Thursday, May 06, 2004
Must See TV
Last night, at a party, I watched an episode of "American Idol" all the way through for the first time. Oh my goodness what a dreadful blight on society it is! It must be purged from our collective consciousness as soon as humanly possible! It will do nothing but drag us into a comotose state of unthinkingness that is likely to bring about the downfall of civilization. Seriously--prophets talk about this kind of thing.
I was under the impression that "American Idol" is the modern day "Star Search"--we watch various contestants perform, and choose the best one. Some of them are good, and that's entertaining to see. Some of them aren't so good, but their badness is sometimes fun to watch too. The episode I saw lasted half an hour, and all that happened was we found out who lost yesterday's sing-off. This is something that can and should be taken care of in a matter of 30 seconds, not 30 minutes. "George, you lost." That's it. Move on. I can't believe people waste their time with this crap.
That said, tonight Shelly and I are going over to a friend's house to watch the final episode of "Friends." I don't care what happens during those two hours--it HAS to be more eventful than "American Idol." Shelly calls herself a "die-hard fan" of "Friends," and though I mock it and find it more lewd than redeeming (the polar opposite of "The Simpsons," but let's not go there), I'm excited to see it too. I like final episodes. I remember the last episode of "M*A*S*H*" (Ok, I saw it on reruns, but it was still poignant enough to make me cry), "Cheers," "The Cosby Show," "Seinfeld," etc. I hope everyone ends up in jail like on "Seinfeld." Probably not.
But still, I'll probably leave tonight with a stronger conviction that it's a good thing I don't own a TV. After all, every episode of "The Simpsons" will eventually be released on DVD.
I was under the impression that "American Idol" is the modern day "Star Search"--we watch various contestants perform, and choose the best one. Some of them are good, and that's entertaining to see. Some of them aren't so good, but their badness is sometimes fun to watch too. The episode I saw lasted half an hour, and all that happened was we found out who lost yesterday's sing-off. This is something that can and should be taken care of in a matter of 30 seconds, not 30 minutes. "George, you lost." That's it. Move on. I can't believe people waste their time with this crap.
That said, tonight Shelly and I are going over to a friend's house to watch the final episode of "Friends." I don't care what happens during those two hours--it HAS to be more eventful than "American Idol." Shelly calls herself a "die-hard fan" of "Friends," and though I mock it and find it more lewd than redeeming (the polar opposite of "The Simpsons," but let's not go there), I'm excited to see it too. I like final episodes. I remember the last episode of "M*A*S*H*" (Ok, I saw it on reruns, but it was still poignant enough to make me cry), "Cheers," "The Cosby Show," "Seinfeld," etc. I hope everyone ends up in jail like on "Seinfeld." Probably not.
But still, I'll probably leave tonight with a stronger conviction that it's a good thing I don't own a TV. After all, every episode of "The Simpsons" will eventually be released on DVD.
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