THE BOOB TUBE

TV. The Boob Tube. I don’t understand why it gets such a bum wrap. They say it’s mindless. Well, if it is, then why are we so obsessed with it? For 22 to 48 minutes we loose ourselves in other people’s lives. These people make us laugh, cry, get excited, get angry and, most of all, fall in love. What’s not to be obsessed over? Great movies are few and far between. Great TV is not. Every week we can watch doctors save a life, lawyer’s fight cases, firefighters rescuing their burning souls, actors behind the scenes, a beautifully unattractive girl help fight the injustice of vanity, house frau’s desperately holding their families together and OPRAH.

The next time you watch TV; listen and look a little closer. Listen to the words and look at the eyes of the actors. Behind the big sets and great camera work is what matters most, the actor. Why do you think that the people we consider “Movie Stars” are flocking to be in your home each week. Movies with real meaning are few and far between. Most are plagued by low budgets and studio mishandlings. Only a few get the backing that is really needed to put your butt in a theatre seat, especially when you are paying good money to be there. And quite frankly, if it isn’t a big blockbuster, our butts won’t be in the seats anyway.

The real art is how The BOOB TUBE can move you, teach you and simply get you thinking. Read please. I don’t think that we should put our lives on hold every night to see what the monster might be, or who the dreamy-est doctor is going to do, or if one of the many incarnations of the initialized cop shows might NOT actually solve the case within the hour.

TV is good entertainment. That’s it. It isn’t made to change Your life, but if you learn a life lesson while watching a starship trying to find home, then GREAT. Keep watching, it’s changed My life – Give in to it, just a bit. You will realize how MINDLESS it really isn’t.

Stay tuned for my outlook and ideas about Entertainment, life and of course TV. And who wouldn’t want to hear me rant and rave about something SO mindless. And who knows I may even branch out and give some helpful tips on life, love and pursuit of, oh hell, who am I trying to fool. I will write what I feel. And have a little fun.

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