Since I’m both going to school, and teaching, and writing a book, and working two different jobs, I don’t have a lot of free time. I don’t watch much TV. But a little over three years ago I caught the first episode of 24, the television show on Fox. I was hooked. Three episodes later, my wife came in to see what the fuss was about, and we haven’t missed a show since.
But about a year ago a neighbor friend happened to mention that she only watched two shows on TV , 24 and a not-so-well-known show called Alias. My interest was piqued. About 6 months ago, my wife and I picked up season one. We have been plowing through them ever since, hoping that we can catch up with the episodes on TV.
Since I was making so many trips to the TV section of Hollywood video, I have since picked up a few other television shows. Monk is a fun little show, and I have also greatly enjoyed The Shield. And Firefly IS what the recent Star Trek shows are not. And then of course there are the wonderful Adult Swim shows on the cartoon network.
But I think all of my ‘TV’ watching has ruined my taste for movies. When I go to the rental store I don’t want to pick up a movie that is going to take 2 hours to get through. I’d rather watch a 45-50 minute episode where everything is resolved in less time than it takes to cook my famous apple crisp.
I have been wanting to watch LOTR with my boys, but we just can’t seem to find 9 hours of free time.
Maybe I’ll rent Bill Nye instead.
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