Bad TV

Forgot to wish The Pat a Happy Birthday yesterday.... so Happy Belated Birthday today!

Today is "Sarah arrives in Rochester" Day!!! She'll be here this evening and staying through the weekend. Just in time for the nice cold standard-Minnesota weather. Remember we had our 8 inches of snow last year on November 10th here in Rochester....

A link was sent out recently calling the "Top 25 worst TV shows" courtesy of a writer at the Chicago Tribune. Shows on their list include BJ and the Bear, Joanie Loves Chachi, Mr. Belvedere (didn't everyone watch Mr. Belvedere?), Beauty and the Beast (I remember this one and didn't think it did that badly to be on for 3 years), Jerry Springer Show (something that became a pop cultural icon couldn't be that bad), Barney & Friends (XFL (Does anyone remember anything other than "He Hate Me"?), and the new series Cavemen.

My List? Well I'm glad you asked:

1 - The Bachelor. I love the part where the girls cry because the guy they met 10 minutes earlier didn't give them a flower
2 - Tyra Banks talk show.... seriously, who thought this was a good idea?
3 - Fox News - It's so biased, it's not even close to "news", it's probably just as easy to go read The Onion on a daily basis. More accurate and less biased.
4 - Real World - After 20 seasons, it's getting old watching poor college students live in a dream house and be unable to live with other sexually attractive people.
5 - What's the "My Sweet 16" or whatever show on MTV that shows spoiled kids who are the problem with our society... anything that exposes the growing desire of teenage girls to become a socialite as their occupation.
6 - Fox coverage of the World Series....
7 - Long list of Fox shows.... including (in random order) - Wanda at Large, That 80s Show, Martin, Married by America, My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss, Temptation Island (I know, lots of good looking women, but it was bad TV), The Swan, and Nanny 911.
8 - Competition Spinoffs (only Idol will be even remotely successful)- America's Top Model, America's Got Talent, Phenomenon.....
9 - CBS NFL pre-game coverage.
10 - Does anyone else remember the gameshow on USA from around 2000-2001 that was "Strip Poker"? And yes, it was just that, 2 guys vs 2 girls and if you lost a hand, you had to pull something off till you were down to "barely" anything.... yeah, that show didn't last long I don't think.

I'm sure there are many others I have missed.... like tonight's Country Music Awards show!!

So better late than never is my rule!