Well, it is another Friday night ... and after perusing the TV Guide ... I now know what has fueled the Facebook/Blog phenomena ... the absolute dullness of the TV offerings. Ho-hum shows ... re-worked plots ... idiotic reality shows that glorify the demoralizing of the human spirit ... banality ... repetitious movies (so if you didn't catch the first time ... wait an hour for the repeat.), etc.
There is nothing to challenge ... nurture ... educate ... uplift ... amuse ... captivate ....
So, Facebook and the various blogs are winning the public attention ... loyalties ... time ... addictions ... by default due the inability of the Networks' to rise out of the bogs where they are stuck.
Since the "good" shows are few and far between during our week; the water cooler talk has become fragmented ... using quasi-universal text/blog languages ... memories are no longer cohesive from the same experiences ... our communication skills start relying on smaller and smaller "bytes" of information from our senses.
Not that the Networks don't have a few winners out there ... but Friday's only redemption is "Numbers."
So apparently, I will be learning and participating in this new world ...
And that's my opinion.
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