You know I am not a TV snob. I’ll watch all kinds of crappy shows, and I’ll even enjoy some of them. But whose idea was it to make choosing a husband into a game show? First, just the name, The Bachelorette. What the hell? Have you ever actually known a woman of any age that called herself a bachelorette? Dang.
I liked it better when Scarlett O’Hara was surrounded by salivating men. At least she didn’t say even once, “He’s really putting himself out there, and I love that.” If I hear that one more time, I swear I’ll shoot out the screen Elvis-style, except with my Daisy Red Ryder instead of a pistol. Seriously, wouldn’t this girl be better off just letting her grandma or somebody choose a husband for her? It seems the guys are all about winning The Game and beating out the other guys, not so much looking for a wife, even though they all insist on saying that they are “feeling a connection.” Meanwhile, I’m feeling an urge to hurl.
Then there are the celebreality shows. Why is it that only the most effed-up, wackadoo celebrities feel compelled to make reality shows so that the world can see how “normal” they are? It’s not bad enough that Denise Richards exposes herself as a ratty whore, she has to drag her poor widowed father and her kids into the act. And those kids, what a gene cesspool they swam out of.
And then there is the Lohan clan. Just icky.
Summer is a hard time for TV addicts. I can hardly wait for the Classy Summer Shows to start. When is the new season of Big Brother, anyway?
And now I present The Vegetable Palace.
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Summer is horrific for tv. I can’t record enough to get me through. i’d rather die than watch the Bachelorette. I’m of that age and I’d rather be honest and refer to myself as a bitter bitter girl than that crap!
Careful with that Red Ryder/TV thing…..you’ll shoot your eye out!
You have given me a great idea. I think that since summer TV is so bad and everyone has their extra TV time on the their hands, that I should put everyone on the hunt for a husband for me. My grandma isn’t around anymore to pick a husband for me, but what if I let you all pick a husband for me? That seems like a fun summer activity. The person with the winning man can plan the wedding (and pay for it as my mother tells me I’m too old now to have her pay for a wedding).
Oh, and I like that you named my new home the Vegetable Palace. Lucky for you I have a green thumb.
I’m with you on the T.V thing and I’m sad to say I wasted 2 hours of my life on the same program. Those are 2 hours I could have been picking my toes or something! Instead I found myself trying to pick which guy I would want to “put himself out there” for me:)
Do you have a subscription to Netflix? ‘Cause they’ve got all kinds of good tv there, some of it you can even stream.
I have one suggestion for one of my favorite tv shows ever… Firefly. It seems like something I would never watch (a sci-fi western, both things I hate), but it’s great. Really funny. The movie Serenity is based on it, but you should watch the shows first.
Based on your sense of humor, I think you’d like it a lot. It’s … off beat.
I gave up TV because there were too many silly shows like this…. life’s too short!!
I hate summer TV. Reruns and no new good shows. Although there are a few good shows, like SYTYCD and Project Runway (starting in July). YAY! Good luck restraining yourself when you feel like shooting your TV. If you shoot it, you won’t be able to watch anything, and you’ll be BORED out of your mind.
Couldn’t agree with you more. The selections are down right pitiful. Please don’t tell me all I have this summer is the stupid Mole. Sans Anderson Cooper no less. Can I borrow your red ryder?
I will totally volunteer to find Toe a husband. Are there any requirements, beyond breathing?
I love Netflix. I should get some TV shows, because I don’t always have time or patience for a whole movie. I’ll put Firefly at the top of my queue. Once I watched 5 seasons of Five Feet Under in about two weeks. I loved it but also felt oddly depressed most of the time.
I had totally forgotten that Anderson Cooper was host of The Mole! He has bigger fish to fry now, I guess. I would love to loan out my Red Ryder, but the turkeys, you know.
So Diana, which guy do you want to put himself out there? There are a few of them I would like to put out “somewhere.”
There are very few requirements really. Breathing is always good. I prefer that he not live with his parents and if he could look like Andy Cooper that would be a total bonus.
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