Best of the Best

Some of you might know about MavTV: They're a cable broadcaster. Although they're not where I'm at yet, i.e., in the L.A. cable marketplace, they seem to be growing nationally. One of the shows in their line-up is called Best of the Best.

Best of the Best is a reality TV show where photographers and models compete in exotic locales for the coveted title, Best of the Best. Truthfully, I don't really know how "coveted" the title is but a free trip to somewhere cool to shoot a bunch of hot babes along with a chance to win some prize money and other stuff ain't too bad a deal... coveted or not, right?

Anyway, the show is sort of like SI Swimsuit meets that Tyra Banks modeling show with some photo-instructional segments and a side-order of annoying, Model-Diva attitudes tossed in. (I guess the "Diva" part is where the show becomes a little like Tyra Banks' show.)

A back-East photographer, Mike Newbern, who is a cyber-acquaintence of mine and an all-around cool guy recently won Best of the Best 2. Way to go Mike! Mike shoots everything from weddings to commercial stuff to glamour babes. Some of his work can be seen on his site, EnchantingMedia.com. Mike's also heavily involved -- as a shooter and a writer and probably a whole lot of other things -- in an online biker-eZine, Brain Bucket Magazine.

If you don't see MavTV in your local listings and you want to check out Best of the Best, don't fret. They also stream their programming. I checked out a couple of episodes and they're pretty cool. They're sponsored by OneModelPlace.com, a.k.a., One Model Flake, but hey! I won't hold that against them. Besides, that's just my personal opinion regarding many of the model-wannabeez on that site and doesn't reflect the official corporate policy of this website... leastwise, assuming this site actually has an official corporate policy, which it doesn't.

The newest Best of the Best episodes includes an appearance by legendary Playboy photographer, David Mecey. Now you just have to check this out, right? So click HERE and you'll be transported to MavTV's website. Once there, I'm sure you're clever enough to find your way to the Best of the Best episodes and watch the streaming videos. I mean, you're here, reading my ramblings, what else more important do you have to do? Nothing, am I right?

I tossed in a couple of pics (above and below) of Tera Patrick, whom I shot a few weeks ago, because A) I can; and B) When it comes to glam-girls, this been-on-the-covers-of-Playboy-and-Penthouse super-glamour-model is defnitiely one of the best of the best!