I played in a volleyball tournament Saturday and Sunday (second place, thanks for asking). I usually feel a bit run down after a big tournament, so when I plopped down on the couch after work I didn't think anything was wrong. I went shopping for food, ate some mushroom-cheese soup and then watched 4 hours of TV on VH-1. I'm really bad at setting the scene, but you should realize that my weekly TV viewing habit runs about 1 hour per week. Today I watched an hour of "inspired by Pink" "Flab to Fab" where they took 3 women and put them through 90 days of a personal training program with a chef and a stylist and the end. I bet I could look even hotter with 3 months of personal training. :) I love Pink. She is fun and bad without being too bad. She wasn't actually in the show which was a little annoying. However, I was impressed by how the Asian personal trainer really got into the psyches of the trainees.
Next two hours of the top 100 video cliches. It was hilarious. They had categories like "slow-motion hair toss", "underwater", "swan to sexpot", "fire", "robots", "black chorus" and "little people". They showed some of the best videos using each cliche. I didn't realize that Total Eclipse of the Heart had so many cliches packed into one video.
Then right when I was going to turn off the TV there was a fascinating hidden camera show about people singing in their car. This one 50-something lady was great. Hmmm, I'm tired from volleyball, my roommate has the flu, and I just thought almost 4 hours of VH-1 was fascinating. Did VH-1 suddenly get great shows, or am I getting sick?
Hmmm, I'm tired from volleyball, my roommate has the flu, and I just thought almost 4 hours of VH-1 was fascinating. Did VH-1 suddenly get great shows, or am I getting sick?
Eek. Sounds serious. ;-)
Take care of yourself. Drink plenty of fluids, echinacea tablets are good for building up your immune system, and eat loads of garlic. Chilli is also good, though I'm unsure whether the effect is psychological or real. Rest, relax, and watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer first season.
Or maybe that's just me.
Posted by: Jesurgislac | November 30, 2004 at 05:46 AM
One four hour bout of falling off the wagon doesn't qualify you for any twelve step program. Sometimes when you're tired, physically and emotionally, and opportunity aligns with your biorythms, things like this can happen. Actually, there are some good presentations on TV, unfortunately none of them are on the three major networks. It could be worse for you. My wife is nearing the later stages of HD. When I get home later in the afternoon, I help her eat and then hit the couch for our evening fare. A half hour of the local news, then Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon on Pardon the Interuption and finally a West Wing rerun on Bravo until 7:00, (also a good time to do laundry) when we head up and I tuck my sweetheart in for the evening. I finish off the evening with a couple hours in my home office or read. So fear not, Sebastian, your confession absolves you of any stigma resembling a couch potato. Don't try this at home.
Posted by: blogbudsman | November 30, 2004 at 07:00 AM
Television is the devil.
Posted by: praktike | November 30, 2004 at 08:37 AM
I don't know about "Total Eclipse of the Heart." 1983 was fairly early in the MTV era. It's been a while since I've seen the video, but it certainly didn't seem cliched to my eyes back then, although to modern eyes it must.
Posted by: Phillip J. Birmingham | November 30, 2004 at 12:47 PM
If you're looking for a report on a really primo TV binge, you can't go wrong with the Sportsguy's latest offering.
Me, TV and Percocets
Posted by: chuchundra | November 30, 2004 at 02:45 PM
When I'm sick, I watch "Animal Planet". I hope you get better soon. It's a bummer being sick in December.
Posted by: wonkie | November 30, 2004 at 09:08 PM
That cliche show is part of a genre which is all over VH-1, E!, and CMT. They're insidious and addictive.
On thanksgiving there was a countdown of the top 40 worst heavy metal videos, which was pretty funny.
Actually, though, the quality of the commenters on those shows has started to decline. The funniest people aren't on as much, and you start getting Q-list celebs like a guy who was a Straight Guy on Queer Eye..., giving his 2 cents about videos in that heavy metal show.
Posted by: Jon H | December 01, 2004 at 12:14 AM