I Like TV

I like TV.

I’m often amused when people say, “There are 500 channels and nothing to watch!” C’mon, nothing? If you have 500 channels there’s got to be something you might like. But the truth is most people don’t have 500 channels, that’s just an expression, or more like an exaggeration actually. Even if one has basic cable or satellite, or just “regular” TV for that matter, there is bound to be something to watch. I’ll tell you some of the shows that I like to watch.

I’m a big fan of “The Daily Show.” "Frontline" gets my vote too. I like “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” most of the time but sometimes the partisan politics gets a little predictable. I like watching college football and basketball and the NFL. “Iron Chef” and “Ace of Cakes,” my daughter turned me on to those. There’s a show called “The Directors” on Reelz, which I find interesting and “Inside the Actor’s Studio” is almost always excellent. I’m never home when it’s on (probably should DVR it) but when I’ve watched “Ellen” I’ve always laughed. I like “Dexter” even though glamorizing a serial killer feels a little weird. I love TV Land especially now that they’re running “Mad About You.”

“Seinfeld, Friends and Fraser” . . . part of the old “Must See TV” which my wife and I loved. It was the last appointment television we’ve done or that I can remember as being any good. My wife LOVES to watch the Tour De France; she lives for the three weeks in July. I like “Two and a Half Men.” Not sure what it is about Charlie Sheen but he’s just fun to watch. And I’m not ashamed to admit this; I like “American Idol.” One of the reasons I like it is that it’s live. If you work in TV, you have to love live television.

Oh, and I love everything on OTN channel 2. We do some pretty good TV.

Finally, Happy Birthday USA. In spite of our current problems, I’d rather be here than anywhere else in the world.

Tell me what you like to watch.