The End Is Near!
Whatever happened to quality in entertainment programming!
Many of us I think have either seen or heard about some of the mind numbing programs that pass for entertainment on television.
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The Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, Wife Swap, Toddlers and Tiaras, Jersey Shore, any of The House Wives Of…, and of course The Bachelor rise, I mean sink, to the bottom of the list for sure! Now we have some new competition for these programs that appeal to a segment of society that after watching even a portion of these disasters must be brain dead! That new competition is something called “Splash”. The program follows so called celebrities who try to master the art
of diving into an Olympic size pool.
What could be more exciting than watching a bunch of has-beens dive into water!
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Rest assured I have not watched a minute of this mess so my brain, what is left of it, is still unaffected! But from watching snippets on the nightly news or hearing reports of the program on the local radio news programs provided me with a few insights. In my mind anyone who watches this debacle is a candidate for watching paint dry or sitting in a barbershop observing people getting their hair cut – both of which I might add would be more exciting and stimulating than watching even a minute of “Splash”.
What pushed me over the top about this program is when I heard that 400 pound comedian Louie Anderson wanted to dedicate his dive to the brave men and women in our armed services. Give me a break! If I am in the military and hear this dedication I want to immediately decline the endorsement and state: “Please don’t think for a minute I want you to dedicate anything to me. Watching you take a dive off the high board would be tantamount to my watching Shamu the Whale – something else I am not inclined to do!”
Fortunately many people have access to ME-TV which stands for Memorable Entertainment TV. This station provides classic sitcoms, dramas and comedy shows. Some of the selections include the Mary Tyler Moore Show, the Bob Newhart Show, Colombo, Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, M*A*S*H, and Perry Mason. In my mind, these were all quality programs which have stood the test of time. The current crop of reality shows and sitcoms demonstrate that we may not have as yet reached Armageddon but we are drawing closer.
Now I’m ready to watch another episode of my favorite detective – Lieutenant Colombo. By the way, Lieutenant Colombo did have a first name. Do you know what it is? Answer: Frank. Time to take cover. I think I just heard Louie Anderson’s cannonball dive reverberate off my windows!
Bill Kalmar
