It never occurred to me to go above channel 11 on my tv set. I have never had cable, and currently don’t have cable, so I just assumed that everything above WTTW would be white noise. But a fluke dropping of the remote control last night opened my world up to so much more. I have the History Channel! And Oxygen! And a Spanish channel! And about 15 other channels that I didn’t even know existed. So last night I explored these two digit programs and was very much pleased with the findings.
Manno and I bonded this weekend over our ability to get sucked into tv marathons. He confessed to watching almost 6 hours of Night Court on Saturday night. I then shared my experience of 8 hours of NYPD Blue (“The Changing of the Guard” season). We both agreed that when a 90210 marathon comes on, all bets are off. Schedules are cleared, appointments cancelled, friends left hanging high and dry; everything is dropped to watch a group of teenagers sort through their issues of sexuality, alcohol abuse, and bad fashion.
I think it’s time we all come clean about those moments of not leaving the sofa for hours, due to tv marathons. Please, in the comment box, share your experience and know that you are not alone.
2 comments:
Friends Marathons- watch out!! but far and away the VERY best marathon is on VH1 - I love the __ (80's, 90's, ect). Where they do each year - I love 88, I love 89.. it is so fun to reminisce and laugh at what used to be cool.
i am also guilty of Real World marathons.
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