It’s pretty to look at, but at the end of the day it doesn’t leave you with much to think about.
Listen, I like reality TV as much as the next obese, intellectually lazy glutton. It’s a fact.
I watch Survivor even though it’s way past hip. I’ve been known to keep up with what’s going on during the current season of Big Brother. I’ll even catch up with Dancing With the Stars so I’ll have something to talk about with my mom.
But the writers strike is really testing the boundaries of my brainlessness. I mean, I found myself watching the premiere of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge (The Gauntlet: Part Three, if that means anything to you) and wondering who in the hell these children were, why they were drinking so much and whether the crew supplied them with the proper prophylactics. God knows we don’t need another generation of angry, sweaty emotion machines supplying MTV with more product.
What I’m trying to say is that there is a lot of crap on TV right now. If the strike weren’t going on, we could be watching Milo and Hayden acting on Heroes and wondering if it’s weird for them to be dating AND pretending to be uncle and niece. And projecting the whole Jim and Pam situation onto our real lives. And not-so-secretly wishing that Tina Fey would be our awesome older sister/best friend.
But no. All we’ve got is American Gladiators, that stupid lie detector show and a lot of time to sit alone and weep.
So here’s a poll. Because I can’t think of anything else to offer you.
What is the most offensive show that has arisen because of the writers strike? Or at least has gained prominence because of it?
Upon viewing last Thursday’s twofer of Chuck I began thinking that blonde, secret agent babe reminded me of someone. At first, I thought Yvonne Strzechowski reminded me of Julia Stiles, but then I thought better.