I have been just assigned to write about a topic of which I know most soundly: television shows.  It is a fact that I spent much of my time successfully completing 3 television series this summer (The Big Bang Theory, Doctor Who, and Secret Diary of a Call Girl), so I am fully caught up for their returns.
 
    I am mesmerized by the monitors that sit on our desks, tables, and stands.  Day, evening, and night. Always sitting, standing, lying, even–however surprisingly–attempting to exercise on some surface and watching anything—sitcoms, sci-fi, drama, family entertainment, documentaries, cartoons, “reality”, the news, C-SPAN even.  I am admitting that I am a child of “The Electronic Age”.

    Now, I will not watch just any stupidity that appears on television.  For example, every time I have attempted to watch The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a strong urge to bang my head against a frying pan so I can either  a) dumb myself down to be able to watch the chronic idiocy all of the characters seem to be suffering from or  b) take my rage out about anyone thinking that a show created by Brenda Hampton can be in any way reflective of any one person’s life on this planet we call Earth. It is so out of touch with reality that I would seriously suggest some psychoanalysis for the writers.  Simply, I just change the channel.

    Knowing that the world still somewhat believes that all teenagers have to discuss and think about is sex makes me so unbearably upset. I really  should just  send a strongly worded letter to the producers—but that is an entirely separate topic.  

    I do not watch most reality shows, seeing they are just not of my interest, and not “real”.

    However, television has some great material to offer: The Office, Gilmore Girls, 30 Rock, Anderson Cooper 360º, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Doctor Who, How I Met Your Mother, The Colbert Report, The Big Bang Theory, Glee—just to name a few.  Sure, I do not usually fit into the intended demographic of the shows, but are any of us always in our demographics 100% of the time?  

    And sure, you may not have even heard nor acknowledged half of those shows, but what is life without the unknown as well as the known?  I like trying new (to me) shows (thumbs up for Hot in Cleveland this summer!) and seeing if they’re worth fitting into my T.V. schedule.

    Watching—no—engaging in television (and books…and current events!) is pretty much my passion.  I love debating about shows; picking out plot-holes; and laughing at terrible scripts, production value, and passé fashion.  With the fall returns the television shows I love (to hate), and I will be ready—and—eager to discuss them.