Make no mistake: Pendelton is an artist, and artists’ lives tend to have a special dimension to them; this should make for entertaining and dramatic viewing.
At first blush this may not sound compelling. But think about it. Every time I go to my favorite local parlor, there is almost always someone there who is getting tatted for the first time. And if you are interested, as I usually am, you can get a good story as to why the tattoo, what design is at issue, and how the person “feels” about it. Feeling, in this case, encompasses the actual fear of the pain of the needle, plus the emotional fear of uncertainty: should I really do this?
Now imagine my tattoo parlor in big and small towns all across the U.S, and you have the germ of some diverse and undoubtedly complex human drama.
Having had the briefest preview of the first season’s episodes of Tattoo Highway, I can say that I plan to tune in, and you should as well. I believe you’ll find a kind of realness to a reality show that is largely missing from what the original concept of the reality series was in the first place. Pendelton’s artistry, and the traveling company’s destinations (first stop, Las Vegas), are likely to make this a series high on your list of weekly “can’t miss” shows. I think if you do check in, you’ll keep coming back.It’s Tattoo Highway, and it begins on A&E on May 27 at 10:00pm eastern time.
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