That Gosh Darned Picture Box

I don't exactly watch TV, nor do I really enjoy watching it. When I was younger, I could zone out in front of the TV for hours, but now it just doesn't hold much appeal. That's not to say that things were better when I was little, (I watched Hannah Montana endlessly, that says enough) I just never sit down on the couch and watch. My parents, particularly my dad, would blame it on the internet, saying that it's shortening my attention span to YouTube-sized chunks of video, but that's not true. I can sit and watch movie-length documentaries on YouTube, so that just goes to show that my attention span isn't shrinking. I'm not entirely sure why I don't watch any actual television anymore, but I think it mostly has to do with the endless allure the internet has to offer. There's just way too much rad stuff to do, like read webcomics, chat with friends, play games, watch videos, and blog, blog, blog.

Even though I'm not huge on watching TV shows, there are some that I really enjoy and others that I really dislike. Some that I actually like would be Sherlock (despite only having watched 2.5 episodes, it's still really, really good and I should definitely finish it) and a handful of animes... despite not having watched any actual anime in a long time. Lucky Star is a good one, especially if you want something entertaining to zone out to. The plus side of Lucky Star is that all the episodes, both subbed and dubbed, are on YouTube, so watching it doesn't even require actually using the television. Sweet. (On another note, My Strange Addiction is a very, very, very guilty pleasure. I've seen almost every episode. I swear, it's just the psychological aspect that interests me...)

I know it's bad to hate on shows that you haven't even watched, but just judging by the content of some shows I think it's safe to say that I would hate them were I to actually suffer through them. A prime example would be freaking Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. The fact that this, a sick spinoff of Toddlers and Tiaras, an already painful show, exists just makes me want to cry. That's another show I hate, Toddlers and Tiaras. It just feels so disgusting and wrong to tart such little girls up to have them parade about in front of judges to act 'cute' and vaguely... sexual. The 'pageant moms' don't help the show any, either.

I'm honestly not sure of how to end this, so I'll just let it be known that I'd prefer to use the TV for playing video games as opposed to watching shows.