. Heyooooo!
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Comments (1)
Oh, the zanied mishaps & misadventures of this crew, hilarity ensues! I didn't watch the show - don't plan to watch them in the future (I think I'm afraid to actually confirm the existence of such stupidity) but LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the recaps!
1 of 1 | Posted by chelle | Posted on August 4, 2008 11:06 AM