Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Remember when Muchmusic and MTV used to actually play music videos?

In the last few years I have began watching less and less TV. What little TV i have watched has usually been channels like Muchmusic, Muchmoremusic and MTV. However, I never even really considered it watching TV since most of the time they just played music videos. However, these "music" stations hardly ever play music videos anymore. Nowadays it's all "reality TV" drivel like Newlyweds, The Ashley Simpson Show, Pimp My Ride, Making the Band, All Access, The Life of... etc. I swear I can feel my brain cells dying by the second when I watch some of these shows. I could really care less if I know that P.Diddy can spend $1.5 million at a trendy Hollywood store or have his favorite tea brought in by plane from Sri Lanka within 24 hrs. And how many times do I need to hear second rate "comedians" find different ways of saying "Paris Hilton is a talentless, airheaded hobag" during an "indepth analysis" of the mystery of Paris Hilton's fame? People have long called television the 'idiot box" and now it is more true than ever. Bruce Springsteen had a song called "57 Channels and Nothing On." Now it would be "557 Channles and Nothing On." There are so few good TV shows out there nowadays. There are a few smart, well-written shows on the major networks such as Family Guy, The Simpsons, Arrested Development, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live and Scrubs but you have to wade through a sea of sludge that includes the likes of Yes, Dear and Joey. I tried going without television for 3 or 4 months over a year ago and I hardly missed it at all. If it wasn't for hockey season coming up again I would seriously be tempted to try this again.

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