Television: It saves lives

I love TV and I'm not ashamed. I watch it a lot and I watch a lot of shows. I always have.

I was there when Rachel got off the plane and when Pheobe got married. I was there when Jim and Pam got engaged. I was even there when we finally met Elmo's dad.

I'm not ashamed of my TV habits. I don't think I'm wasting my life. I still go out and study(ish) and all that jazz. I have a real life. Just as there are functional alcoholics; I am a functional television addict. The invention of television on the internet has made my life much easier as I no longer have to rush to the TV at exactly the right time. It give me more freedom. The only show I HAVE TO watch when they're on are Boston Legal and The Office.

My favorite thing to do while studying or writing a paper is to watch a show on the side of the screen while i do whatever it is I need to do. Generally, I watch shows online that I haven't see yet but when my internet is out I also watch shows on DVD. I currently have in my collection: All 10 seasons of Friends, Season 4 of Gilmore Girls, Season 4 of Golden Girls, Season 1 of Boston Legal, and the third season of ER.

I think I learn a lot from all of the television I watch. For instance I often learn to be funny. I'll be the first to admit that some of the funniest things I say come from the mouths of Chandler Bing or Michael Scott.

A lot of human nature can be learned and observed from bad Reality TV shows. Wife Swap is my personal favorite. I like to think of it as a social experiment. There is something to be said for taking someone entirely away from the people they're used to and throwing them into families of people entirely different then them. It really is, at its heart, a little telling. And also....hilarious.

Moment of Truth was another great one. True it was a game show that featured mostly horrible, horrible people, but interesting things always come out when someone is forced to tell nothing but the truth. I loved it.

I try and watch the Daily show every day. In a lot of ways it mostly how I get my news, though I often slip a little MSNBC into my day.

My new thing is Vampire shows. I'm a little ashamed as I used to judge women who were all about vampire stories but I just so love many of the shows. I'm super into True Blood, which I would suggest to anyone, but I also recently watched the entire series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and am now working my way through Angel. There really is something kind of sexy about a vampire.