Since the writers of our daily entertainment have decided to go on strike, you have probably noticed all of the re-runs on TV. Late night TV now sucks, there's the possibility of no new 24 with Jack, in fact no new shows period.
I fully support the writers and their strike, because it is a very democratic and American idea in itself. The writers feel as if they are getting cheated and mistreated, then the producers and studios balked at their demands and requests, so now they take to the streets in protest! They aim to take power away from these mighty and rich studios and corporations, and make their voice heard! It's admirable, American, and boring as hell! Yes, I said boring because it really is for us: The Viewers.
So we are now the ones getting punished too! No new TV! No late night laughs! No finding out what will happen on our favorite Soaps! (Ok, so I don't watch soaps but I'm sure plenty of people want to know if Nick really survived from the poison that got put into his drink by that lying whore Veronica!) Plus re-runs are boring! Seriously, I was just watching an old old episode of the Tonight Show and seriously, it was even worse than it is now aka not funny. So now what?
Perhaps this could be a good thing for America. Maybe this will force people to stop watching regular and mindless TV, and turn to things that are more important. Things like the Political debates or forums. Things like the news or even better; documentaries and educational shows on PBS, the Discovery Channel or the History Channel. Maybe people will start to watch Animal Planet or National Geographic and actually learn something.
Or perhaps something truly phenomenal will happen.....People will turn off their TVs all together. Maybe a family will go to the Ice rink or Mini-Golf park instead! Perhaps dad will decided that they've already seen that episode of Desperate Crap Wives and take the wife and kids to get Ice Cream instead. Maybe grandma will decide that watching a re-run will not be nearly as beneficial as playing Monopoly with the fam.
Maybe a parent will actually READ to their kids something great like The Chronicles of Narnia or an old forgotten fable.
Americans have a real chance right now to break free from the ball and chain called a TV that stops them from calling a relative, or a neighbor, or spending quality time with each other.
This opportunity could supercharge neighborhoods and families, friends, businesses,education!
I hope the writers stay on strike for a long, long time, because then America might remember that we don't need them anyway, and remember how strong of a nation we are without mindless TV.
2 comments:
Agreed. If it weren't for the devastating financial ruin and hospital impacts, I often think it'd wouldn't be so bad if a couple of EMPs went off and took out everything with a computer chip in it.
No more TV, no more computer games, no more crackberry constant contact with the world.
I think society would benefit from it. People would get more exercise, and families would spend more time together. Sounds kind of nice.
Phil I think that's a little much. If everything with a computer chip fried, many, many, people would die within the hour. Hospitals use computers to monitor heart rates, inject medicine depending on vital stats, etc... It really would be an end to civilized society as we know it. No navigation systems so we can't fly. No cell phones so anyone in need of one would be shit out of luck. The list goes on and on. We as a society rely heavily on the efficiency of computers to effectively conduct business' of all kinds. To lose that would put us back at least 75 years if not more. And America has advanced technology, medicine, and travel more in the last 100 years than any other civilization has since the beginning of time. So I say nay to that idea. However, loosing the TV is not so bad. :)
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