I, Kevin Vargas, do beseech thee, DO NOT take my “Man card” away for what I am about to confess. I love SoapNet’s offering “MVP – He Shoots, She Scores.”

This soap opera with Hockey as its backdrop is one of the best new shows on television. Now I’ll let you in on a little secret....it’s not that new, already been cancelled, but could be reinstated if this run garners enough interest. In any case, I still find myself sitting in front of the tube every Thursday night at 11pm (usually with a martini) watching this addictive show. Hey, it’s got Hockey in it!! It’s made up of characters that are interesting enough you actually care about what happens to them. Major kudos to the writers for pulling back the curtain into the behavior patterns of professional athletes and the women who get the rub from their fame and fortune. Some of these women are real bitches. Most are just plain hot. Some of the guys are real tools, who just happen to use a rather manly tool, their Hockey sticks.

Conspicuously absent from the show are game scenes. I’m embarrassed to admit I didn’t even notice for a couple of weeks. Just goes to show you when you cut away from the players coming out of the tunnel directly to some hottie in her bra and panties little details like where’d-the-game-go become oblivious. The other thing this show does well is NOT drag things on forever. Women may have the patience to read the entire romance novel, but men fast forward porn right to the good stuff. So you may ask, “what’s your point ya big Soap loving wuss?” This is a show couples can watch and enjoy. Consider the various subject matters of loyalty, betrayal, manipulation, conniving, compromise, maturity, responsibility, irresponsibility, ramifications, priorities, and the bazillion “what if” scenarios that TV characters end up putting themselves through, fodder for couples therapy to get this crap out into the open before it becomes your reality. More importantly...I hope Tabbi rips the little princess Molly’s clothes to shreds (I.E. off her) during her revenge fueled cat-fight when she returns to reclaim Trevor. No, I’m not a perv. Molly just turned 18 in last week’s episode so legally it’s ok to see her naked. Speaking of, maybe psycho Mandy can pose for Playboy and offer an accompanying tell-all about Damon similar to what Kimberly Bell recently did when telling the world about Barry Bonds. Hmm…wait a minute, how can Connie still be “the Virgin” when she’s done Gabe? The actress that plays her (Kristin Booth) can supposedly fit her whole fist in her mouth. Interesting skill, I wonder if that ability will come into play at some point.

Ok....either I’m going through some major Hockey withdrawal and this slight bit of locker room drama is my surrogate fix for some Panthers action, or I need help. Or maybe it’s just that damn good of show. Gotta go...my wife is demanding I drink a beer, belch and eat some of that raw steak she’s just thrown on my plate. You try to take away my “Man card” and she’ll kick your ass!


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