#2763 musical Monday: the state of TV entertainment

Happy Labor Day! I hope that y'all are having a good day.

I was listening to the Vibe Check podcast last week, ("The Girls are Cashing Checks" episode), and the fellas were talking about TV, specifically the decline of the streaming services. One thing that got me thinking was when they talked about how they missed knowing what was going to be on Thursday night. Remember back in the day when you had Must Watch TV on Thursday night? There was Friends, Seinfeld, and a couple of other shows, then ER? I was thinking about how much more likely I am to watch a scheduled show, like Survivor. I know it is on Wednesday night at 7. Yellowstone is on Sunday night at 7.  I know what time the football, basketball, or baseball game starts. I am more likely to plan my time to watch a show when it has a certain time. 

I realize that I could tell myself that on say, Thursday at 8, I will watch x show. I could schedule that for myself. The thing is that there is so much content, I suffer from analysis paralysis. I simply can't decide what to watch. Everyone is full of suggestions, and I listen to what people say. I watched all of  Gilmore Girls and West Wing based on my sister's recommendations.  I've watched both seasons of Ted Lasso twice (almost).  You know I've watched all the Harry Potter movies over a dozen times each, easily.  

I think I tend to watch more TV in the winter, maybe?

In the early '90s, Bruce Springsteen released one of my favorite albums, Human Touch. He had a song called "57 Channels (and Nothin' On)" that was totally on point back them. We had all these channels on TV, but it didn't feel like there was anything worthwhile to see. Now we still have a jillion channels, and there is worthwhile stuff to watch, but it's so overwhelming to me! 

This TV thing has been on my mind a lot lately, for some reason. Co-workers talk about shows they are watching, and ask if I've seen those shows (I haven't). Lizzie watches shows and tells me about them. MT almost always has the TV on, whether he is actively watching or not. I used to be into pop culture, and now, when I browse through People magazine at the checkout line or when I see things online about current celebrities, I rarely know who the people are. {{shrug}}

On a slightly different, but similar note, last night we had Family Movie Night. The three of us went to see Bullet Train. It was highly entertaining: super violent and freaking comical. Yes, I cringed at some of the violence, and I also laughed out loud at the comedy. Besides, Brad Pitt is in it. He is still extremely good looking and awesome. Thumbs up from me and my menfolk on this movie.

Getting back to today's musical theme, here is the aforementioned Bruce Springsteen video for "57 Channels." The production values are significantly different today than in the early 90s. Enjoy!