Telly sucks
I think that I'm becoming my father. Until recently, the only two shows that I can remember Dad paying any attention to were Callan and Hamish MacBeth, both of which were ball-tearer shows in their own way - although I'll probably lose some street-cred for liking Hamish, he wasn't 'gritty', or even 'hard-hitting' although he did do a nice line in 'quirky'.
These days we've gone our separate ways as far as the box is concerned. The only shows Dad watches (besides bike racing and some footy) are Global Village, the SBS news and sport and Inspector Rex. Global Village is ok occasionally, but too much offbeat isn't good for you and Inspector Rex's novelty wore off about halfway into the first episode.
As for myself, the only shows that I watch with any degree of regularity are, umm, non-existent. The news, I guess. Apart from that, nothing holds my attention. I watch a lot of docos and sport. Everything else ends up pissing me off. I get a few minutes in and start talking to the characters, asking them why they are so stupid. When they start talking back to me it'll be time to check myself in I suppose. I like watching movies on the big screen, but I don't remember the last time that I sat through one on telly. The only thing worse than the telly is bitTorrent.
Actually, bit Torrent is ok, but those knobs who hijack comments threads that are even remotely connected to television to loudly proclaim that "I never watch broadcast TV, because I HAVE BITTORRENT!!!" are seriously unwell.
Here's a tip for you, you pointy headed persons of limited social contact - making the statement that "bitTorrent is your friend." is a fairly solid indicator that no flesh and blood human wants anything to do with you.
Stop it. Name droppers are bad enough at the best of times (Did I tell you that I had a beer at the local with Ray Meagher who plays Alf "Stone the crows, yer flamin' mongrels!" Stewart on Home and Away? I think he was brushing up on his dialogue skills.) but somebody who can only come up with a computer program's name to drop is just sad.
These days we've gone our separate ways as far as the box is concerned. The only shows Dad watches (besides bike racing and some footy) are Global Village, the SBS news and sport and Inspector Rex. Global Village is ok occasionally, but too much offbeat isn't good for you and Inspector Rex's novelty wore off about halfway into the first episode.
As for myself, the only shows that I watch with any degree of regularity are, umm, non-existent. The news, I guess. Apart from that, nothing holds my attention. I watch a lot of docos and sport. Everything else ends up pissing me off. I get a few minutes in and start talking to the characters, asking them why they are so stupid. When they start talking back to me it'll be time to check myself in I suppose. I like watching movies on the big screen, but I don't remember the last time that I sat through one on telly. The only thing worse than the telly is bitTorrent.
Actually, bit Torrent is ok, but those knobs who hijack comments threads that are even remotely connected to television to loudly proclaim that "I never watch broadcast TV, because I HAVE BITTORRENT!!!" are seriously unwell.
Here's a tip for you, you pointy headed persons of limited social contact - making the statement that "bitTorrent is your friend." is a fairly solid indicator that no flesh and blood human wants anything to do with you.
Stop it. Name droppers are bad enough at the best of times (Did I tell you that I had a beer at the local with Ray Meagher who plays Alf "Stone the crows, yer flamin' mongrels!" Stewart on Home and Away? I think he was brushing up on his dialogue skills.) but somebody who can only come up with a computer program's name to drop is just sad.
posted by Dirk at 2:26 am
7 Comments:
Sherriff, I don't watch 'reality' TV even more than I don't watch err, unreal TV.
Who has time to watch TV when there is blogging to do??
With those TV programs you had me worried I might be your dad.
Chickybabe,
I lack application when it comesd to blogging. In fact, if I were the type who enjoyed telly, I probably wouldn't have a blog.
FX,
you might be, did you spend any time in Ascot Vale in the early sixties?
Speaking of telly, and just out of curiousity, does your nation have plans to apologize to my nation for "Rock Star:INXS" anytime soon?
Not only will I issue a formal apology for the Michael Hutchence grave spitting on tripe that is the aforementioned show, but also for INXS as well.
Now, about 'Survivor' and 'Idol' etc...
Survivor and Idol are bad, yes. And yes, I apologize, rightfully so. Sorry about "Everybody Loves Raymond," too.
But how that compares to watching a rapidly aging Farriss family miming air drums and guitar to sorry versions of REM songs, I have no idea. It's goddamned embarrassing, and I feel bad for your people. Michael must be turning over in his... oh, fuck if I know.
No, Farriss boys, I am just not ready for A New Sensation. Thank you, and good night.
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