Thursday, February 15, 2007

Why even watch?

I don't know why I even watch the TV Guide Channel. O.K. I know ... it's because I want to know what's on T.V. But am I the only one that finds the "programming" on the TV Guide Channel to be completely and utterly annoyingly ridiculous?

I don't get why Joan and Melissa Rivers are entertaining. They annoy me, I have never wanted to destroy things as much in my life as when I see them on television. It doesn't stop there, though, all of the programming on the TV Guide Channel is inane and attempts to be funny but always seems to forget rule #1, if you have to explain it, it's not funny. Maybe I'm just missing the "sense of humour" gene that exists in today's culture. I don't find "The Office" funny and yet it wins awards and I hear people try to explain why it is funny. Rule #1, if you have to explain it, it's not funny.

I do have to laugh from time to time at the TV Guide Channel. When they show "commercials" for various programming that is coming up, 9 times out of 10 the audio doesn't match the video, so you'll be watching the video advertising the Da Vinci Code, but the audio is Joan Rivers explaining her latest plastic surgery. Now that is funny!

Let's talk funny for a moment, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, My Name is Earl ... now that's humour! Why can't there be more shows like this on television. Maybe it's for the better, I do need an excuse to do my homework!

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