I haven’t been watching any non-cable network television over the summer, so I was amazed to find out (or maybe not) via one of my RSS feeds that there was a show that debuted on Thursday called “America’s Greatest Dog.”
Are you fucking kidding me, people? Apparently you’ll watching anything.
The RSS feed that informed me of this latest conceptual travesty was The Onion’s TV Club, where the reviewer of the show gave it an F. Thank heavens for small miracles. Apparently it’s the worst recycling of the “reality” format possible. I wouldn’t know because I haven’t watched it, and I won’t. Ever.
But that won’t stop me from blasting the show sight unseen, because the title of the show is AMERICA’S GREATEST DOG, for Chrissakes. This is what we want to watch on television, folks? I mean, really? A “reality” competition centering on people’s goddamned pets?
Apparently so, because I learn from another RSS feed this morning that CBS won the hour with 9.5 million suckers, er, viewers. Seriously? That’s more, by far, than a first-run episode of some quality network shows, like, say, “Friday Night Lights.”
I’ve got a better title for this show: America’s Greatest BULLSHIT.
That is all.
This is on one of the main TV channels, now?! And we have to wait until 2009 for BSG on cable TV?! WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?!
It’s still worth the wait (until ‘09) for a proper tv show with a script written by literate folks, actors who care about what they’re doing, music that is composed rather than manufactured, and visual effects that rival those of feature films. In other words, a commercial nightmare! The only DOG I can think of was the one by Gaeta’s drop point on New Caprica…
I was positive that as I read your blog it’d say the show was canceled.
My jaw dropped when I saw it won the hour. Dear God in heaven.
The real question is:
What new shows are you looking forward to Jammer?
Simon.
Don’t… We get so much of this shit in the UK it’s not funny.
Pop Idol and X Factor to find Pop Stars!
Something About Maira to find a Musical Star.
Last Choir Standing… I shit you not. A battle between Choirs and not the good kind with Chainsaws and Automatic Weapons.
Thank God for the second series of Dexter on FX to keep me sane until Heroes starts again!
Dan forgot to mention Big Brother, another quality show here in the UK (not). Aarrrgghhhh!
@Dan - you’re kidding right?
The 2nd season of Heroes was a travesty. I don’t think that I’ll be able to bring myself to watch the 3rd season.
Seriously, what actually happened - plot wise - through the series? What a waste of my life…
I felt ‘almost’ as cheated after watching the last episodes of Doctor Who for this season. What a load of twaddle…
Still, I don’t doubt I’d rather watch substandard versions of my favourites rather than the potential for the above…
BTW - When is ‘Pet’s Win Prizes’ coming back on?
Lost is still the best show on tv. Period.
The Dark Knight…. tomorrow… oh baby!!… I can’t wait for that.. holy shit!!!
Jjust ditch cable TV, it is seriously for the beyond bored.
What’s worse is that the “big” websites like thefutoncritic keep on having news regarding this trash, though I think they are mainly too lazy to post their own stories and just let the press releases through from anyone in the TV business. “Wow The Mole Season 6 is on! Don’t miss it”
John R!!!! Nooooooo.
OK, Series 2 was pretty wishy washy but the Producers know this. I have some small hope for season 3. If not then I’ll sell the TV and become a Crack Ho.
Dr Who… I can’t watch it. I’m embarassed for it.
Dr Who you can’t take too seriously (if at all), but it is ‘entertaining’ to watch. It gets bad when it does get serious. That’s its own downfall.
Lost ‘lost’ me after the start of the 3rd season. I kind of get the feeling that the writers take the p*ss out of anyone who is still watching it as they dangle an virtual carrot in front of the viewers. “It will get better… You will get answers… Honest!” Ha!
I may see the start of Heroes S3 - but they have to get a really, really, really god start. Really good!
Heroes season 3 preview looked promising.
The Lost comment, “it will get better… you will get answers…” reminds me of most of this 4th season of BSG.
Most people disliked the 3rd season, but I easily thought the 4th was the worst.