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January 19, 2006

i want my craptv

Random thoughts about the last week in TV.

• (Spoiler about first episode of 24 >) If the makers of 24 want to shake things up by killing off a couple of regulars in the first few minutes, I'm all in favor of it. But why, oh why did they list them in the opening credits as "Special Guest Stars?" Just put a red shirt on 'em and get it over with. (< end spoiler)
• I thought the first season of Lost felt padded with backstories, but this year we're at the midway point and they've advanced the plot about 10 minutes. Get on with it already, before my skipping large chunks of show evolves into my skipping the show altogether.
• Kari Byron's sickening popularity continues unabated. When Letterman announced her as a guest, I lunged for the clicker like it was abandoned pizza in a Microsoft meeting room. I don't get it. She's a nominally attractive (read: no visible goiters), annoying, attention-whoring nobody, yet geeks have made her a ubiquitous pinup girl. Worse, half the hits on my site come from guys googling her name.
• What is the appeal of the American Idol auditions? They're irresistible, yet I know they're staged. They're hypnotic, yet I would never go watch karaoke. I'd like to say that I'm looking for the next Reuben or Kelly, but I just don't give a crap. I'm looking for the next Scooter Girl. I need professional help.

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