The Wonders of Morning Television
Watching the "hip" morning show, which really means it's programmed for people like "me" who are "somewhere in their 30s" this morning. The segment they just ran: out of nowhere, Cindy Sheehan is interviewed by two very uncomfortable, normally witty, now stumped TV anchors. They try to be hard hitting, like Matt Lauer, and Cindy Sheehan does what she does. The segment is unbelievably awkward and uncomfortable. The segment is quickly over. Then, they throw it to...and I'm not making this up...the monster truck rally in the west suburbs, and then they throw it back to the studio to, and I'm not making this up...show a wacky commercial where a guy gets caught in a red lace g-string and frilly bra outfit during a fire alarm, which just cracks up the same TV anchors that 4 minutes earlier were squirming uncontrolably on camera with Sheehan. Not a single commercial in that segment. Brilliant.
And now Kelly Ripa has Simon Cowell sitting in for Regis, and can I tell you how wacky that is?
And now, thankfully, I'm going to go to work and stay there forever.
posted by Teodoro Callate @ 8:58 AM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Lauer!!!
Nothing makes me feel better as a human than watching high dollar budgets creating awkwardness. Thanks Teo!
Is this Channel 9 of which you speak? I am trying unsuccessfully to quit the morning shows (I'm the Jack Twist of daytime?) but so far my solution is only to switch around and be disappointed by all the networks equally. I have seen ch. 9 a few times and wondered what they were doing because they seem incredibly aware of the fact that TV news is a big bunch o crap these days, and mock it accordingly.
Where do I go?
Yes indeed, Channel 9 is the culprit. I think channel 9 is quality, smarmy, mocking television for people right in my and your demographic. Pretty funny and not-serious, and generally they are in on the joke rather than a bunch of people who don't get it. The problem with the segment above was not with the monster truck rally, nor with the airing of the commercial. Rather, the problem is that they tried to get serious for a sec with Cindy Sheehan, and it was SO out of nowhere. It was unbelievably odd.
I think you can safely go to channel 9.
I may take that rec.
when i got up early enough to watch tv morning, it was channel 9 all the way. unfortunately, rosanne tellez isn't there anymore, and i'm not sure if potash is still there either. those guys plus the sports guy...his name is eluding me right now... they were the dream team. i think the traffic chick (baumgarten?) got promoted to news now.
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