http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 6 Mar 2005 00:01:49 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/05/222542.php#comment-125701 Now that I've finished my rant, I'll back up and say good post to you. I think all the Law & Order series are pretty good, if I am in front of the TV during hteir timeslots I usually watch them w/o feeling like I am wasting my time. In a way, they illustrate the many facets and challenges of criminal justice against some fine acting and human drama, hard to find anyhitng that actually educates or provokes thought without hysterical bias or boring us to death. I think the Discovery Channel provides more more riveting reality TV with shows like "American Chopper". Sure, it's a small cast and the theme is building bikes, but the interaction between the cast and the tensions and trials of completing something with a deadline has hardly been boring. Not only that, the cast actually works together and produces something useful, lasting, and in its own way, beautiful. What do the rats-in-a-cage on reality TV ever do that means a damn thing? "Overhaulin'" IIRC , opn the Learning Channel is also pretty good, a less hyped version of "Pimp My Ride", I find it intereresting that the vehicles nominated for overhaul are usually owned by someone other than the nominator, a chance to do something good for someone they care about. Contrast this with the "fuck you, Iam going to get mine" mentality of a lot of the other shows, I know which I am more likely to spend an hour of my limited TV time on. 125701@blogcritics.org Sun, 6 Mar 2005 00:01:49 EST