Being that this is a blog and that lately I’ve found writing about sports can be rather redundant (I mean seriously, how many times can I pretend to be someone who hates Brett Favre), I decided to make this post as one of many other posts in the future that will not necessarily reflect the world of sports. Instead, I’m going to make it a free forum once in a while for me to just point out some observations I have about the world general. Don’t worry, I’m not hear to comment or bitch about global warming, the Presidential Election, or shove my political slant down your throats. Coming from California, I’m sure you hear that enough on a daily basis. No no, I’m just here to spread some insight on simpler things, like television, movies, or generally funny things that happen to people in America, like this guy. I’ll leave all that political hot air for CNN or your pseudo liberal friends to bitch about.
Don’t worry though, this is a once in a while kind of thing. With the Olympics kicking off today and the NFL coming around, there will be plenty things to cover.
For my first off topic – topic, I decided to tackle on a very serious, life altering, world shattering issue: What the hell do people take away from these TV shows? Let’s face it, there’s a lot of crap on TV these days (A Shot of Love With Tila Tequilla? Seriously?). However, there is usually a pretty clear line between what is bad TV and what isn’t. I Love Money? Bad TV. The Office? Good TV. There’s nothing wrong with bad TV though, sometimes its pretty fun to watch. I personally really like watching I Love Money because it’s so horribly bad (Watching Mr. Boston cry was especially hilarious). It’s like watching a really stupid comedy. You acknowledge it’s just for laughs and you don’t take it seriously.
However, there are a few shows which people regard as “Good TV” but in the end, the show really adds no value to society but is often praised like it is. These shows are by no means bad TV, they are actually for the most part well written and deserve the critical acclaim that they have. The problem with these shows is that they get worshipped way to much. No show should be adored the way these shows are. Also, they seem to be detrimental to my generation in various ways. See for yourself:
Family Guy You would think that from a person that litters their blog entries with debauchery that I would love Family Guy. Ha! I got you there. The problem with Family Guy is that it’s lazy. I could write Family Guy. South Park got it best when it depicted their writers making their jokes from topic picking manatees. All you need to do is take a clichéd story that has already been done on The Simpsons and sprinkle a bunch of non-sensical jokes here and there, jokes that have nothing to do with the story, and presto, you have a new Family Guy episode. “Oh it’s funny because they made a joke about a person revealing themselves to be a horse, I didn’t see that coming!” Wow, that’s genius, I guess? Family Guy is funny sometimes, but I just get annoyed that it gets all this credit for getting away with something that would look completely retarded if it was done by someone else.
Entourage I’m pretty sure that this is how the creation process for this show came about:
“Hey let’s make a show about a bunch of douchebags, hmm, how are we going to make it marketable?”
“Um, I know! Let’s just make them rich and famous. Then everyone will think that they’re glamorous and want to imitate that lifestyle.”
“Brilliant.”
Every guy wants to be like the guys in Entourage, which means that there’ll just be more assholes with a self inflated ego roaming around the clubs. At least on the show they’re famous and rich, not a lowly entry employee at PWC or Google who thinks they are the tits. Shit.
Friends Before I say anything I want to make this clear: I actually like watching Friends. I think it’s pretty funny. That aside, the reason this show is so irritating is how other people my age worship this show. I think it’s funny, but it’s no Seinfeld. I know people who have the boxed set, trivia game, and DVD Scene it. People love to compare themselves to the friends too, but why? Phoebe and Joey are kind of cool, maybe even Monica and Chandler, but Ross and Rachel? Throughout the whole run, Rachel is just kind of a whiner and a drama queen. And Ross? How the hell did this guy get married 3 times? Seriously, I want to know, because the guy is a total tool. That’s totally more unrealistic than anything that ever happens on 24 or Lost.
Sex and the City Ahhh, now this is a show I truly hate. The show is supposed to be a comedy, but I watched a few episodes and I don’t think I laughed at any single joke. It wasn’t because the jokes were crude or raunchy, I don’t mind that at all. It’s just that they weren’t funny, they weren’t funny yet people think it’s so witty! What. The. Hell. Like Samantha saying something like this while firemen enter a burning building:
“Hello, 911, I’m on fire!”
Oh yeah fire fighters, forget all those people who are about to die so that you can check out this 40 something year old. I’m sure this shallow skank is much more important than those people waiting for you to rescue. I also love that pun on words! I get it, it’s because they’re fire fighters and she used the word fire to show off how hot she is! Oh! Wow, that one is a real knee slapper. Give me a break.
I guess this show wouldn’t be that bad if it weren’t for the millions of women who love it. The show supposedly oozes feminism because all the ladies have successful careers. I think that’s great, but the show also implies that to be a successful career woman means you have to live like them. I’m not sure how feministic it is if your gender is portrayed as home wrecking, materialistic, shallow, and very very loose.
Some people will tell you that this show offers great insight into how the relationships world works, post college. It seems that the basic lesson to be learned is men and women cheat on each other, relationships can be complicated, and love may or may not be out there. Wow. Ground breaking! I had no idea such problems existed in the world of adults, it’s so edgy! If people have to take lessons from an unfunny primetime show made for HBO, then I might as well punch my self in the face so I can lose some brain cells and be at an even level with the rest of the human race. Like my main point has been, it is a comedy show, which means it shouldn’t be taken too seriously, much like how this blog shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
There are many negatives I see about this show, MANY. Basically they’re all covered by Shelton Hull's article: Modern Woman as Love Machine: The Post-Feminist Landscape, as Projected by 'Sex and the City'. Yet despite all the negatives I see, people still love this show. The main argument I always here about why I’m wrong in my judgment is because I’m a guy, and guys just won’t “get it.” I guess this is true, but I don’t really see what there is to get.
Just as Entourage has inspired a generation of men to become a generation of douchebags, this show is inspiring a generation of women to become a generation of tramps.
So there you go. I could literally go on and on and on about why I hate these shows, and I invite you the reader to try to argue why I’m wrong or list some shows that you hate yourself. And to you neigh-sayers, all I have to say is: BRING IT, HATERS!
And if you’re wondering what shows I do like to watch, well here’s a quick list: Lost, The Office, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, and Cold Pizza. Skip Bayless and Stephen A Smith are the greatest comedy duo EVAR!
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