As has been practice all of this week, I have nothing to do during evenings this week, except flip channels. And I come to this most ridiculous show. It's called Deal or No Deal. It's so fruity that it left me wondering what exactly it is all about. No wonder Howie Mandel doesn't have hair anymore. He must have scratched it out in totally frustration!! There is no skill involved, there is some wierd structure to the game, and worst of all everyone does a pitiful job of showing interest in the game. It's literally like playing the lottery on TV. Nothing more, nothing less.
So what do I do?
Flip the channel. And I come to American Idol. You know there's something wrong with this country, when there is a contestant of a TV show (contestant, not winner) is honored with a day in his honor in his home state. May 16, 2006 is "Grey haired American Idol contestant" day ( don't know his name) in the great state of Alabama. There's probably some 5000 people at the shopping mall waiting to cheer him. Either he is really good, or Fox has done some stunning PR work to get this show such a great following. All through the show, I am waiting for the damn guys to sing a competitive song. Turns out, that was yesterday, and today they just wait for announcing the winner. They had an entire hour about nothing but crap.
What's so attractive about the television set that 70 years after its invention, we still have not figured out how to make good use out of it?
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