Reruns

 

No.  Not that guy from “What’s Happening“.  I’m talking about these new shows that have 3 or 4 new episodes then 3 months of reruns then 2 new ones then another month of reruns.  They save all their stuff for Sweeps time but it makes me sick.  Give me shows like “Lost” or “24″.  They usually run their whole series without interruption.  Yeah, I know that “Lost” had a 2 month break in the middle of their season 3 but that is much different from having to always ask “Is The Office new tonight?”.  With other shows you KNOW it is. 

Also, shows back in the 60′s thru 80′s had much longer seasons then they do today.  What’s up with that?   Are they running out of new ideas?    I’ve got an Idea…stop making Hospital and Lawyer shows and concentrate on NEW ideas!!!

Let’s get a moratorium on reruns during the regular season.  We want NEW shows!!!

Makeover shows

I was going to just do a moratorium on Ty Pennington and how much we need to STOP seeing his face on everything but the more I thought about it, the more I am just sick of these types of shows.  It’s the same thing…one channel starts something such as “Trading Spaces” and it’s a hit then before you know it, every channel is doing one.  Every talk host is doing it.  As in any moratorium, the idea starts out good but just gets waaaaaaaaaaaaay over done.

A big problem with these shows sometimes is how phony it all is.  They take a cute person and take the worst photo of them.  Make sure the lighting is bad and they look like they lost their best friend  They give them bad clothes and no makeup.  Then, for the “reveal” or final product they give them great lighting, great clothes and have them smile huge.  It’s so fake.

Yes, sometimes they really improve these people and yes, it is touching sometimes…but even “Where the Red Fern Grows” is touching..until you have seen it a dozen times and redone in 6 different ways. 

I think we need a 10 year moratorium on any new makeover shows.

Oh..BTW, we also need one on Ty Pennington for at least 20 years.  That dude is as bad as Rachael Ray!!!

Rachael Ray

She is EVERYWHERE!!!!  Ugh!!  When she had a show (or two) on the Travel Channel, that was fine and cute and interesting but now….you cannot go anywhere without seeing her face and hearing her stupid sayings (“Oh my Gravy!”).  I walked into a Wal-Mart the other day looking for a magazine and there she was…on the cover of multiple mags including her own.  I turn around and there is a Rachel Ray DVD.  I put my head down and walked very quickly over to the grocery section.  Maybe some snacks will get my mind off her.  I turn the corner and there she is on multiple Nabisco boxes!!!    I then drove home and decided to veg and really get my mind off her with some TV….and she is all over that as well!!  Just about every channel either had a commerical for her show or a commercial she was in or a talk show she was on!!!  Did you know that even the Oxford American College Dictionary is thinking off adding her term EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)? 

It’s not that I minded her in the beginning…but when the media OD’s on someone or something it gets bad. 

Did you know she was named #92 on FHM-US’s 100 sexiest women 2004?  She was 71 in 2006.  She should not even be on that list much less moving up!!!!  Just because someone is splattered all over the media marketplace does not make them sexy.  If that was the case, Hillary Clinton would be number one (gave ya shivers, right?).  Also, someone who uses words and phrases such as

“Yum-O”
“Insanely good!”
“Spoonula”
“Juzsh” (just stir)

does NOT deserve a ranking of “sexiest”.

20 years.  Yep.  20 yer moratorium on anything Rachel Ray.  Either that or limit her to one appearance a week on any media outlet. 

Game Shows

It all started about 7 years ago with “Who wants to be a Millionare” with Regis and now it has become like a contagious plague that is infecting every station.  What’s worse is you have these washed up comedians hosting them!  Howie, Penn, Bob…you guys have gotta go!!  What’s worse is that the whole show concept is just plain stupid!   Do people really want to watch contestants stand with germaphobe Howie and pick a box?  Give me the Price is right or Jeopardy any day!

I vote for a 10 year moratorium on any new game shows AND when they do come back they must be hosted by an unknown and not some comic who never was funny in the first place.  Sorry, putting a condom on your head and blowing it up was never funny Howie.

Wacky Weathermen

How long has this been a problem?  I remember the Weathermen from back in the 70′s when I was growing up who thought they were standup comics.  Please! Just give the forcast.  We don’t need any jokes, songs or pathetic banter from you.  Don’t get me wrong.  There are some good ones out there.  They give the weather and that is it. 

Before I forget though, when did the Weathermen become so important?  I swear, these days they break in for anything…ANYTHING!  “Wind gusts of 20mph?  Let’s break in to the season ending show!!”  Then, when they do break in, they don’t just alert you, they stay on for 5 – 10 minutes!  After getting complaints they always come out the next day and tell the public how important it was that they broke in and they are only doing it to save lives!  Well, if that is the case, why don’t you ever see them break in to commercials then?  When I was a kid the best we would get would be a 30 second flash DURING commercials then maybe the scroll at the bottom of the screen.  Now, we get a break in during the show then, not just a scroll at the bottom.  We get a scroll, a radar on the side and a Doppler Weather logo at the top.  You usually can’t even see what is going on due to all that.

We need a 20 year moratorium on this.  Give us 20 years with no zanny forecasts and no earth shatterting snow storm interruptions and the world will be a better place!

Award Shows

Ok, we just got thru the Golden Globes last night.  Now, how many more will there be this year?  It seems like every time you turn around there is yet another one.  Oscar, Grammy, Tony, AMA, MTV Video….you get my point.  Does it not cheapen the award just a bit when they have so many shows that just about everyone gets an award?  What needs to happen is they need to have a 15 year moratorium on any new award shows then, on year 15, whatever shows are left, they need to narrow down the shows to only 3.  That way, no matter how long the show is, at least there is only 3 to endure.  Either that or they need to have one channel dedicated to only award shows.  Well, no…because we would still have to hear about what everyone wore or said the next day.  Just give us a break from them…just for a little while!

10 year Moratorium on Medical Dramas

Ok, first things first…Medical Dramas on TV.  Puke shows like Grey’s Anatomy, ER, House, Scrubs (yeah, I know, it’s a comedy but still takes place in a Hospital) and the like.  Give me a break! They are ALL the same and you have a new one come out just about every year.   You have  everything that can possibly go on or go wrong in a hospital happen to THAT hospital.  You have everyone sleeping with everyone else (and never any VD outbreaks…imagine that!).    It’s become a bore and I don’t care if it does get great ratings, I am tired of them.  There needs to be a 10 year moratorium on any new medical shows.