The Evil Black Box
We were not allowed to watch anything but Walter Cronkite when I was growing up, so I fear TV almost as much as I enjoy it.
One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of people who are writers or who work with books, blog about TV shows. Some writer/book types are very funny and witty on the topic (see Literaticat’s brilliant take on a reality show about the Pussy Cat Dolls.) Some of them are not (enlightened self interest prevents me from citing examples).
All of us watch TV, and talking about it is a smart way to make a “me too” connection. Up until June 18th, I had nothing to talk about re: television, as my habits consist almost solely of watching Law & Order repeats * But now The Closer with Kyra Sedgwick is back and it is the perfect television show in that it is neither boring nor brilliant. It is like Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren, but for lazy people and I love it.
What do you watch and why?
*The Daily Show doesn’t count -- everyone watches it and, yes, I watch Desperate Housewives, but only b/c my sister works on it.
One thing I’ve noticed is that a lot of people who are writers or who work with books, blog about TV shows. Some writer/book types are very funny and witty on the topic (see Literaticat’s brilliant take on a reality show about the Pussy Cat Dolls.) Some of them are not (enlightened self interest prevents me from citing examples).
All of us watch TV, and talking about it is a smart way to make a “me too” connection. Up until June 18th, I had nothing to talk about re: television, as my habits consist almost solely of watching Law & Order repeats * But now The Closer with Kyra Sedgwick is back and it is the perfect television show in that it is neither boring nor brilliant. It is like Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren, but for lazy people and I love it.
What do you watch and why?
*The Daily Show doesn’t count -- everyone watches it and, yes, I watch Desperate Housewives, but only b/c my sister works on it.