Rap vs. rock for the planet
Admittedly, I’m don’t know anything about Ludacris, and most of what I know about Tommy Lee isn’t suitable for publication on a G-rated site.
But the ads showing the rapper and hard rocker competing to be cleanest and greenest on Planet Green’s new show “Battleground Earth” were too funny to pass up.
The show, which started in August, has lived up to the promise. From the very first episode, the two have been a riot to watch. They slam each other and play tricks, but the planet comes out the winner.
Here’s the gist: Ludacris and Tommy Lee each have a team of three friends, and they’re traveling across the country in biodiesel buses. The teams compete at environmentally themed tasks, and whoever finishes the task correctly first is that episode’s winner. At the end of the series, the final champion will headline a concert, and the loser will be the opening act.
One competition had them install solar panels in New Orleans, while another task involved shoveling cow manure in Texas to create methane-gas power. When their biodiesel buses ran out of fuel, the teams served up burgers and fries to create grease that could be recycled into veggie biodiesel.
The show is filled with cameos by famous musicians and actors along the way. Plus, each episode has little “Pass It On” intros where celebs share green tips and ideas.
If you want a dose of eco-inspiration washed down with pure entertainment and a splash of reality TV, I highly recommend “Battleground Earth.” No preaching, no guilt, lots of laughs, and, yeah, you may actually learn something along the way — not many “educational” shows can say that!
Even if you’ve missed episodes, the series will undoubtedly be repeated on Planet Green and other Discovery Networks channels. And it’s not the kind of thing you have to watch sequentially to understand or enjoy either. Find out when it’s airing near you.