Diary of a Mad Editor

I’ve got a few minutes to kill before I have to go to my primary doctor for my annual physical so, I’ll leave you with this thought:

TV sucks!

Yes, television sucks, but even so, I watch an hour or two of television 3 nights out of seven with another 2 hours viewed online at random intervals.

Last night, for example, I watched the the season finale of Chuck and Heroes with a plan to catch up on 24 online later this week (I’m wondering how that show’s writer will get Jack Bauer out of his latest brush with death). I expect Heroes to return next season, but Chuck remains in doubt the last time I checked (and how much longer can Heroes continue, anyway?). Kings, a promising new show, looks dead on arrival on NBC. At least, thanks to Direct TV, Friday Night Lights is spared for two more seasons (Is it Satellite Directv or Direct TV Satellite? I swear they have so many different ways to spell that thing). Lost is almost finished on ABC (with just one more season). That means there will be virtually nothing left on the regular networks worth watching (early buzz about next season suggests a lot of cancellations and more reality shows).

And, yeah, I’m well aware of the fact that even good television will rot your brain, but sometimes you just get in the mood for a little brain rot and I find that a little tv before bedtime helps me power down.

So, when I’m not otherwise occupied with other activities, I’ll be looking to alternative networks for cheap entertainment in the future. Rescue Me on FX, Burn Notice on USA and, unless I’m mistaken, the quirky, fun Eureka will return soon on SCIFI.