TV is Dead!

OK, maybe it just has its big toe in the grave, I mean, I will probably still watch some football today, and maybe catch the weather on the evening news. BUT, definitely, "the beginning of the end has reached a new milestone."

Why? Because after two years of the worst kind of TV commercialism on display,i.e. watching the "ball drop in NY" on any channel, I am done (sort of). I will NEVER watch that shit again, EVER! Is it just me or do the airhead hosts just get more banal every year? The artist(s) selected to perform (this year's "teeny bopper" pop heros), turn in, without fail, the most "unmemorable uninspired performances"--despite the fact that  this "old man" does recognize some of  the tunes and did not particularly despise the artist prior to New Year's Eve.

Is it just that I am grumpy from not haven't slept enough? Nah. TV is dying a death of 1000 cuts. I mean, when was the last time you remember CNN (or anybody else) have "breaking news?" When is the last time you can remember watching a TV show and not thinking that, in terms of minutes, you watched at least as many commercials?

OK, OK, I admit to NEVER being a big TV fan, but what I use to avoid I am now starting to hate (TV is a "thing" and therefore hating it does not offend my Christian sensibilities)! At least with the Net, there are 50 million channels and the odds are that you can find something "ON!"

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[Your better half :-)]

Yes, 'tis true.... I agree that television is becoming more banal than ever before. So, I only have one thing to say and that is "Just hand the clicker over baby!" Even though you find nothing interesting to watch, I think testosterone makes you want to hold onto the clicker as if it was treasured gold.