I watch too much television. I had to get a new DVR a couple weeks ago and it saved me about 100 hours of my life because of all the taped shows that were lost. I wish I could stop. The accessibility is great nowadays and it’s hard to resist, especially when there are so many great series. The production value and the writing is superb, at least for some. The cable networks have really upped their game.
Years ago, there were just a few series that I cared about. I watched the Sopranos off and on, I watched Six Feet Under. Then of course I had to watch Dexter, which was great up until that dreadful series finale. I even watched True Blood long after I should have stopped. I watched Californication, which was about a writer, so that was easily justified. I watched Newsroom and Breaking Bad and decided that I never needed to watch another series, having seen the very best a series could be. But then the watercooler discussions got me hooked on Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. For that, I hate watercoolers. I also got hooked on Orange is the New Black, True Detective, and House of Cards almost by accident.
Of everything I watch right now, I would have to say that Homeland is the only one I should be sparing the time to watch; it is truly a heart-pounding, thought provoking, thrill ride. That and maybe Black Sails; I can’t resist pirates. Or Da Vinci’s Demons. I haven’t started Fargo, but I hear that it is great too. Oh, and the final season of Banshee will start in the spring, my violent, graphic, guilty pleasure. Basically, after 825 hours, I need an intervention. Or a cable outage. Or maybe I should just toss out the TV altogether. Although, perhaps those stories will inspire me to write even better stories of my own. Perhaps an hour or two of escapism is healthy. I’ve noticed that when the TV is off I don’t necessarily write or read. I usually end up trolling on twitter or buying things I don’t need on Amazon. Maybe this is the new normal. Maybe this is the new edification. I know that is probably an invalid justification, but I just can’t stop. Perhaps I will someday soon. But I will definitely need to wait for at least 45 more days to see if the new X-files is all that I hope it will be. And even if it isn’t, I know I will probably keep watching anyway. The truth is out there, after all.
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