Another Reason to Sign Up for Channel Blocking

"The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination," wrote Victor Hugo in Les Miserables.  So it is with numbed alarm we report of a new reality series starring Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon to air on the E channel.  Pam and Ricky (her third husband) will produce and star in the as-yet-utitled project (expanding on the Hugo theme, may we suggest "The Hunchbacks of Las Vegas"), which an industry insider told Us Weekly will be a "crazier" version of MTV's Newlyweds, the vehicle that shot Jessica Simpson into stardom and Nick Lachey into Vanessa Minnillo.  The former Baywatch bombshell and the man who made millions filming a sexual encounter with Paris Hilton, are taping scenes of their daily Sin City life:  partying, gambling, even working with the homeless (Might Pam flash fellows in the soup line?).  We guess the marketing catchline for the city--"what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas"--doesn't apply to this show.  Too bad.