Jason Terry Has A New Reality Show
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Jason Terry has never been a shy figure. Over the course of his NBA career, Jet was always just as likely to let his mouth fly as he was likely to let 30 foot jumpers fly. During the latest NBA Finals, he took it up one notch, combining with teammate/fellow crazy person DeShawn Stevenson to engage in some of the most relentless media trash talking ever seen, repeatedly bombarding the Miami Heat, and specifically Lebron James, through the media.
So it should come as no surprise that with the newfound fame accompanying his NBA champion moniker, the next step for Terry is reality television, as the star of the horridly named “Homecourt Advantage”.
Set in the glitzy world of NBA basketball star Jason Terry, this is a comical, never before-seen look at his off-court life with high school sweetheart wife, four young daughters, crazy mom and pimp dad.
via Homecourt Advantage | AMS Pictures
Full disclaimer: I’ve never been a huge reality TV guy. I believe in scripts and plots, not in various idiots playing themselves in front of conveniently placed cameras.
But reality with Jason Terry? I’d watch reality with Jason Terry. I’d watch anything with Jason Terry. I’d watch the Bachelorette with Jason Terry. I’d watch a Dane Cook comedy special with Jason Terry. Heck, I’d watch the Charlotte Bobcats with Jason Terry.
We already know that Terry coaches his daughter Jasionna’s AAU team, the conveniently named Lady Jets. Terry as a coach should on it’s own be enough for a regularly scheduled program (more long threes! Why aren’t you celebrating your baskets?!). Add 3 more daughters, a crazy mom, and a pimp dad? That’s must watch television.
Still, I can’t help but feel that Jason is being wasted away, here. There is too much potential within Jet to confine him to just one reality show. So here are some other ideas as to reality shows starring the one, the only, Jason Terry.
- The Best Jet – every week, Jason Terry visits a different airport, and gets to know a different kind of airplane. At the end of each episode, Jason tries to beat the airplane at flying, and the airplane tries to beat Jason at basketball.
- The Tattoo Psychic – after Jet got a tattoo of the Larry O’Brien trophy to start the season, and the Mavs followed up by shocking the basketball world and winning the title, one has to think that there is something in the interaction between ink and Jason Terry’s skin that is beyond our comprehension. In this show, we bring the theory to the test. Every week, Jet will get a different tattoo of some kind of long shot (J.J. Barea being tall enough to ride a roller coaster, Brian Cardinal growing hair), and we’ll see if it happens. Co-starring: DeShawn Stevenson’s tattoo artist.
- The Cousins Challenge – did you know that Jason Terry’s cousin is the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Martell Webster? I sure didn’t. But if we’re starting a reality show on account of Jet’s family, leaving out Martell is downright insulting. The two can take on other famous cousins from the NBA, like Vince Carter-Tracy McGrady, Stephon Marbury-Sebastian Telfair, and DeMarcus.
- Wildcat Manor – former Arizona guards Terry, Mike Bibby, Gilbert Arenas, Jerryd Bayless are sealed in a room with nothing but cameras. The survivor wins.
- The Jasons – Jason Terry and Jason Kidd wander the streets of Dallas, teaching other Jasons how to fulfill their potential next to gigantic Germans. Note: this also works as a buddy cop show.
- I’m On The Hawks… Get Me Out Of Here! – pretty self explanatory.
Sadly, the entire premise behind reality television is the lack of premise, which means that most likely, the Jason Terry reality show will just be a whole lot of seeing Jason Terry do stuff. Luckily, this is golden in and of itself. We finally get to find out if Jason Terry wears his headband during his every day life. The answer better be yes, Jason, or I will be terribly disappointed.
