Guilty Pleasures

You know, when I first started this blog, I had hoped it would be relevant, theological, thoughtful and reflective. I had intended for it to be a meeting of like minds, where art and culture would be discussed. I had hoped for pithy insights, profundity, and for it to be graced with a soupcon (imagine the accent agrave on that last word. I can't find how to insert it on this blog) of satirical wit.

I, alas, have failed in this regard.

I say this as a preamble, just to show how far departed I am from the lofty goals I had set forth above.

As a general rule, I hate television. It is one of the greatest thieves in our lives, robbing us of our time, a rich inner thought life, and yada yada yada.

Okay. Essentially, it's crap. To prove it, tonight a new reality show is premiering, entitled 'I Survived a Japanese Game Show'. It's a reality show where brain dead Americans travel to Japan, try to survive living with each other AND making it through the manic, infantile machinations of... you guessed it... a Japanese game show.

However, one of the GREATEST all-time shows premiered just before it, called--------------

WIPEOUT!!!! Where buxom babes and middle-aged men spin on a wheel until dizzy and then make their way through an obstacle course. Where they leap over a phallic-shaped pink Nerf that circles them wildly, and if they get hit by it, THEY'RE KNOCKED IN THE WATER!!!!!!

Craziness! Madcap! Zany hilarity ensues!!!!!

But I have to admit, it was damned funny, and I intend to watch it again. It was like the other night when I was bored and watched Jackass 2, and liked it.

So I'm not as deep, intellectual nor certainly as interesting as I thought I was. But I think I have the strength to admit that now, and though TV certainly is a cultural wasteland, it is not without its rewards. So, here is a list of guilty pleasures (TV shows) that hereby disqualify me as an intellectual:

- The Daily Show and The Colbert Report
- Lost
- (I hate to admit this one, but I dig the challenges and the utter sniping) Survivor
- Football
- American Gladiators (Only the end, when they do the Eliminator. The rest is dull)
- Wipeout (Snide comments from commentators and people getting whacked. BEAT THAT,
INDIE FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES!)
- The Amazing Race (Watching couples' relationships implode while in Kenya is just fun)

*Sigh* I'll turn in my 'Semi-sentient' membership at the door.