Anybody that knows me knows that I absolutely can not live without television. If I could sit down and watch 23 hours of TV a day, I would. If necessary, I guess I could live without it, but I would be miserable. It's really funny because a few months ago, my wife and I were deciding whether or not we should get rid of the TV. I told her I could live without it and I wouldn't be against it. A couple days later, we went out and bought a 42" LCD flat screen wall mounted TV. (I have the most amazing wife!) I know that TV is one of the contributors to numerous issues with today's youth, but I grew up with it, and I intend to die with it.
Now that I have two children, I'm trying very hard to make sure they don't turn out like me. I don't want them to have the same television habits I do. That's why I'm glad that the DVR was invented. I can watch my shows when they aren't present (at least some of the time). It was a freakin genius idea, but it's also a curse. For a society that is trying to find ways to cut back TV time, they do something that has the opposite result ... as it is with all of society's goals.
A couple years ago, I had about 3 or 4 shows I would watch in a week. Nothing too crazy. I figure it's normal for the average TV watcher. But now that I have DVR, I find myself recording ... let's see, 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... about 8 shows a week, and that doesn't count the specials that come on every now and then. There's a choice that needs to be made, either they need to stop making so many damn good shows, or I need to stop watching TV. Since the second one is not an option, so they need to stop making so many good shows.
My wife also watches her few shows each week. It's a good thing because her shows sometimes override something extra that I want to watch, so it eases the stress. In a lot of ways, I wish I didn't even have the TV. Every morning I sit on the floor with my oldest son and read books with him. I can't help but think to myself, 'I really wish he liked TV'. I have to thank my son though, because now that he is getting older and becoming more fun, I choose to play with him instead. However, I often still have the TV on, just for the background noise.
I bet you're all wondering, "Visionchild, when do you have time to watch those shows?" To answer you, when I can. I often fall 2, sometimes 3 weeks behind on the weekly shows, and the daily shows I try to sneak in when the kids are napping or if they have independent play time. It's getting more difficult to watch TV, especially with two young children. By the time I get to watch these shows, some stupid radio DJ is ruining it for me (see an earlier blog about that complaint).
I don't want anyone to think that I would rather watch TV than spend time with my kids because that is NOT true at all. I think of TV as an addiction. If anyone has had an addiction before, you know how difficult it is to quit, especially cold turkey. At least I don't use twitter, except to post these blogs. Sometimes I just wish that people would stop contributing to my addiction. If I was a smoker trying to cut down, would you constantly buy me smokes?
Random Thoughts:
1) They executed a guy for shooting a gas station attendant. Why is someone who killed 13 people still alive?
2) I wish people would give Rihanna the credit she deserves for simply being talented as hell. It's a shame that it took a beating from her assmonkey ex-boyfriend for that to happen.
3) Taylor Swift, I'm a big fan, but you should be thanking Kanye West right now, as much of a douchebag that he is.
4) OH MY GOD! Oprah's leaving ABC ... oh yeah ... who cares?
5) So You Think You Can Dance! My wife enjoys the show. I don't care for it very much. They should change the name to ... So You Think You Can Tell Mary Murphy To Shut The Hell Up! When I have the TV muted, I can still hear that f-ing woman scream.
6) Praise to Mike Tyson for whopping a paparazzo's ass. They freakin deserve it.
7) CMA award's. Am I the only one that thinks that if a genre of music has it's own award show, they shouldn't be a part of the others? Either get rid of the CMA's, or take them out of all the others. Why give that music 2 or more awards shows? What makes country music so f-ing special? It's not even any good. I like music with lots of swears and violence in it :P
8) Speaking of TV, how freakin annoying is it that they always interrupt TV shows for Special Breaking News reports? Like we're not going to hear about it! They always seem to do it during cliff hanger Friday's during soap operas. Those bastards! I love it when they do it during blizzards when you're sitting in front of the TV. Like I don't know it's a freakin blizzard outside! Put my f-ing show back on!
VC's 3 -- Action Heroes
Worst
3) Jason Statham: This guy can kick ass but he lacks character. I love his type of movies but I don't watch them.
2) Jet Li: Like above, this guy kicks ass. I think the special martial arts effect are going a little too far. I liked it better when it was more authentic. This guy, unfortunately, is a victim of that dislike.
1) Angelina Jolie: I don't why but something about this woman as the ass kicker doesn't suit well with me. She seems too fake in her action roles. Mr. and Mrs. Smith wasn't bad but I think she has had much better roles.
Best
3) Arnold Schwarzenegger: Come on! Do you really think he wouldn't make my top 3 action heroes. He was a freakin icon in the industry. Nobody could break a neck like him.
2) Brendan Frasier: Even though he has probably done more of something else. There is something about this guy that kicks total ass when he's the action hero. The Mummy movies are some of my favorite movies, execpt for the 4th one.
1) Bruce Willis: A lot of people may disagree with me here, but give me a freakin break! John McClane is the freakin man! The Die Hard movies are the best action movies of all time and that gives BW the best action hero on my list.
till next time
The Visionchild
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