Celebrity Baby Blog is reporting that a major TV studio is recruiting 'alpha moms' to audition for a soon-to-begin-filming TV show. No details on what the show will be about, but based on the the desired characteristics of auditioning moms, it will be classic reality TV: chock full of sterotypes, clashing personalities and generalizations.

To be considered for the show, you'll have to be "Fit and fabulous -- while pregnant, you made pregnant sexy -- and bounced back in record time."  You should be "a networker, with connections, and a definite point of view."  You should be the kind of mom who "goes the extra mile to help her kid fit in, and not ashamed to admit it."  While the show "welcomes" moms from all walks of life, moms who "enjoy the finer things in life, will call any Neiman's in the country to get THAT stroller, and spent more on their kid's birthday party than on the family vacation" are the only they're really going to cast.

Sigh.  Does that sound interesting to you?  Because it sounds dull as shit to me.  I've got nothing against "fit" moms, sexy pregnant ladies, or mamas with "connections," (whatever that means).  I say more power to you, ladies!  But I'd really like to see a TV show that reflects the reality of American motherhood, and the many diverse forms it comes in, instead of yet another mindless half hour of drivel featuring the idle rich, the insecure, and the outrageous.  

To be fair, I have no real information about what the show will really be like.  Maybe it'll be great... who knows?   I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's interesting and balanced and worth watching.   Based on the descriptions of moms they're looking to exploit cast, though, I'll be more likely to talk a lot of trash about it, watch the premiere, yell at the TV a little, blog about how much I hate "women's programming," then fire up the TiVo to catch up on the new season of Weeds.