Wow. I know, I know. It's been forever and a day since I've written anything on here. Don't get me wrong, I've not exactly been neglecting my beloved blog. I've been day dreaming about you, darling. But with the new job starting at 7:30 every day and getting out anywhere between 3:30 and 7:30, I've been ridiculously tired. And moody. And boring.
But I've spent this weekend being humiliated, sleeping and eating too much, and am feeling much more like my old self. So, here I am, in all my wonderous, verbosity. Yay!
Now, I will admit that there is a deep, ponderous and extremely out of date post about the Pope and my fears about the Catholic church (I was raised Catholic and have Pope issues of which I'm fully aware, and I'm thinking I may have turned Gnostic. Write you angry letters elsewhere, thanks), which may or may not see the light of day.
Today, though? Today I'm writing a short essay about our generation (I'm an X on the cusp of Y, thanks for asking.)
Fox. I hate this channel. I hate them because they keep creating awesome shows that never find a home and then get cancelled because no one watches. For example, Wonderfalls. First week, on Thursday after Tru Calling. Second week on Friday. Third week after Tru Calling. Fourth week, cancelled. Or Point Pleasant, aired for three weeks after The OC. Two week hiatus, back for three weeks, pre-empted because the drones at American Idol posted the wrong phone numbers (After how many years on the air?) and cancelled before it could come back. Just, if I might add, as it started to actually tell a story. Or Tru Calling, one season of being "on the bubble," postponed and potentially cancelled for Point Pleasant, then brought back as a mid-season replacement for it's replacement, and cancelled with
one episode left to go. I hate them because the only things that survive are reality shows - Who's reality, I have no idea, but there you have it.
Another cancelled show that excelled in it's weirdness? The Family Guy. Which was bounced around the schedule like a rubber ball, and, admittedly not shockingly, cancelled. And anyone who's ever watched it probably already knows that the DVD sales were so great, Fox opted to bring it back for a fourth season.
And so you have it: The first thing our generation has ever "won." Sure, we did it in a passive-agressive way that didn't show too much hopefullness, grumbling about how Fox cancels all good shows and passively joking "Hey, if enough of us buy the DVD's, maybe they'll bring it back. Yuck, yuck..."
And it worked. Which has probably taught our generation that if you can't do it, whining might accomplish it for you.
So go us... Yay!
