Viewing Habits

After watching the musical last night, it got me thinking, which really is a dangerous thing. Normally on a Sunday evening, I watch Bones then usually Numbers that comes on a bit later. Makes for a long night, as Numbers starts at 2am on the channel. Yet, last night, I skipped them both.

Started to watch Bones, which wasn't a bad episode, but one I had seen, and yet, I don't know, it just seemed like it was the wrong thing to watch, if I wanted to keep my peaceful mood. I really did enjoy the escapism of High School Musical.

So, I have been thinking this morning, while making Mom her breakfast, and all, if the shows we are watching, are just too much of a downer for us both? Now, normally during the day the music is on, old style Rock, but after dinner we normally flip around, winding up watching some lame cooking show.

There is no Hogan's Heroes, or Happy Days, or Andy Griffith Shows, on, or even similar ones. Nothing that makes you want to just smile, have a giggle without it being at some racist joke, or stuff like that. I mean there was All In The Family, Roseanne, that really were about being nasty, and I won't even comment on shows like Friends or Seinfeld that really turned me off.

Yet they are the popular ones, or so the media told us. People watched in droves, just as they do today for shows like Survivor or The Apprentice, where being a liar, being a cheat, being ruthless is the goal. I don't quite get that, nor do I feel comfortable in watching them. Maybe it is a flaw in my character, for not wanting to be nasty, cruel, and deceptive. Seems to be the rage, after all have you seen America's Top Model?

Even shows like Top Chef, Chef's School, Hell's Kitchen, are more about anger, about cheating, about lying, than it is about cooking. I don't quite get this, and yet it is popular, so the media says. Makes very little sense to me, because I would think, that if you are running a kitchen, or a company for that matter, you want people who will respect you, listen to you, but also want to make your operation a success.

How can they do that, if they hate your guts, or are scheming to take your place? How can you concentrate on producing a good product, albeit it food or a pair of pants, if you are busy watching your back, from your own staff?

Makes you wonder, because to me, it just makes more sense to have a good relationship with people I work with, for, than not. Lot easier on the nerves, and is one less thing to worry about. Plus, if everyone is working towards the same goal, that can't be a bad thing, can it?