I hate our HD box.
Damn that HD box. Not only has it given my dad power to freakin' block stuff on TV (*screams* I'M TWENTY FUCKING TWO YEARS OLD) it takes a knife, slashes at my shows, and reduces them to saggy messes with barely fending for themselves entertainment value.
I'm referring to that vile 'info' box. It's fine to have the show title, and the episode to tell me what's on. But for pity's sake, please stop with the summarized blurbs!!!! It can turn a funny cartoon like 'Foster's' and make it sound like a complete waste of time:
"Bloo and Mac are called to dinner, but they can't find the dining room. Meanwhile, everyone else waits for them. Animated. Comedy."
Comedy. Really.
Or even worse is the movie blurbs. Even a wonderful movie like 'To Kill a Mockingbird' would probably be summarized as "a classic film depicting the life of a little girl and her brother coming of age in a Southern town in the 1930s. Her father is a lawyer, and there is a court case, which ends in tragedy. Drama."
Gee, thanks for squeezing all the heart, soul, and fun out of the film. Now I really want to watch it.
Of course, the easy answer to my problem is just don't press the damn 'info' button. But argghhhhh, they got me now because I really want to knowwwwwww what I'm watching...and then I just drive myself mad when I read the stupid blurb.
'Sarah's Livejournal' : a quiet yet lunatic twenty something records her mundane life happenings. Often at 3 in the morning. Comedy*/Drama.**
*(or so she says)
**(when she wants it to be)
I'm referring to that vile 'info' box. It's fine to have the show title, and the episode to tell me what's on. But for pity's sake, please stop with the summarized blurbs!!!! It can turn a funny cartoon like 'Foster's' and make it sound like a complete waste of time:
"Bloo and Mac are called to dinner, but they can't find the dining room. Meanwhile, everyone else waits for them. Animated. Comedy."
Comedy. Really.
Or even worse is the movie blurbs. Even a wonderful movie like 'To Kill a Mockingbird' would probably be summarized as "a classic film depicting the life of a little girl and her brother coming of age in a Southern town in the 1930s. Her father is a lawyer, and there is a court case, which ends in tragedy. Drama."
Gee, thanks for squeezing all the heart, soul, and fun out of the film. Now I really want to watch it.
Of course, the easy answer to my problem is just don't press the damn 'info' button. But argghhhhh, they got me now because I really want to knowwwwwww what I'm watching...and then I just drive myself mad when I read the stupid blurb.
'Sarah's Livejournal' : a quiet yet lunatic twenty something records her mundane life happenings. Often at 3 in the morning. Comedy*/Drama.**
*(or so she says)
**(when she wants it to be)