talking about tv (what i am watching)

First off i just want to say how awesome i would be on Who wants to be a Millionaire.

Watching the show i get most of the questions right. That is because my memory is full of crap.
I usually watch it when Maree (11) sleeps over. She thinks i am an amazing well of knowledge. I did have a bit of a problem this evening though. The question was something about what kind of animal can be in a room with you and still be ignored. The answer was an elephant. You try explaining what the phrase “elephant in the room” to an 11yr old using practical examples. It didn’t go well.

There are two reasons i would never actually be on a tv show like who wants to be a millionaire

1. I hate being photographed, filmed or questioned. I hate public speaking. Being on tv would be my worst nightmare
2. I would get the question about cricket....or some other topic i happily never want to know about. Ever.

So it is really annoying that i get so many questions correct. Some how i will just have to get over it.

Talking about tv. My fav program at the moment is Master Chef. I adore it. I also can’t help feeling that it is rigged. Things happen that i can’t believe. I am not just talking about the fact that people make sorbet and even though it is a tv program recorded under lights and it is never served right away, it is NEVER melted.

There was actually a “to do” about it during the week because it was quite evident that a dish prepared earlier looked nothing like the one presented to the judging panel. The thing is that there is no such thing as ”reality tv”. The term should be “reality based tv” or documentary. But then all tv shows are produced and create with an end in mind. To inform, entertain or most likely to sell us things.

None of that is going to stop me watching. When i say watching i mean have on in the background while i read, write or do something else. Occasionally something will be interesting enough to make me actually watch it. Doesn’t happen enough. I mostly watch DVDs of tv shows or shows ripped from the internet.

Don’t even get me started on the hell that is digital television reception though. If it rains or snows on the mountain i get hardly any tv channels.....and my hair dryer causes all sorts of probs. Analog tv might look terrible most of the time but at least you can kinda see what is going on even with a crappy picture! This is after i bought a new digital tv (which my dvd player cause interference eith *sigh*).

I guess you can tell what my OCD tendencies are being wasted on. I like to think it stops me from working too hard. Yeah. I know. Totally not true.