Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Remember "Cabaret"? That was a musical starring Joel Grey and Lisa Minelli that somehow romanticized the decadent pre-war Berlin sexual depravity. There was a bit of pathos and it pushed the limits of America in 1972.

Last night Fox introduced their latest dive into the slime of America's psyche. The tricked a lot of people by ending the big show, American Idol, at twenty minutes after the hour anticipating that with no other shows starting and the inertia of couch sloths, we wouldn't reach for the clicker. I'd seen the previews and knew what was to be expected, so I nearly knocked over the lamp scrambling for the remote. Take a look:



But, maybe there is hope for the nation. This morning I see this:

No Thanks in Florida

And here:

No Again in Cincy

Frankly this dysfunctional family is disgusting as are the slavering drones who fill their audience and drool in their cheese dip at home.

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