Wrap of another TV season

Well, ratings month is over and so is this TV season. Herewith a few thoughts:

The Simpsons just keeps on going. I really think the satire is just as sharp today as it was 17 years ago when it premiered. If you read those news groups they keep saying it is gone down hill. I disagree. And it's still funny. As an example in the show where Grandpa turned into a bull fighter, one of the paper headlines was "Old Man Beats Meat". I laughed out loud. The writers are still doing a great job.

My thoughts on the West Wing were posted before this, but that reminds me of the ABC show "Commander in Chief". Last fall the critics were calling it great and apparently it was scoring good ratings. But now, ABC has decided to cancel it after three more episodes. Why? Maybe if they hadn't put it on hiatus for four months people would have remembered it. A shame it is leaving the air.

Two and a Half Men. This may be one of the two funniest shows on the air. Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer are excellent. I wish the season were starting again because their antics are laugh out loud funny. Plus Sheen's character is my hero.

My Name is Earl. This is the other funniest show on the air. The writing is brilliant and the characters well defined. The season finale was a hoot as Earl (who was trying to give all of his lottery money away) and his hoosier brother and friends had me laughing so hard I wish it wouldn't have ended. And Jamie Presley...she is truly a babe.

Lost and American Idol...who cares? And what's up with 60+ million people voting for a TV show? My guess is more of them voted for American Idol than bothered to vote in the last US presidential election. I hear people talking about Lost, but I have never had any interest in it.

Finally, The Sopranos and Big Love have one more episode each left. But, HBO is stretching it out for another week. I imagine that way they think they can hook people for another month of their service. Or maybe they just figure everyone will be busy over Memorial Day weekend. Either way I look forward to the season finale's of each.

Princess of the Train

What is it with people and their freakin' cell phones? A couple of days ago I was riding the Metro-Link when a princess got on board. She never lowered her voice once and subjected everyone within 20 feet of her to a boring conversation about her boring life. One of her whines was about some dude who would not make a commitment to her. She was telling her friend he didn't seem to be showing much interest in her. Duh? If she is that boring and inconsiderate on the train, what do you think she is like on a date? And she wasn't much of a prize, kind of big and plain. And then to top it off I heard her tell her friend (I couldn't avoid it), that she didn't like baseball. What the heck is wrong with this woman? I will tell you what is wrong with her. She is a loser and she thinks her shi* don't stink because she obviously wasn't concerned in the least with annoying those around her. The bitch finally got off the train in U City. When she left, those of us who had been subjected to her loud voice and rudeness started laughing. And her ears were probably burning because she sure was the topic of conversation.

Goodbye West Wing

I watched the series finale of "The West Wing" this evening on tape.

I thought it was a great way to wrap up the seven year run of one of my favorite shows. Martin Sheen who played the president gave an outstanding performance as did Jimmy Smits who played the incoming president.

The writers and producers did a nice job of wrapping up the loose ends and leaving the viewers with a warm and fuzzy feeling as Jed Bartlett flew off into the sunset and said "Tomorrow" when asked by his wife Abbey what he was thinking about.

Farewell "West Wing". I will miss you.

I Can See Again

I can see again, thanks to my eye doctor. My eye's have been getting "better" which means that my old contacts and lenses were too strong and making things blurry. It cost me $384.00 to get my new devices but so far it is well worth it.

A Joke of a Radio Station

How can a city the size of Saint Louis be such a wasteland for local media? The CBS Radio affiliate is still calling itself the "Sports Voice of America". What? In the past five years it has lost the local broadcast rights for all three professional teams here. The station doesn't even carry national sports events made available to it by it's network let alone any local college broadcasts on a regular basis. Sports Voice of America? No it's not even the sports voice of downtown Saint Louis. And this little joke of a radio station also refers to itself as Mid America's most trusted news source. Yeah, right. It rewrites the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch (a crappy paper in it's own right) or rips and reads the Associated Press. I have even heard the station make corrections when the local paper runs a correction. Unbelievable.