"Tommy Lee Goes to College" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Writers:

Jason Berlin (writer) (2005)
Greg Heller (writer)

Release Date:

16 August 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Plot Keywords:

College | Back To School | Non Fiction

Cast

Matt Ellis	...	Roommate / Himself
Tommy Lee
Natalie Riedmann	...	Hot Tutor / Herself

Runtime:

30 min (6 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Trivia:

Matt Ellis, Tommy's roommate, was found at a local pub in Lincoln, while he was a bartender there. They asked to him to attend the casting call but did not show up. Apparently he stuck with the producers enough though, that he was still cast.

Quotes:

Professor Doug Bush: This guy's a rock star?

"Awesome" "Killer" "Rad"

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be a human magnet to women and men, watch, Tommy Lee Goes To College". Tommy Lee is in his forties and decides its time to go to college at Nebraska. The Nebraska corn fed beauties swoon and practically faint as he walks by them. The best part of the men is the ones who don't know who Tommy is. It's sort of like trying to find a juror who doesn't know who Michael Jackson is. "I'm Tommy Lee from the band Motley Crue"...pause...silence..deafening silence.

It's time for Tommy to master Chemistry, Physics and Literature. "The guys bananas", he says about one nutty Physics professor whom he visits for mentoring. The professor actually explains to Tommy Lee where the pop culture word "Rad" comes from. "Was crack'n?" he blurbs out walking into chemistry class late. Tommy tries out for the marching band with full knowledge he would have to conform to their music, which seems to go against the Tommy Lee grain. He fails to produce good drumming precision techniques and barely makes the band.

His room mate finally gets comfy with Tommy Lee while they do laundry and starts to probe Tommy about the sex tape. Tommy tales it like a man and tries to change the subject by asking his roomy, "how long does it take to do laundry". It's incredibly obvious that Tommy Lee has never done a single load of laundry in his life. Hilarious!

For who he is, and everything he's done in his life, NBC's reality show does show the charming and very endearing side of Tommy Lee, and how much fun it must be, not to conform, and enjoy life on your own terms.

It is must see TV.

**** Four Stars