Bridgett, Holly, Kendra and Hef

I am in love with the show, "The Girls Next Door." For anyone who is not familar with that show, it airs on "E!" and is about Hugh Heffner's 3 girlfriends. Before watching the show I always had a pre-concieved notion of what Hugh's girlfriends must be like. Anyone could assume that the girls must be, "gold digging bimbos," because really what twenty-something girl seriously want to date an 85 year old man. After watching the show, I realized that the girls are not really "girlfriends," at least the show never shows them in intimate moments. The girls are actually really interesting and lead lives that are even more interesting. Every episode shows all three of the girlfriends lives and rarely ever shows them interacting with Hef. I think if the show showed the girls with Hef more, it would not be nearly as successful. I was watching a documentary about the show a while ago, and the purpose of the show was spark the exact reacion that I have had. I think a lot of people think that Hef is sleezy and so are his girlfriends. The show has shown a much different side of that idea. The show has transformed into a reality show where the girls travel, throw parties and model in photo shoots. They lead a fantasy life, which appeals to any reality show fan. The girls are very sincere and most importantly are having fun with their lives. They all know that people probably look down on them for dating a man that is 60 years older, but they don't seem to care. They are just enjoying themselves at a young age and having all the fun that they can have. Since viewers have had the oportunity to get an inside look at the life of Hef and his grilfriends, people have stopped looking down on the lives that they lead. Playboy has with out a doubt become more popular from the show. If people still oppose to the show after watching it, they still could not admit that they would love to live the carefree fantasy life that Hef's girls lead. My mom, who always thought playboy was trashy, watched the show with me recently and thought the show was cute. It is interesting to see how the show continues to affect people's perceptions of a magazing that has always been popular to many, but also hated by others.