Usually when I watch TV I want to relax. Laugh. Nothing else. Long ago I learned to not depend on the television to provide me with the things I yearned for: adventure, wisdom, understanding, empathy, etc.
When I watch it is usually at night. Right before I go to sleep.
All I want is something to laugh about.
So I gravitate to the sitcoms.
And some of the sillier things on TV.
I don’t expect anything from them other than light hearted fare.
There’s some good ones out there. The sitcom is an underappreciated (anymore) form of television.
So I watch the shows. I will possibly spend an hour, max, with the TV for entertainment on any given day. And with everything DVR’d that might include up to 3 shows.
Three shows that are on regular TV. Shows that start the family TV time. I have now had the pleasure of hearing about balls, nut sacks, periods, numerous sexual positions, drunken escapades, drug use including free basing, and numerous other aspects of life that I very naively know little or anything about.
Do I laugh? If the show is good, yes. Yes I do.
Do I wish it was on a channel that is not “family friendly”? Yes, yes I do.
What happened to us?
Why do we laugh at some of this stuff?
I laugh as much at I Love Lucy as I do this stuff. So it’s not like we need this stuff to be humored.
I’m in no way ranting here. Just questioning. Some things you make fun of and enjoy without your parents, or your children, or your grandparents/grandchildren sitting in the same room with you.
I appreciated that there was a certain line that certain channels didn’t cross. I’m not saying I wouldn’t have crossed some lines and gone to some other channels to watch some things. I just want to know where that line is.
But there seems to be no line. Anywhere. Any more.
Where’d it go?
What the **** is wrong with manners today?
Exactly. Where are the heck are they????? It’s okay to say “heck” on this blog.