Sometimes I really hate the DVR. Sure, it's great to record all the shows you might not have time to watch during their airing (because maybe you're doing something more important like watching another show that's on at the same time), but it also means your children will DVR their favorite shows as well. Sounds selfish I know, but their are times when the TV will be tied up for hours because of the back log of unwatched shows. I record "Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations" and will sit down to watch three or four episodes at a time. Even though I fast forward through the commercials it still consumes over three hours of TV time. Since TV time is such an important part of a person's day this will inevitably lead to someone becoming cranky because they can't watch their show. Of course that person will sit down next to you as you watch your show and tell you how unfair it is that they can't watch their show. It can be a little distracting, but I've learned to deal with it.
Here's the problem, my lovely daughter likes the show Jon and Kate Plus Eight and records not only the new episodes but all past episodes as well, just in case she hasn't seen them. There's a back log of three million episodes she swears she will eventually watch. I don't know if you have ever seen the show, but I would prescribe watching this one to any insomniac desperate for sleep. Watching a domineering, fame seeking mom change diapers and organize family trips while passively ripping out her husband's manhood just doesn't strike me as good entertainment. Now, to be fair it is on The Learning Channel and ostensibly is produced for educational purposes, but I don't think people are watching it with that in mind. Actually, I don't really know why people watch it. What I do know is my daughter watches it and I'm forced to sit beside her and complain about how unfair it is that I have to watch her show, that is before the show's narcoleptic effect kicks in and I nod off to Slumber ville. Outside of this medicinal purpose (which, I must admit is sometimes my ulterior motive) I have to cave in and just abandon these all important TV hours to other endeavors, like doing something constructive.
Still, until recently I was convinced that the show would be canceled because it is so mind numbingly boring. Now comes all of the salacious details of affairs and dalliances. One day you have pictures of Kate with her bodyguard and a caption suggesting a tryst between them, or pictures of Jon off with another woman on a sky trip somewhere involved in a little extramarital excursion. There are TV interviews where Jon and Kate take swipes at each other and the ubiquitous supermarket tabloids that seem to find the most obscure details about the whole sordid affair (I believe one of the tabloids suggested Jon is having an affair with a Martian and took $200,000 dollars from his and Kate's joint bank account to fund a trip back to Mars). With this kind of press they're getting I'm sure their show will become even more popular and will be on until the kids go to college! Actually, with this much sex and intrigue surrounding the show I'll be forced to see them at every store check out line well beyond even college! Dang. I guess I better grab a pillow and kick back the recliner and hope I can squeeze Anthony Bourdain's show in every now and then.
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