My last post was inspired from a internal rant I had going
in my head from the night before that then was reminded of it by a friend who
posted on FaceBook about Joss Whedon.
The thing that got me going was great shows on SCIFI uhhh I mean Syfy
(whatever that is supposed to be…) get cancelled just as they are becoming fan
favorites, almost like that channel is the biggest “you know what” tease in
your high school. Further more great
shows by geniusus like the aforementioned Mr. Whedon like Dollhouse and Firefly
get cancelled long before they are able to become modern day classics. This is nothing new, the original Star Trek
was cancelled (twice), as was Arrested development and Jericho. Many of these shows live on in comic books,
graphic novels, and paperback but somehow the dollar driven T.V. industry fails
to show patience and let some of these show run long enough to not only allow
some fan satisfaction on seeing a good story play out over a number of years,
but make them the profits they are expecting.
Shows do have a saturation point where they need to end, this is true,
Cheers, M.A.S.H. ended with HUGE ratings because all the dedicated fans, and
all the part-time fans tuned in to see the last seasons to see how it all wraps
up. Shows like The Office maybe went a
season or two too long, but those last few episodes were magical. Had it been cancelled in the first season or
two that would have been lost to the wastebin of some corporate TV exec’s
trashcan along with his used “tissues” and gin bottles.
So, when I win the lotto, say a HUGE dollar amount, and I
get the chance to run my own cable T.V. channel, with shows only. No movies, no sports, and no news. Not because I don’t like sports, news, or
movies, quite the contrary, they just add a whole other element that I am not
trying to rant about here.
Now you ask – “hey man what will be your schedule?” well I will tell you. Some of the shows I think the average Mercian
T.V. junkie would love to just veg and watch on a rainy Saturday afternoon or
whenever there is a soccer game on…
Some of these show should be 2-4 episodes in a row, some
shows are just better when you can sit a do a mini-marathon, others might play
only on weekends others on weekdays.
This won’t be a total breakdown hour by hour because some shows may play
seasonal. But when you tune into
Gallo-tanment channel this is what you can expect to see.
A Perfect Day of Television
Early morning. Grab
your bowl of cereal and sit back in your PJs or Boxers and see: - Old School
Cartoon hour (really about two hours but hey it’s a free day who’s watching the
clock?). Smurfs, He-Man, InspectorGadget, Bugs Bunny, and Super Friends.
Now who is ready for their day with a line up like that. Hope those Coco puffs were good.
Later morning. Get
your game on. Some of my earliest
memories were at my grandmothers house destroying my uncles Hot Wheels or those
12 inch GI Joes while the Price is Right is on.
Any day sick from school was not complete with out a little “COME ON
DOWN..JANE DOE…YOU ARE THE NEXT CONTESTENT ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT…”. After, the Showcase Showdown, which I am a
firm believer I would kill on that game, is time for some of the best comedy
ever to be transmitted over TV.
Gilligan’s Island, McHale’s Navy, The Andy Griffin Show, and finish with
some great action of Gunsmoke or Bonanza.
Early afternoon. So after lunch which should be a proper egg salad sandwich, chocolate milk and some pudding, we start watching some of the best of the 80s. No rest for the sentimental funny bone we
watch Wings, Cosby Show, Cheers and throw in an episode of Get Smart.
Rush hour. While
those fools that went to work today are stuck in traffic, we are watching the
90s Batman cartoon, and Disney’s Tale Spin.
And something that brings back memories of mom tinkering around in the
kitchen making dinner while everyone was coming home, the original Star Trek should be playing just around 5 p.m every time I hear the opening soundtrack of the show I smell some kind of casserole or think of simple things like macaroni and cheese.
Prime time, or must see T.V. is full of a mix of great
shows. Start with The Office, Big Bang
Theory, Dowton Abby, The IT Crowd for some more recent good times.
Then get some SCIFI in with Eureka and Warehouse 13, Firefly, and here I
will save a place for Defiance, if it pans out to be as good as I hope it has
a spot.
Later when it is dark and you can watch some more mature
drama, we have Breaking Bad (shhh don’t tell us how it ends, we want to be
surprised again), Sons Of Anarchy, Justified, The Americans, Hill Street Blues,
and Baywatch (yes I am serious)
Late night there is no end to the fun. Some of these shows are still airing in
syndication or still going strong but for the insomniacs this is better than
gold. Futurama, Archer, Arrested Development, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Late Late or OH CRAP ITS EARLY. Back in the early 90s some of these shows
were on at 2-3-4 in the morning. Now it
is all crap, infomercials and loud obnoxious adds. It is almost painful to
leave your TV on when you fall asleep, because if you wake up during the crap
they play now it is nightmare inducing.
I would put M.A.S.H, Twilight Zone, Miami Vice, and the X-Files on. Maybe throw in some Airwolf, the Equalizer,
and The Wire.
Rinse and Repeat.
Start the clock on another fine day of perfect T.V. with some 5 a.m.
Sesame Street from back in the day when Mr. Hooper was still tending the store.
Tell me what I missed.
