Do opposites attract? Kutcher's 'Beauty and the Geek'

Ashton Kutcher's latest twist on dating is called 'Beauty and the Geek'

By Frazier Moore
Associated Press

Chuck, a medical student, is a whiz at functional neurology. Scarlet, a beer spokesmodel, doesn't know how much a silver dollar is worth. Do opposites really attract? Of course not. But maybe they can learn from each other.

There, in a nutshell, is the mission of "Beauty and the Geek," a new unscripted series that comes with the personal imprimatur of Ashton Kutcher ("Punk'd"), an executive producer.

"This is not a dating show," insists host Brian McFayden. "This is a social experiment, to see if beautiful women can turn geeks into social superstars — and can a group of geeks help these beautiful women become more than just a pretty face."

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