Lisa: Dad, look! [holds TV up]
Homer: Television! Teacher, mother, [lusty] secret lover. Urge to kill...fading...fading...fading -- rising! Fading... fading
[family sighs]
Come, family. Sit in the snow with Daddy and let us all bask in television's warm glowing warming glow.
I too have been caught basking in television's warm glowing warming glow. When we first moved in, they didn't offer cable TV at our particular complex, so we eneded up getting Direct TV. When you first sign up, they entice you with a deal to get essentially all the movie channels they offer for free for the first three months. This is about 20 free movie channels.
While this is genearlly a good thing, I tend to get caught up in thinking that I have to watch a movie, no matter how crappy it is, because its free. I feel sort of like Homer trying to finish the 10 foot hoagie from his company picnic:
Marge: You've been eating that sandwich for over a week. I think the mayonnaise is starting to turn.
Homer: Two more feet, and I can fit it in the fridge. [flash to Marge walking up to Homer with a sandwich-looking thingamabob.]
Marge: Homer, I found this behind the radiator. I really think you should throw it away.
Homer: Suggestion noted. [when Marge leaves, Homer chows down]
I have seen a lot of good movies, but on the other hand I've also seen Harold & Kumar go to White Castle and White Chicks (I did have enough dignity to stop watching White Chicks after 15 mintues). I have definitely said to myself several times, well that was a waste of time. On the other hand, it has got Sarah and I hooked on Entourage. Any show that has Bob Sagat (playing himself) smoking weed and hiring hookers has to be doing something right. I highly recommend watching this show, even if you have to buy the DVD.
I'll leave you with one word of advice/warning (depending on your perspective). After about 9:00 at night, expect to find a moaning, naked woman on any of the following channels:
- Cinemax
- Cinemax West
- Cinemax More
- The History Channel (just kidding)
5 comments:
I have the same problem with Netflix. I think that because there are so many movies and I am getting the service, I have to watch any movie I have even heard about. I have definitely gotten some bad ones!
How was Harold & Kumar? I hear it's stupid but funny. As for naked chicks after 9:00pm... there's a reason people call it Skinemax. (ha ha ha).
You can still get the important shows like the OC and Alias on DirectTV, right? If not, I suggest moving....
No cable?! What kind of alternate universe have you fallen into?
For Traci: Harold & Kumar was pretty dumb, a little too dumb for my taste. I made it all the way through but there weren't that many laughs...
I can't believe what I'm reading. Harold and Kumar was amazingly funny.
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