In which TV engenders misery

[katiefoolery]

TV made me miserable.

Well, actually, that’s not entirely true.  I made myself miserable.  And this stupid headache is certainly being very generous in the misery-creation department.  But TV made it worse.

Stupid TV.  I knew there was a reason we split up in the first place.  (Nobody tell the internet that I’ve been cheating on it with my ex, OK?  It’ll find out eventually, I guess.  I just don’t want to be sitting there, innocently watching the news on my ex, only to have the internet storm in and look shocked and appalled at the whole situation.  That’d be rather tricky.  I’d just have to hope we could wait until an ad break to sort it out.)

But I had a point.  Didn’t I?

Oh yes - TV and its role in making me miserable.  There I was, innocently lying on the couch, angsting a little (OK, a lot), when TV serves up an episode of introspection and self-evaluation and people drinking a lot and not brushing their hair... for some reason.  Or maybe it was just incredibly windy out - I really can’t say.

And then, after forty-five minutes or so of people really getting their teeth into some gritty character acting... one of them goes and dies.  Said death is swiftly followed by one last chance for some of the aforementioned gritty character acting, then credits.

And me, sitting on the couch, torn between angsty misery and futile anger at the whole concept of TV and the dramas broadcast thereon.

Don’t you hate that when it happens, though?  You try and watch TV to have some fun or escape from the angsty rubbish in your head, and then it goes and makes it worse.

Comments

[snarkymonkey.livejournal.com]

*hugs* This is why I tend to watch nothing but Discovery Channel these days. Not a fan of television myself anymore. Even the news can give you a healthy dose of angst and wtf.

By the way, the Volume 17 of FMA has the most amusing image of Havoc in it. *grins* To lighten your day, perhaps? *hugs again*

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

I think we actually have the Discovery Channel, so I might switch to that next time. (I know we don't have the History Channel any more - I sobbed over the loss of that one.)

Wow - we're up to volume seventeen of FMA? I'm still on nine down here. I clearly need to visit Borders again soon.

[snarkymonkey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have wee bits o' cable so I stick with Discovery. =3

Hee! I tend to buy the Japanese volumes so I'm not really certain what's been translated out this way. XD I can scan the image for ya? *grins*

[the-kaytinator.livejournal.com]

that's why I watch next to no TV. Pretty much all we do in this house is watch DVDs, cos we know the shows by heart, so we know what sort of mood they're going to put us in.

The TV is for Doctor Who, Spicks and Specks and when bored of an evening, whatever Simpsons episode happens to be on. And Inspector Rex for some. Maybe the news.

Maybe I need to burn you some of my escapist dvds. We have an enormous collection of British comedy.

*grugs*

Hope you feel better, and still more grugs.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Yep - I knew there was a good reason why I'd chosen to split up with TV in the first place. Ooh, British comedy, you say? What do you have?

*returns the grugs with interest*

[the-kaytinator.livejournal.com]

Why don't I send you a sample, and you can tell me what you like.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

That would be lovely! Thank-you muchly, good Kayt. :)

[rilla06.livejournal.com]

You watch Inspector Rex too? :D

[naelany.livejournal.com]

Don't watch soaps? ^_~

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Hehe! Nah, can't say I'm the world's greatest fan of them.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

me neither..not anymore anyway

[saltedpin.livejournal.com]

:( Yeah, this is why I am grateful I can understand very little of what happens on TV over here (plus no cable = mostly ridiculous gameshows anyway). Hope you can find a lighthearted DVD to watch next time this happens :)

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Now there's a good idea. :D A ridiculous game show in Japanese would have been the perfect antidote to misery, I think. I guess this confirms I'm still a helpless LJ addict - I'd rather come online and whinge about my misery than actually do something about it.