What these TV shows
Been doin' to me
It's been a while since I have been here and it kind of feels good to be back. Lately I have been saying my peace on SoundCloud but I thought I would take it back to the blog for a minute.
Reality TV got me and everybody fucked up. I avoid it at all costs although I must admit the TV networks do a great job of advertising and promoting these shows. They have the right hook to suck you in, sit you on the couch and hold your eyelids open to the unholy shit that is occuring on your screen. On occasion, my wife will fill me in on a commercial or two about a show, on a rare occasion I may watch. Let me tell you, most days I can't last 10 minutes, as was the case with "Big Ang." All of the talk about her says she was the nicest on the cast of the show she was on before VH-1 gave her a spinoff. When I saw her on the screen, I was in shock. Put it to you this way, if I saw her on the street I would be wondering if she would beat my ass or if she gave me a hug would she squeeze the life out of me. I tapped out, I couldn't take it.
Forward to last night with the premier of "Here comes Honey Boo Boo" on TLC. I'll admit the name got me but I couldn't figure out what the hell the show was about. My wife fills me in to tell me this is a spinoff of a girl from "Toddlers and Tiaras." The family is from Georgia and let me tell you, they are EXTRA as hell! Thank God the show was only 30 minutes, time that will never be recovered no matter how hard I work to do so. After that was over, I turned on a jazz station for some culture because I felt slightly dumb after watching! None of what I saw or expected to see was a surprise. What was a surprise was the upcoming reality shows that network which includes a show about conjoined twins. I teach anatomy, I have watched specials about the operations that conjoined twins undergo but where is the boundary? There seems to be no life or lifestyle that is unknown to us now because of reality television. After watching "God Bless America" directed by Bobcat Goldwaith, it is true that we are truly a civilization going to hell in a handbasket. We don't talk about ideas, we have ideas driven into our heads by people we have made celebrities instead of the other way around or through hard work and TALENT! I'm going to keep it tuned to ESPN for sports, Netflix for all the TV and movies i've missed and i'm going to pick up a book a bit more often because TV as it is has nothing to offer me anymore!
