I don't have cable. One, I'm broke, and two, I don't have time to watch it anyway. And if I did have it, I would watch, even though I don't have time, and nothing good can come of that. I would just use an antenna to get a few channels, but I live in the Medical Center and all the hospitals in the area prevent antennas from picking up any channels at all (weird, but true). So I do pay for the basic 13 channels, and and extra $2.50/month to get TBS and WGN. I love TBS; it shows sitcoms all day long and I love old sitcoms. Unfortunately, watching TBS also means seeing the commercials for their original comedies 25 times a day. I love TBS; I do not love one of its new shoes, My Boys.
The reasons are not deep or particularly persuasive. First of all, every time I hear the voice over talking about My Boys, I can't help but think of a guy referring to his, well, you know. Could they not have come up with a better title for this show? It's about a female sportswriter whose friends are all boys, and her name is PJ. PJ? Last time I checked that was a 5 year old's term for pajamas. Between My Boys and PJ, I consider cancelling my 14 channels every time I hear the commercial.
One day I thought I'd face the beast and actually watch the show, thinking maybe it would be good and solve my irritation with the commercial. No such luck. PJ is cute, blond, girly, and not at all convincing as a sportswriter who hangs out with guys. The guys she hangs out with are bland and not at all convincing as interesting people. There is little to draw you to any of the characters (which is crucial to the success of a show like this--I mean, who couldn't identify with every single one of the Friends characters at one point or another?) and the end result is that now I'm even more irritated when I see the commercial, which they still air 25 times a day even though only about 4 episodes have even been made and they air all 4 of them ad nauseum, which really precludes the need for so many commercials. I'm sorry that was a long sentence.
Anyway, I'm watching Sex and the City on TBS as I write this and can I say that Aiden is just HOT. Carrie, the stupid woman, spent 6 seasons complaining about being single, and then broke of her engagement with the hot furniture builder? She does look fantastic in the dress she's wearing when they break up, but it's very hard to feel sorry for someone who has the most perfect man in the world begging her to marry him and passes it up, just to spend 2 more seasons whining about being single. I'm also amused that Samantha appears at all in the edited TBS (though still very un-family friendly) version, and even more amused at watching all her lines that have been voiced over with less, um, graphic choices.
Sex and the City has gone to commercial. Guess, just guess, which commercial?
