After all my posts this week, you all may feel that I am a crazy human being. I however am just rattled to the core about how the media (in this case television media) feels they can pick and choose when and when not shows should be broadcast.
For example, every week I anxiously await Thursday evening so I can sit down and watch Greys Anatomy. For the last two weeks the show has not been on. I find it frustrating how television shows (and it always seems to be the prime-time ones) are always having “time off”. I mean they get the summer break much like students… I understand that actors should have lives too. Seriously though, how much time do they need off? This week and last week are re-runs of Grey’s, last Sunday Desperate Housewives was not on because of the grammy’s or some shit like that. Prison Break has had numerous breaks… Like seriously… why can’t they just televise the friggen show? Why don’t the broadcasting companies cancel a show that nobody ever watches like one of the 90 CSI’s or the Law and Orders? (I probably shouldn’t say that either though because I am a fan of those as well).
It’s funny how in class we learn that the media controls everything and I sit there and thinking how dumb it is that I am controlled by so many outer forces and I try to think of the ways which I can change so I can be an “independent” person, but hahaha what I have come to notice is that I basically live my life by these forces. I don’t go to the Duke on a Thursday night until after 10 because that is when Grey’s is done. I am not crazy, I just love entertainment.
Another thing that I love that is actually more or less broadcasted all the time is reality tv. I could sit in bed and watch MTV all day long and I kid you not, be the happiest girl in the world.
So again, here is my rant, I hope you enjoyed it!
Here is a clip from MTV’s “The Hills” (it’s new on mondays on channel 80 if anyone is wondering):
you’re not crazy!! – you’re CWAZY!!! hahaha (inside joke)
anyhoo, i really liked your comments on loving entertainment and loving reality tv, I could also watch MTV all day long and be an incredibly happy campeR!!
I am also seriously annoyed when Grey’s doesn’t air a new episode. Mostly, I’m annoyed that there is no way of knowing ahead of time if it will be old or new. Sadly, I will schedule my night around this show and if I missed out on something fun and an old episode comes on, I’m no happy camper.
I do find it bad that show creators seem to be making shows that interepisode content that makes the viewer have to keep coming back to the show. Some of the reason that I like shows like House and CSI is that except for some minimal amount of subplot, the show can be seen in any sequence and you can still be entertained so that if you miss a show you can still have somewhat of a clue as to what is going on. I have had to stop watching certain shows just because I would just get into them and then they would not be on for a few weeks and I would miss episodes as they went on and off from time to time or they would keep changing around the time that they are on and I would not be able to find them for a week or so. If the producers want the viewers to be so committed to their show they should also show that same kind of committment us; the viewers. If you want to keep a loyal fanbase it would be in their best interest to keep the viewer satified. Unfortunately they think they have all the power and we’ll just follow the show around. There they are wrong.
Nice post