Later today I am heading to the polls to cast my early vote since I will be in the Dominican Republic on Election Day. Gulley asked me yesterday if I was sad I was going to miss out on all the excitement of November 4th and I told her that not only am I not sad, but even if I were in the U.S. I would spend the day pretending like I had no access to the news. Wake me up when it’s over.
But I don’t want to talk politics. I want to discuss something much more important and controversial.
What are y’all watching on T.V. these days?
I’m going to make a BOLD statement and say that, by and large, I have found the new fall television schedule to be highly disappointing.
In fact if it weren’t for “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team” and “The Rachel Zoe Project” I might give up T.V. altogether.
Right. Like that would ever happen.
But seriously? “The Rachel Zoe Project” is the light in the midst of mediocre television. I am completely fascinated by the fact that she has built an empire by convincing a few celebrities to wear sunglasses that rival the size of any safety goggles I have ever worn. And I have worn many a safety goggle in my life.
I also love the way she says, “I am freaking out. I am totally freaking out” or “I love this dress. I absolutely love, love, love this dress. It makes me want to burst into tears” in a completely monotone voice. It fascinates me. It totally fascinates me. (Imagine me saying that in a monotone voice.)
As for “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders”, there is no horror movie that could instill fear in me like the water scale they used to measure their percentage of body fat versus their weight. One of the girls averaged 20% body fat and girlfriend looked like all she’d had in the last three days was a Tic-Tac.
That doesn’t bode well for those of us with PMS and houses filled with large bowls of M&M’s and iced sugar cookies.
And maybe I should be ashamed to admit that I am such a fan of reality television, but if loving it is wrong I don’t want to be right.
Honestly, there just aren’t many good shows on T.V. right now and scripted television is leaving a lot to be desired in my opinion. Give me some Bravo TV and a bag of Sour Patch Kids and get out of my way.
The only network show that I still consider a must-see is “The Office”. Oh, and “Chuck” and “Ugly Betty”. Other than that, I’m over it.
Of course that will totally change when “Friday Night Lights” returns to NBC in January. Seriously, the fact that I’m so excited about it may mean I need to pursue some sort of hobby.
So what are you watching these days? What am I missing?
I hope it’s nothing great or I will freak out. I will totally freak out.