Fox’s <em>Alter Ego </em>Is Weird—But Not Weird Enough
The aspiring pop star Seven has blue skin, finned forearms, and a mohawk of writhing tentacles. Amber eyes and feline bone structure make her strikingly beautiful. What otherworldly wisdom does this being have to share? Standing before a panel of human celebrities in the first episode of the Fox reality series Alter Ego, Seven sheds a big, glistening tear and says, “I am who I think I am. And I don’t have to be afraid.”
The - future in which holographic performers replace real ones is here, according to , a singing competition that has) just disguise the same schmaltz and strained belting that have been common on network TV ever since premiered in 2002. Sci-fi technology, we’re told, will help people be more like themselves—and ’s dullness hints at the way that has become a suffocating concept in the 21st century.
