Television has gone too far with their rediculousness on this day of undo over-patriotism. I have reached my breaking point already, and it's only 4:00pm. I was fine with the fact that all the radio stations around here from country to alternative to talk had all programming set to telling stories of how Americans are spending this somber day or rehashing tales of near-death experiences on that fateful day one year ago. I was willing to forgive the major corporations of this great land for pulling all avdertising for the entire day because they don't want to come across as capitolizing on tragedy. I was even willing to accept that just about every channel across the television dial has opted to air constant coverage of something that happened a year ago, showing old footage after old footage, splicing it only with the occasional tale of an everyday hero, because they know that the American people love to wallow in their own saddness as they the television mafioso sport major network hard-ons at the sound of the phrase "heart-warming tale of heroicism." But Comedy Central has simply broken the camel's back with the wallop of a straw that they are asking me to take on on this lovely Wednesday afternoon. How ungodly. How horrific. How completely disgusting. How just plain sickening of a display they put up by subjecting me to the completely unwatchable twinbill of Gallagher's We Need A Hero and Gallagher's Overboard instead of their normal daytime programming of a really bad movie that I'm so used to seeing. Why Comedy Central? Why do I deserve this 70s iconic kick in the teeth? If I can't rely on Comedy Central to be there for me, I ask you, just who can I rely on? Ugh.
ESPN is showing the all-American pastime of baseball -- Dodgers vs. Giants. They did some patriotic stuff earlier and are showing 9/11 commercials, but it looks like they're sticking to their "sports all the time" creed, even today.
Fox Sports World Espanyol is the answer. At least it's what I'm going to use tonight. And I speak about 8 words of Spanish. I personally gave up on the day about 10 minutes after waking up. I turned on the radio to get me going, and there was no sports talk or comedy. The brief time I had tuned into the station that carries The Bob And Tom Show, I got to hear about plans for the 'memorials'. 10 minutes was all I could take. When the announcer decided to ramble for about 10 minutes today at work at lunchtime over the PA, I simply put on my headphones and clicked on the link to Austin Powers' It's a Hard Knock Life video. But tonight I'll be relying on my taped copies of 3 matches (which I know the result of 1, but not the other 2) taped yesterday and today on FSWE. Arsenal-Man City (don't know the result), KC-Cbus (heard the final already) and whichever English match they played today. And since the commentary's in Spanish, I won't be subjected to remembrance of where someone I'll never meet was that day.
shhh dante. everyone wants to have a cause let the lad do his thing. remember this IS the US. why read it when someone can sorta, kinda tell you about it on the tv?
Sweet jesus ************ing christ. I don't know who doesn't know me more: Dante or Elwood. Elwood: I don't watch anything that isn't in American. I will not have any wrong-talk on my television. We speak only the right language around these parts, none of that crazy mexispeak. Sheesh. And as for Dante: I have read six books in my life. That's six too many as far as I'm concerned. reading is the mort overrated, wasteful endeavor that people think they have to do to make themselves feel better about themselves. There's a reason god created television. Watch it, it's good for you. Bigsmooth: Thanks, man. It's people like you that make this a fine place to live. Baseball has calmed my nerves already. When I checked the ESPNs earlier, they had some patriotic crap on that I had to get rid of. I'm doing better already. *breathes*
While I admit I don't know you at all, I never suggested a book ;-) Not that I think books are bad, mind you. I actually read quite a bit, just not today. I've made it a personal choice to 'veg out' in front of the TV today, but the only way possible for me to do that without being sickened is by taping the aformentioned SPORTS programs.
I'm turning the game off for fifteen minutes as soon as we get to two outs in the top of the seventh.
national discography day! no tv, just discographies of good bands. rocking out, american style. though i was forced to watch the afformentioned "old footage" thanks to a flag waving, chest thumping assembly at my school. bah.
That's all fine and dandy and all, but what the hell am I supposed to watch while this music is playing? Sheesh.
Hooray for premium cable channels that somehow found their way on to my TV. Right now, HBO is escapism at its best. Ashely Judd has never looked better.
Another soccer escape -- if you've got Telefutura, they're showing MFL football -- America vs. Morelia -- tonight at about 9:00 Eastern time, I believe.
Good news! This afternoon's fare on Comedy Central: SNL, Conan, SNL, really bad movie (in this case, Caddyshack II) Good to see that leveler heads have prevailed today.
Was bugger all on TV yesturday and most of the radio was full of 9/11 crap. Even the dependable Chris Moyles couldnt have a funny radio show when i needed it most. if there going to have some for of coverage dont have it all day and dont start it weeks in advance od 9/11.