So Many Channels, So Little Time

We live in a great technological age, don't we? We have mp3 players, digital cameras, and smart cars. (Which frankly freaks me out a bit as it makes me think of a bad sci fi movie about automotive world domination.) But one of our greatest inventions now is cable. We have hundreds of channels to choose from. There are so many, that they started specializing them. There's hgtv, the food network, the gameshow channel, cartoon network, the "So You're 40 and Live in Your Parent's Basement" channel. (Ok, I made that one up. I think. I've never actually made it through my entire channel directory.)

Now, I watch some weird crap on television. It's just so easy to do. I think the best "worst" show I ever watched was VH1's Tool Academy. Now this is a show about men who are "tools" that are brought on a behavior makeover reality show by their girlfriends/wives/partners. It's basically watching a bunch of men who have treated their women like dog crap try to kiss butt and make it up to these women. Now, as a woman, you'd think I'd find this show extremely offensive. Instead I found it hilarious. (Probably because my sense of humor is a little twisted.) Too bad it's not on anymore.

Luckily my husband, bless him, watches some way stranger things. (Luckily because now I don't feel so bad for the junk that catches my attention!) Last week I'm cooking dinner and I'm listening to the dialog of his show and it's about "wrasslin' gators". Really? How did someone come up with this? Did someone say, "You know, there's really a void in the gator wrestling world of entertainment. Maybe we should make a show about THAT." He also likes those pawn shop shows. Now, I've seen some of them and they can be slightly amusing. But to me, it's basically COPS meets Jerry Springer in a pawn shop.

And because there are too many shows to choose from and we can't watch them all: Ta da! DVR! (Which is probably the greatest invention ever! I actually get upset at watching live tv now because I can't fast forward the commercials.) It's gotten to the point where managing my DVR list is like a chore. I'm actually praying some shows would just be cancelled already. Grey's Anatomy only has me as a viewer out of loyalty. (I've watched it from the beginning.) But all the main characters have slept with everyone now. So then they think, "Well, let's do something new and marry them off." Okay, now most married people are boring. I know, I AM a married people. When the highlight of your day is finding the mate to the sock that you thought had been eaten by the dryer 3 months ago, you know you need to get out more. So why do I want to watch a show about these fuddy duddies? (And yet, I am. So what's that say about me?)

So the next time you sit down to watch tv, take a quick look through your channel guide. t's probably worth a good laugh when you see shows like Amish Mafia, Confessions: Animal Hoarding, and CELEBRITY CAMEL TRAINING?!?!? Hold on, let me just set my dvr.......