Monday, June 23, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
So What's On Your Tube?
I had a bought of insomnia last night and found myself watching the tube at 4am last night. I caught a really cute movie called ‘Employee of the Month’ on Showtime. The plot was pretty simple. A box boy, played by Dane Cook, at pseudo-WalMart tries to make employee of the month to impress a cashier, Jessica Simpson. The movie is pretty silly and predictable but I just love Cook’s humor. He reminds me of Steve Carell of ‘The Office’ fame whom I think is hysterical with just his expressions alone. I used to work a minimum wage job in fast food and could relate to the main character. Watching the box boy jump through a series of inane antics in order to make employee of the month left me giggling for hours.
Next up was a reality show on MTV called ‘Juvies’ which follows teens after they get arrested. The show did a great job of unromanticizing the life of crime in a realistic yet unpreachy way which I guess is one of the things MTV does best unlike mainstream TV. The show also humanized the kids. One story about a boy who could not get off drugs left me literally watery eyed.
And finally, I watched a show on MTV called ‘Made’ where kids get re-made into something they dream about. This particular show featured an ultra tomboy girl who wanted to be a super model. I think the show is trying to promote the idea to kids that dreams really do come true. However, I wasn’t sure that the underlying theme that changing who you are as a person can make you happy is a realistic message. At any rate, the show was harmless enough with its happy endings and watching the tomboy clomp around in high heels was pretty entertaining.
So, what’s on your tube these days?
Next up was a reality show on MTV called ‘Juvies’ which follows teens after they get arrested. The show did a great job of unromanticizing the life of crime in a realistic yet unpreachy way which I guess is one of the things MTV does best unlike mainstream TV. The show also humanized the kids. One story about a boy who could not get off drugs left me literally watery eyed.
And finally, I watched a show on MTV called ‘Made’ where kids get re-made into something they dream about. This particular show featured an ultra tomboy girl who wanted to be a super model. I think the show is trying to promote the idea to kids that dreams really do come true. However, I wasn’t sure that the underlying theme that changing who you are as a person can make you happy is a realistic message. At any rate, the show was harmless enough with its happy endings and watching the tomboy clomp around in high heels was pretty entertaining.
So, what’s on your tube these days?
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