OPINION

TV Shows and Guilty Pleasure Viewing Habits

Written by Jackie
Published March 06, 2006

C'mon, I know you have some shows that you watch when company is not expected, shows you might not talk about at the office watercooler. After all, someone has to be watching Jerry Springer or Maury. No, those two aren't on my list, but I know they're someone's guilty pleasure. Okay, perhaps one is Connie Chung's guilty pleasure and that carries the Nielsen ranking.

What? My guilty pleasure shows? Hmmm ... I'm not sure if I'm ready to reveal my television viewing quirks to the world. Oh, okay. I'll spill the beans. Just promise not to laugh at me. Well, you can snicker at me; but no guffawing, please. I'm sensitive, y'know.

COPS: "Bad boys, bad boys. Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" Yep, that's the first show which comes to mind when I think guilty pleasure TV viewing. Old episodes, new episodes - I'm there. I can't understand my fascination with this show other than I'm a bit of a crime/police buff at heart. In 1989 Bertram Van Munster, the same person behind The Amazing Race, was on the production staff. Heck, even the tune is catchy. Older episodes airing on Court TV have the entire song by Inner Circle at the beginning of the show. As for the people appearing on the show who aren't cops? Yikes! What is going through their minds? Not only are they out there doing stupid criminal nefarious doings and all, but they sign releases to let the show air their ne'er-do-well ways!

Leave it to Beaver: Thank the heavens for TV Land network! The Beaver was one of my favorite shows when I was a small child and, now as an adult, I know the episodes by heart. Watching them brings me back to more innocent days. No, my Mom wasn't anything like June Cleaver although, if memory serves, she did have a strand of pearls - she just didn't wear them around the house. My Dad looked a bit like Hugh Beaumont, but certainly didn't wear a tie much. Then again, my older brother had a friend reminiscent of Lumpy Rutherford and I've known a lot of Eddie Haskells over the years.

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Jackie is a TV addict and freelance writer living in the NYC Greater Metropolitan Area. She faces her addiction daily on her blog The (TV) Show Must Go On... where you'll find daily television discussion and in-depth reviews/recaps of selected shows.
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TV Shows and Guilty Pleasure Viewing Habits
Published: March 06, 2006
Type: Opinion
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: Classics, Video: Crime, Video: News, Video: Talk Show, Video: Television
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#1 — March 6, 2006 @ 09:32AM — Matt Paprocki [URL]

Used to be a Springer addict, but the bastards took it off around here, and they were only channel in my area to carry it. Jerks.

Ditto on Cops (this one never gets enough credit for the entertainment value sometimes) and People's Court, though I'm definitely a Judge Judy type person.

#2 — March 6, 2006 @ 17:36PM — Jackie [URL]

Matt! Oh, no! You were on the Dark Side! ;-) It's still on in this area. I caught the beginning of Springer recently and now it touts itself as the Worst TV Show Ever or something to that effect.

#3 — March 11, 2006 @ 10:50AM — Scott Butki

Jackie: Hmm, does the Daily Show count as a guilty habit? It's the only thing I watch. Oh... South Park. Does that one count?

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