I think Ms. Spears is mayhap mistreating the MEN...

I just watched the new Britney Spears video, "Womanizer". I felt it played out like a musical episode of Alias. Except ofttimes there's a reason Sydney is seducing those men, and it's usually not so she can repeatedly tell them they mistreat women, in a slightly synthesized voice*.

The thing is, I don't really know why this guy is a womanizer. I do know that he wears a nice suit and he works in an office. He has updated communication gadgetry and enjoys a night out at the club with his friends. But for most of the video, Spears seems to be picking on him because he checked out another woman... who just so happens to be Britney Spears herself in yet another Alias getup. I guess what we're suppose to infer is that by the well-off, schedule-minded life this guy leads, he's obviously using women for his own personal satisfaction. You know; he's got one at home to cook square eggs for him, one at work to make his blurry photocopies, one at the restaurant to serve him mixed drinks, and one at the club to hold his place in the restroom line (wait what?!). Obviously the dude's a huge douchebag. NEVERmind the fact that there's some psycho chick following him around, wearing all sorts of crazy costumes and luring him into these scandalous situations. Boy don't try to front indeed.

You want to see a womanizer in action? Try the first 15 minutes of Nip/Tuck season one episode one. THAT, my friends, is a womanizer. It's also a great 15 minutes of television.

I'm going to have to say no thanks to this new attempt from the Spears camp. If I wanted to see hot office chicks performing coordinated dance routines, I'd watch the Fedde le Grand/Camille Jones "The Creeps" video and be far more satisfied for my 2.5 minutes. And then I'd go watch that 15 minutes of Nip/Tuck again. Because I can.

*Was there an "android Sydney" that I missed? Because I would seriously enjoy watching that. Hmm... in the meantime, here's a link to a huge scrolling gallery of some of the best costume designs in Alias for the first four seasons [clickety click]. Enjoy!