Daytime television (what you're missing part 1)

So most of you work for a living, therefor you probably don't have much time to watch daytime television. Truth be told, I RARELY sit down and watch it unless I have laundry to fold, or when the internet is down. But I have decided to start a blogging series on daytime television, so you can read about all the fabulous programming YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON!!!

The first installment is all about TRL.

Okay, first of all, I recall TRL being on when I got home from highschool each afternoon. But even as a teenager, I never quite understood the point of it. If you are unfamiliar with it, it's an MTV afternoon show where they play the top videos of the day according to what people vote for. And when I say people, I mean 12-year-olds who have nothing better to do with their time. It's broadcast live from Times Square where those annoying 12-year-olds all get together and decide to scream through the ENTIRE show. Giant flourescent pink signs exclaiming "Marry Me Pete Wentz" and "Kanye 4 President" fill the streets below as a "hip" MTV-VJ (video jockey) announces what the next top video is.

Here's the thing, they only play about 45 seconds of the video- hardly worth watching. And the whole time it's playing people are just screaming in the background. I just don't get it.

Then they usually have a guest come on the show, no doubt promoting their new movie or album release. But instead of asking them much about said movie or album, they just ask about the gossip surrounding them. "Ashley we hear you're pregnant... are you?" Ofcourse the first thing that is going to fly out of her mouth on national television is an admission that she is, in fact, pregnant. And ofcourse she would choose to give that information to the studio audience filled with teeny-boppers. So, most of the interview segment is filled with long, silent pauses or embarrassed giggles. Truly, television reporting at it's best.

Then there is the webcam part of the show, my personal favorite. Where spoiled 8-year-olds (seriously what 8-year-old do you know has a webcam?) get on TRL and ask a question. This is tricky for 2 reasons: The first is because they now have discovered they are on TV, they spend the first half of their segment screaming about how amazing it is that they're on TV. The second tricky thing is that because the internet is hardly trustworthy, the questions often cut out, or skip around so you hear one or two words like " who.....in......making.....et?". Which leaves the person answering the question speechless. This is the ONLY part of TRL that I find highly entertaining. Watching the person try to answer half a question.

The wrap-up is where they announce the number one song with a constant stream of screaming and the VJ trying to yell in his microphone above the music and the screaming about tomorrow's show. By the end of it, my ears are bleeding.

So if you are in the middle of your work day, at around 3pm and wishing you were home right now watching TV- don't, you really wouldn't want to be... trust me.

And (aaahhhhhhh) this concludes (ahhhhhhhhh- I'm on TV- ahhhhhh) the first installment (ahhhhhhh) of the Daytime TV series (ahhhhhhhh) tune in next time (ahhhhh- Cameron we love you- ahhhhh) you know where to find me. (fading screams).