The Downfall of American Society…

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What, you might ask, am I referring to with a title such as this? I’m sure some of you can name several things off the top of your head that pisses you off about American Society. Our obsession with celebrities, or quasi-celebrities, for one thing. Fuck, you couldn’t turn on the TV within the past month without hearing about Anna Nicole and that whole debacle. And before I get into what I was going to talk about, how the fuck is Larry Seidlin a judge? How? I want to know. And is it just me or does he look like Henry Winkler’s long lost brother?

Anyway, back to the real issue. Did anyone happen to catch last weeks top 10 most watched shows according to Nielson Research? Incase you didn’t the top 6, in order, are as follows: American Idol (Wednesday) American Idol (Tuesday), American Idol (Thursday), Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Tuesday), Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Wednesday), Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Thursday). Are you fucking kidding me? How is that possible? How did American Idol become this damn popular that not only will it destroy everything it comes in contact with, but that it will also help the show coming on after it destroy everything? It’s mindboggling to me. And to make it worse, this year, 1/2 of the competition on American Idol BLOWS! The guys are dreadful.

Yes, I know they blow because I watch the show. Every fucking second of it, I watch. That’s what pisses me off even more, that this piece of shit has me hooked too. Is that embarrassing to admit? Somewhat, but then again everyone and their grandmother’s apparently watch it.

I think I’m also bitter b/c I watched every second of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? as well, and I’m pretty sure that I am in fact not smarter than a 5th grader. Or a 4th grader, or any other elementary level student.

With that said, I’m pretty sure Judgement Day is coming. If it’s not a sign of the apocolypse that TWO “reality” shows make up the top SIX most watched in any given week, then I don’t know what is. God do I miss Seinfeld.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go watch the American Idol results show….

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