Does the air smell sweeter? Are the flowers prettier? Do the chicken wings seem meatier? Yes, folks, television season has started again. Thank God, we can return to our normal lives.<\/p>\n
I thought the summer would never end. I imagine all the televisions in purgatory are permanently tuned to summer programming. The horror.<\/p>\n
But Bree Van de Kamp and Denny Crane have helped rescue us from the morass of low-grade reality shows and sporadic reruns and not a moment too soon.<\/p>\n
If the Game Show Network hadn\u2019t started showing reruns of old \u201cKenny vs. Spenny episodes\u201d a few months ago, I don\u2019t think I would have watched anything except for \u201cThe Daily Show,\u201d sports and the occasional movie all summer.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t know what \u201cKenny vs. Spenny\u201d is, I suggest you check into it. Sadly, they only play it late night. But it\u2019s worth staying up to see two friends do battle in competitions such as \u201cWho can sit on a cow longer?\u201d or \u201cWho is more sane?\u201d<\/p>\n
After watching a few minutes of one episode, my wife said, \u201cThis is so juvenile. I can\u2019t believe you are watching it.\u201d She should know by now that those two things go hand in hand.<\/p>\n
Regardless, my avoidance of primetime television ended a couple of weeks ago when \u201cArrested Development\u201d returned. Over the next ten days or so, almost all of my favorites had come back, albeit on different nights.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think I will add any new shows this year. Of course, I said that last year, then \u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d and \u201cBoston Legal\u201d came along. I couldn\u2019t turn those down.<\/p>\n
I am giving \u201cMy Name is Earl\u201d a shot, but I have already emotionally committed to five shows. I don\u2019t know if I can handle much more.<\/p>\n
I remember when I could sit down and run through an entire three-hour primetime block without breaking a sweat. I would watch shows just because I had nothing better to do.<\/p>\n
Now, I actually have responsibilities and stuff. I have to think about how my viewing schedule affects my day-to-day life. For Pete\u2019s sake, I will probably have to watch \u201cBoston Legal\u201d on my TiVo Wednesday nights because I don\u2019t think I can stay up to 11 p.m. on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m so ashamed.<\/p>\n
I know there are engineers and computer geeks who have worked hard to develop technology that has allowed me to continue watching the finest television available while still managing to grow up. I appreciate their fine work.<\/p>\n
That doesn\u2019t mean I have to like the circumstances. I now can be a discriminating television viewer, but where is the fun in that? Bad TV carries just as much entertainment value as the best shows on the air. The difference is that the comedy is generally unintentional.<\/p>\n
I know I provide a lot to my job and family, but I miss those days of sitting on the couch desperately wanting to turn off the TV, but not having the willpower because watching another five minutes wouldn\u2019t kill me.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the perfect way to enjoy television. Trust me. I checked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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