WHY I LIKE TO WATCH TV

OK - I don't really feel like I need to justify my television viewing but sometimes those smug "we don't watch TV" people really get on my nerves. You know those people who insist they either don't own televisions, don't have cable or only watch PBS and CNN. The ones who always act baffled when you make a pop culture TV reference like "Who's Simon Cowell?" C'mon! I don't even WATCH American Idol and I can tell you who has won almost every year.

But, let me tell you why I love television.

IMAGINATION

Yes - as formulaic as some of those writers can get - TV is pretty damned imaginative. Take Lost for example... REALLY - The island moves around? You don't see that kind of shit on CNN.

And Ghost Whisperer... REALLY - Who wears those outfits in real life?

OK, but I digress...

I also enjoy that TV gives my S.O. and I opportunities to talk about scenarios and how we would behave in certain situations. The invention of the DVR has really added to this ability. We often pause a show and ask "What would you do?" It's led to some conversations we might not otherwise ever engage in.

All I can say is that I LOVE MY TV. And I really like it now that it is BIG.