Remember when HD was first available to cable subscribers but there were so few programs available for broadcast that you had to constantly harangue your Provider for more pristine programs to justify the expense? Well, Discovery Channel has scoured the Earth for interesting locales and scoured Hollywood for marketable faces to make such programs more palatable to the American public.
Back in 2006, Jeremy Piven was certainly on top of his game. Entourage was a hit, and he was the hero to the aspiring Hollywood douchebag. In an attempt to show his depth, Discovery shipped Piven to Bombay to experience laughter yoga, shop in Jewtown and look on with compassion while speaking with volunteers helping the many orphaned youths on the streets.
While we as a people grow snarkier every year, time justifies it when we see the nature of the star's downfall, and their marketability goes with it. Back in 2006, Piven rode his Gap V-neck good fortune into a sweet gig, sporting all his endorsed accessories up river in a fishing boat, along the Ganges and whatnot, doing his image nothing but good. Now with this shit economy, even Broadway, desperate for sustenance, can't get their money's worth out of a nearly-washed up, coked out, bloated Piven.
The future for HD home entertainment lies in essential travel-related shows like Piven's Journey, as another conveyance of the necessity of preserving indigenous culture meets our demands for escape from our air-conditioned nightmare of mortgage meltdowns and debt. But be cautious, you might just be channel surfing one day and come across something really fucking ironic.
