Well, according to some reports, the show "American Idol" may be coming to an end. This is unfortunate, since I have never seen the show that so many people talk about, and I was looking forward to continuing to be a non-viewer for years to come. So it comes as a hard blow to know that I now will be unable to continue to refrain from watching this great pop cultural spectacle.
But at least I can continue to be a non-viewer of other television shows of similar importance, such as "Dancing with the Stars," "CSI," and (probably my favorite show not to watch) "Desperate Housewives."
In fact, it is probably a good thing that "American Idol" may be going off the air, since it reduces the number of shows I don't watch, giving me more time not to watch others.
So many programs not worth watching, so little time not to watch them ...
3 comments:
Really love this logic! Made me reflect on how successful I have been in not watching so many movies as well. But the real power is in realizing how many books I have managed to not read. So many bad books, so little time to not read, or even to not find out they exist. What a wonderful idea.
Actually, Sir, IMSHO, I think "America's Got Talent" (of which Simon Cowell is a producer, incidentally) is a much cooler show.
There it's not just singing, but just about anything and everything. (Hence the word "Talent.")
Yeah, yeah, too much TV these days is a sewer; an old complaint, to be sure, and I myself recall concluding as much as far away as 20 years ago. But if and your family is ever in a non-serious mood, "AGT" is not [entirely] such a bad time-waster. I doubt it'll be going off the air anytime soon.
I have to admit, I like the early episodes of the season when they are looking for talent and finding mainly untalent. It's a bit mean of me, but I've performed at hundreds of weddings and thus have sat through more than my share of bad singing. There's just something very satisfying about having a bad singer told he is bad.
The set of singers who think they are good is much larger than the set of singers who are good. If all singers had a Simon Cowell in their lives, it could save the world a lot of pain.
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