Free food

I just watched Lassie! And I am not ashamed to say that I enjoyed it very much.  Not only was it a nostalgic moment to a time I can appreciate, it was a relief from all the raucous, no plot shows of today.

I get so tired of watching crude people running around in our version of a 1900's freak show; shaved heads, tattooed skin making the illustrated man look conservative, sexual stereotypes, pumped up muscles, beer bellies, bad manners, loud, profane, everything that is disgusting in a human being being paraded around on television as a substitute for entertainment.

I guess I hope they are well paid for making such fools of themselves, because the thought that they are actually such losers is depressing, but I also wish there were more new shows with some sort of redeeming qualities.

If I wanted to watch people live badly I could just go home.  It would be free, no cable costs, and they would probably feed me too.

Instead, I pay close to a hundred dollars a month to listen to people say things that make my skin crawl.  Do they really believe that stuff?  Are they truly that shallow? 

Of course the truth is that I don't watch these shows except in passing.  I pay that hundred dollars a month to watch a few decent hours of tv a week, which isn't very bright either.

Thank goodness for shows streamed through roku boxes and my computer.  Without them I really wouldn't need this big flat screen tv.