Daisy Does America

The premise is apparently supposed to be an English person intrigued with American culture who seeks to learn more and assimilate; (Alistar Cook had such a program). This pile of rubbish (as our English friends might say) is nothing but a contrived one-joke insult to the audience.

Daisy, shamelessly stealing the schtick of her former colleague "Ali G", seeks to find humor in asking stupid questions with a straight face to unsuspecting people (and then wildly mugging for the camera). Example: claiming she wants to become "a star" she is shown walking the streets of Hollywood asking passers by if they can "make her a star". The humor in this is severely constrained by the fact that she is being trailed by a camera and sound crew, making her motives obvious (particularly in LA, home to "reality television". We see her squealing and running awkwardly from some pigs on a hog farm in another episode; (wasn't this scene directly lifted from Paris Hilton's "Real Life"?)

Finding interlocutors with strong and difficult to understand accents, and eccentric organizations to make fun of seems to be the general theme of this lamentable failure of an entertainment program. Daisy did not have to come all the way across the Atlantic to find such victims, but the Arquettes themselves are so out of touch with the US and "regular people" ensconced in their Hollywood redoubt that they are at least equally to blame. Daisy does America? Please don't.

Daisy does America.

Hmmm, let's get a random English woman, send her to various middle-America locations where she'll obviously be out of her element and have her exploit these simple folks who have been exploited before (Daily Show, etc) and are inherently easy to make fun of anyway.

The joke(s) must be in the presentation. Yeah, right.

The forced attempt at humor is painful to sit through. Yet another "reality" show (read : who needs writers) that misses the mark. Donovan is painfully unfunny as...herself(?). Cox and Arquette produced this tripe. Which goes to show if you have the money...you will be indulged.

More low humor served by and for the lowest common denominator.

Absolutely speechless. What can be said about a show like this? Nothing comes to mind, I just sit in "aw" and ponder how easy it is to get a pilot passed these days. A failed attempt at humour and most definitely a soon to fail pilot.

I can't begin to express the pointlessness and mindless banter that Daisy talks about. "Who, Who, Who let the dogs out?" I'm sorry, I missed the part where we're supposed to laugh. As awkward as this sounds, the shows puns are without pun. Watching her show is like listening to Lil' john rap, you get all hyped from the beat, but then you realise that all he says is "yyyeeaahhh", "hokaaayy" and " WHHAATT!". One step away from the infamous Paris Hilton - The Simple Life, only without eye candy. Tough break Daisy, I hope you didn't quit your day job.

If the Arquettes thought this show would appeal to the general public, then it's obvious they are completely out of touch. There is nothing funny or clever about ridiculing country folks or inner city kids for a cheap laugh. Daisy exploits these peoples' good nature as they welcome her into their communities to help Daisy achieve her bogus American "dream."

Daisy (and her producers) say that she's not afraid to embarrass herself, when it's obvious from watching the show that she is trying to make her guests look stupid with her attempted behind-the-back sarcasm and ridicule. Nevertheless, the Arquettes, Daisy, and TBS are the only ones being humiliated.

That being said, Daisy is just not very funny either: shaking some guys hand for five minutes, bugging her eyes at the camera, and running around like a lost child. None of that is original or very funny. Her dry attempt at slapstick humor would make the Three Stooges (and Benny Hill) cringe.

Maybe Daisy would be funny in another setting, but the whole premise of this show is offensive and definitely NOT funny.

I apologize for being blunt, but if you enjoy watching "Daisy Does America," you desperately need to get out more. Seriously - if this agonizingly untalented woman can be given her own show, you might as well give one to my mom, as well. She's middle-aged, too, and like the show's namesake, frequently embarrasses herself and others in her attempts to be funny.

**An important note regarding the principal reason for this show's blinding, stifling lack of quality:

While most people on here accuse "Daisy" of lifting its premise from "Da Ali G. Show", in actuality this is a shameless CARBON COPY of the very great "Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends" on BBC2, albeit stripped of the razor-sharp wit and profound social commentary. Oh, and subbing in a painful-to-watch host in place of Mr. Theroux himself. Rent the source material if you want to see this sort of thing done right.

Anyway, may it be canceled as quickly as it deserves.