TV RULES

I would first like to apologize to anyone who has tried to read my blog over the past few weeks, only to find that horrible post about probate court. I was in the middle of a much needed vacation from my own written word. The vacation was mostly spent watching Law and Order SVU and old episodes of 24 and The Shield. I also started to watch NBC's compelling reality show "The Biggest Loser", where grosssly overweight contestants compete for a grand prize along with their own health and well being. I was even convinced to watch the season premiere of "The Bachelor" on ABC where 25 women compete to marry a man that they have never met. I am very happy that my girlfriend had little interest in watching this season of "American Idol", the granddaddy of all "reality" TV. I've watched so much TV over the past two weeks, and I know full well that the last thing it portrays is "reality". Sure there are news channels that do their job to inform the people of what is actually going on in the world. Sometimes I wonder though if anyone is noticing. A new President is five days away from being inaugurated into the biggest mess of a nation and a world that anyone has ever seen. No one has money or credit anymore, and things are getting worse by the day. This is not even to mention the hostility in the Middle East. Who knows what will get us first, worldwide famine, World War 3 or Global Warming. Unfortunately I can't really tell you about all that. At this present time, I can't give you any insights or solutions to any of the world's problems. Maybe it's because I'm only 21, or maybe it's because I spend all my time watching Law and Order. Through the means of TV and now even more so the internet, people can gain access to information quicker than ever before. Most people in America use that luxury to do the opposite, to engulf themselves in fictional storylines or the lives of "real" people who are handpicked by the networks to be the most interesting and scandalous. People of the world need to change the way things are or things will continue to get a lot worse. When something really big and devastating does happen in the world, I hope its not at the same time as a new episode of 24 or LOST, because I won't miss those for anything.