Monica: Still Standing, the TV Series

Once BET announced that singer Monica was going to be the latest starlet to join the reality roster, I decided to tuned in to gain insight to her life as she pieces back her career. We all know her last album The Makings of Me completely flopped as her record label pressured her to moderize her music and sex up her image to keep up with the Jones. Considering the fact that she was an industry baby with a moderately successful career, Monica had major gaps of hiatuses causing her to become only a distant memory of yesterday. So, therefore, a reality TV show wouldn't be a bad idea to familarize yourself with an audience who has forgotten about you. The only problem with Monica's show is that there isn't anything captivating about her besides her music. Let's face it, in order to have a successful show, you must entertain your viewers with fiery arguments with your family members or spouses, or at least have comical moments. Monica's show doesn't posess any of these factors because she doesn't contain that divaesque "made for TV" personality. Although Monica's personality seems to be a little dull for my liking, her music seems to breath in the life of the show. The only thing I find worth watching the show for is to see her record new material that's catchy enough for me to hum to so I can be motivated enough with the desire to even buy the upcoming album. Now, before it seems as if I'm completely discrediting Still Standing the series, it does have its heartfelt occasions of therapuetic release and ephipanies. Monica has been through some personal struggles, the most dramatic of them all is having a boyfriend commit suicide infront of her. Though I could never even attempt to fathom what that experience would begin to emotionally bring to a person, but Monica opens up about the pain it caused and how it affected everything around her. Like in the album title song, Monica sings "whatever don't kill you, make you stronger. Well, I'm must be the world's strongest woman." This is what Still Standing is all about: perserverance after personal tragedy, and like a Pheonix, you'll rise again better than ever.