What's new in reality shows
I Love New York
VH1 (Mondays, 9 p.m.) The chain-smoking star has the word ''Princess'' tattooed on her left
breast, the contestants actually say things like ''You put the hurt on my
penis,'' and New York's adviser, her mom (named Sister), questions
suitors' sexuality with ''Some of them have a touch of gay.'' Who needs
class? This Flavor of Love spinoff is deliciously wrong. B
Grease: You're the One That I Want
NBC (Sundays, 8 p.m.) Though shamelessly similar to American Idol, this star search for the
leads in a Broadway revival of Grease is extremely addictive. Perhaps
that's because the producers have wisely included some plus-size Sandy
and Danny wannabes who seem to be channeling a T-Bird version of Frank
Stallone. B+
Armed and Famous
CBS (Wednesdays, 8 p.m.) Why on earth did Muncie, Ind. (pop. 67,000), agree to let the likes of
La Toya Jackson and Erik Estrada serve as police officers? Was it the
C-listers' love of law enforcement? ''I've always wanted to work at
McDonald's and I always wanted to be a police officer,'' says Jackson.
Some reality ideas really are criminal. C-
Top Design
Bravo (Wednesdays, 10 p.m.) It's no Project Runway, the obvious inspiration for this interior
decorating competition, but the contestants are highly entertaining
(''When other kids were outside playing baseball, I was inside watching
Dynasty and commenting on the interiors'' one says) and host Todd Oldham
is a worthy, if subdued, Tim Gunn. A-
