Reality Show Watch: Thicker Than Water

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The charming photo pictured above is a screengrab from Bravo’s website for their new reality program, Thicker Than Water. What, pray tell, is this show about? According to a press release from the network, it …

[…] follows Ben and Jewel Tankard, self-dubbed “The Black Brady Bunch.” This southern family integrates their strong religious conviction with their penchant for the finer things in life.

I don’t recall The Brady Bunch being particularly religious, or wealthy, or prolific gospel musicians (like Tankard), or motivational speakers for the NBA (also like Tankard), or advocates for private aviation (oh, that Tankard!) but they are a blended family, so please, carry on:

With the belief that “God wants us all to be millionaires,” the Tankards aim to be the best and brightest in everything they do.

Oh, He does? I can see how the prosperity gospel would be attractive for people who enjoy things like croquet and owning airplanes, and anyone with a cursory knowledge of theology knows that the Bible is full of contradictory statements. Why listen to the rare explicitness of

or

when you can double down on whatever is happening in

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The series is described as “Nashville-based,” but don’t worry guys: According to Ben’s treasure of a website (there’s a section titled “Benspirations”), they clearly operate out of Murfreesboro.

Thicker Than Water debuts on Bravo Nov. 10.