Worst shows on TV

Last night I was forced to miss Gossip Girl. I know with the idea of bad shows on TV for many people this would fall under that heading. Somehow I love it. It's like an addiction, I know it's bad but I just can't stop watching, it pulls me in and keeps the focus on watching it going. I hopped into the series about half way through the first season... They were running a marathon of all episodes that had happened thus far. Previously I really hadn't had any interest in watching the show. I found the subject matter dull and contrived. Nothing else was on and I didn't really feel like doing anything however, so I sat there, knitted, and watched this marathon. By the end of the marathon I was addicted, I had felt sympathy for some characters, hated others, and wanted to know what would happen next. Now, I know to solve that problem I could just read the books, but I really have no interest whatsoever in reading those boks, due to the fact that I'll probably find them either horribly written or they will ruin the show for me, or vice versa and the show would disappoint me after the books. After this short explanation you should be able to slightly understand why I was so upset to miss it last night. Especially since I didn't miss it for anything good. My friend(whose house I stayed at last night due to the weather) and her mother had to watch Superstars of Dance, while she was on her laptop the majority of the time anyway, and her mom kept on walking out of the room.

That show has fallen under the "Worst shows on TV" category in my head. There isn't even too much there. It only keeps company with Stargate Atlantis(not SG-1 I like SG-1), the monstrosity of Hannah Montana(yes she is a slightly better role model than some of the other influences on children these days, however if you saw the Christmas I experienced with my dad's side of the family you would understand), and things like the brand new Sesame Street. After the mid-'90s Sesame Street just started to slip downhill. I miss a half hour of just Sesame Street, not this world where Elmo has his own show, I miss Mr. Cooper, Snuffleupagus, and a world where Cookie Monster would always scarf down the cookies, even if the majority of the cookie wouldn't make it into his mouth. Snuffleupagus is way better in the world of an imagination than this Abby Cadabby character they have created, she creeps me out, I mean come on she took Zoe's place next to Elmo on the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade! That makes me think of the world of cartoons.

In the mid-'90s to a little after 2000 Nickelodeon was full of some of the best cartoons I've ever seen. I would watch Angry Beavers and Rocko's Modern Life with my mom, powerpuff Girls, and the old, original Rugrats, before Dil, before Kimi( who are both great additions, but it went downhill shortly later, and once they came on, where did Susie go?). Now, hardly anyone ever knows what you're talking about when you mention those shows. I don't know if you can even see those shows anymore besides late at night on Nicktoons Network. I don't know about you but I don't even have cable, let alone big, fancy schmancy cable. The best two cartoons to emerge in the past decade in my mind are definitely Invader Zim and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Invader Zim was cancelled before all episodes even aired, mainly due to parent compliant. I understand that a show about an alien attempting to take over the world may be a little much, but that doesn't mean that you need to ruin it for those of us that enjoy it. When I do have the opportunity to watch cable I do check for Foster's, and it's never on. I miss Edwardo.

My mission for you all today is to attempt to get your hands on the Christmas episode of Invader Zim. The Easter Platypus has shrimp for everyone. Now to move on to my next class.