Seriously, just hear me out.
Have you ever found yourself relaxing on the couch on a “lazy Sunday” afternoon? You slooowly reach for the remote, grab it and quickly fall back and slump into the couch once more.
Now the hard part.
What to watch? Hundreds of channels – if you’re lucky enough to have a cable or satellite – but as for the actual selections available to you...
- Fishing shows. A Sunday staple, but…
- Religious programing. Some of it extends into the P.M. Doesn’t God rest on Sunday?
- Golf. If you’re a 50-year-old male and too poor to actually get on the green yourself, maybe this is for you!
- “C grade” cooking shows. The stuff that’s too old and boring for Daytime TV!
- Really bad movies. Stroker Ace, anyone?
If you’re a kid and your parents have dragged you off to some boring relative’s house, your situation is even worse!
I remember trying to watch bowling at my Aunt Nancy’s house… I think begged my Mom for a buck – it went further back then – hurled myself through the screen door and crawled to the corner store. I crawled so it would take longer!
Ah, good times on a Sunday…
Thank you, heartless network executives in cheap suits!
I think I watch youtube more than TV these days
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Very true…
I don’t even turn on the telly on Sundays. What’s the point? 👍
Very true, Drew…
So true! I remember those days before PPV well!
They rocked, didn’t they?
Saturday used to offer really really bad horror movies – or golf or even more exciting: bowling But Sunday…it was like the networks thought “Oh they will all be in church all day, so why bother”…or was it a plot to make kids read a book or go outside and play?
I doubt people were smart enough to hatch a plot like that! Great idea though….
That’s why I got rid of cable. I was paying for more channels and watching the same amount of TV. Totally, totally worthless.
I have to agree, my friend!
The cure for that, is to blog on Sunday afternoon … unless it is a sunny day out. Then why would you be inside to start with?
Good point!
You need to get into sports. This way from April until October you’re bound to have a Sunday baseball game on the tube, while from September to January there’s three (3!!!) NFL football games every Sunday!!! Of course, you’ve got to deal with that purgatory between February and April when all you’ve got is NBA basketball and golf, and I’d rather watch paint dry than watch that.
You see, at some point Sunday programming hits everyone where it hurts!
I thought it was only me who thought like this. Are you hiding behind my couch and blogging about me?
Now would I do that?
Hmm, a quick glance at my TV Guide ( 2pm, Sunday) presents me with Paid Programming, Basketball, Nascar, Latino TV, Golf, That Girl, and West Side Story ( circa 1961). Btw, no cable here. I’m going outside with a book.
Enjoy the fresh air!
When I was a kid, Sunday afternoon tv after coming home from church and eating lunch was – Family Film Festival w/Tom Hatten (They actually aired some pretty good movies.) and then the original Star Trek w/William Shatner, then back to church for the evening service.
These days we do dvds, we also don’t pay for cable/satellite tv.
I don’t blame you for not paying for cable; there’s nothing on anyway!
LOL!!! Sounds oddly familiar.
My mother dragged us all to church then my grandparents house where all she had was Polish programs and what was then known as WWF wrestling. She loved her wrestling! Best soap on the air she said.
I feel your pain, Woman….
I kind of enjoyed the church going and still go when I’ve the chance… could have done without the muscle men in short shorts though. I think I was scared.
I don’t blame you!
There’s not even anything good on the radio either; all we get is a guy giving his callers legal advice. It’s thrilling.
Sounds gripping!
For maybe more than 3 years, now, I’m living WITHOUT television. Reading more… more informed through internet and by old-fashioned paper newspaper (yes yes, they are great still! give them a try…). And, specially, more relaxed. Really. Because I don’t spend my relaxing times getting angry for not finding something interesting to watch on TV. Also, I have some more time to listen to my own thoughts. I believe every citzenship in this world has their own thoughts to listen to… And it would be a better world if people could spend at least some minutes a day to talk to themselves. No no, I don’t think I’m a genius or something… – but that’s the point… only by talking to myself during some quiet moments of the day I can finally realize something and tell myself “hey friend… you’re thinking something silly here, may be it’s better to change your mind a bit for tomorrow!”…. TV just doesn’t allow that.
Wow! You’ve presented a very reasoned, well thought-out argument and you’ve enriched my little blog in the process. Thanks, Axel!
Well, I don’t have cable anymore, but I remember it as being largely useless, especially on Sundays.
Absolutely!