When I say "one-eyed monster," I just want to make clear that I'm talking about the television set, mm-kay?
We've caught a couple of interesting shows the last couple of nights. I'm sort of embarassed to admit they were both on Fox, which obviously makes them reality TV. I'm not sure Fox has anything else.
Anyhoo, last night we were very caught up in The Rebel Billionaire, which is sort of like Fear Factor, The Apprentice and Survivor all rolled into one. The premise is that Sir Richard Branson, rich guy and daring adventurer extraordinaire, is going to give the presidency of his company to the winner of the show. In the meantime, the contestants are subject to ridiculously frightening physical challenges, including walking a 4-inch wide beam between two hot air balloons, which are, oh...TEN THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. But good news! Each contestant gets to wear a bicycling helmet. For safety, you know. Yeah, there were safety straps and such, but I really think the helmet was the best touch.
Tonight, we were engrossed with Nanny 911, a show which makes me even more sure that certain people have no business being parents. The kids on the show were absolutely satanic, and the parents had entirely given up on discipline. I was aghast. I don't know how many episodes of this I will actually be able to watch; these kids were that revolting.
So, all is saved. We now have TV programs that we'll be watching on Monday & Tuesday nights. That fills in the early week gap we had before Lost and Survivor on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Maybe I should go outside. I've heard it's nice...