Fifty years ago people expected life in the twenty-first century to be one big smorgasbord of robots, flying cars, and cities under the sea. Sorry about that, Greatest Generation. Looks like we failed you. But in a few areas we’ve greatly surpassed our ancestors. For example, any night of the week we can think up teevee shows that make Mr. Ed look like The Cherry Orchard. National Bingo Night, for example. But we’ll try to ignore National Bingo Night (now, and every Friday night for as long as it stays on the air) and move on to the even more amazing Joey Buttafuoco/Amy Fisher reality series.

Back in 1992, when Joey Buttafuoco was cheating on his wife with the teenaged Amy Fisher, and Amy decided to get rid of Mrs. Buttafuoco by shooting her in the face, people found the couple’s behavior pretty objectionable. But now Amy and Joey are just two more faded celebrities who think they might be able to cash in on their notoriety. The two are getting back together for a reunion dinner that will be taped for later broadcasting, and producer David Krieff is hoping to shop the recording around as the basis for a reality show centered on Amy and Joey. Sort of like The Osbournes with handguns.

If this project ever makes it to the small screen, we’re about three seasons away from Ow! My Balls! Of course, David Krieff is the same self-promoting sleazebag who promised he was going to put Lance Bass in orbit and then never ponied up the cash for the ticket. We can only hope that once again, he’ll fail to come through.