I’m not real big on television.

But I watch it a lot.

And let me be the very first person to say that there’s something wrong with TV these days.

No, I’m not going to say watching the tube rots your brain, makes you go blind, or turns you into a couch potato (you can’t blame everything on the idiot box). For solutions to those particular problems, look to the old saying “you are what you eat,” and avoid snacking on brains, the blind, or any kind of root vegetable (unless it’s French and it’s fried).

My problem with television isn’t anything health or hygiene related – it’s purely technical, I think. What a mess! Programs are being mixed-up and shown on the wrong – if not inappropriately opposite – channels. If you took the time to watch for more than four hours a day ,you’d notice that the little person (supposedly) working behind your screen is either playing a practical joke or they’ve screwed up royally.

It’s total chaos! Chick flicks and feel-good shows are popping up on action channels, while all the sex and violence is making its way onto the lighter, fluffier, family stations. By letting this go on, producers are sending a devastating message to our younger generations: Television doesn’t care about your needs.