My Apologies

So, haven't updated in like a month and a half almost. Heh heh... sorry about that. I have come back with 2 today though, so when you're done with this jewel, make sure to read the one below it, as it is new too. I would say that I've been busy with class or really stressed, or sick, or whatever, but you and I both know that's a lot of bullshit. Truth is, I just haven't really felt like writing. If you were looking for a more exciting explanation, I was in rehab for the month of November after I was caught servicing a pre-op transsexual for crystal meth. Whichever story you go with, the outcome is the same. Lo, I have return-ed (see, I put the hyphen there so that even when you're reading this, you'll hear me pronouncing that "ed" with some kind of biblical emphasis).

Anyhoo, I find that I always write best when something is sticking in my craw, and frankly I just haven't been crazily annoyed with anything enough to share it all with you. Well, no more! Hello dwindling primetime lineup!

See, I thought that this writer's strike was going to put a serious cramp into my life because there are quite a few shows that I follow rather avidly. The Office, Scrubs, Lost, Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives (those last two to indulge my dormant queer side. I don't do theater anymore, so I have to vent my gayness elsewhere), and most recently Heroes. That's a lot of television hours. It's a wonder I get any work done at all (that was a lie. I don't do any work.). Anyhow, imagine how distraught I was to hear that some of my shows might not even make it to Christmas because of this writer's strike. Then I managed to get caught up on all of these shows. Know how many I'm going to give a shit about now? 2. Heroes and The Office. And do you know why? they're the only shows where the writing doesn't suck balls.

See, the problem is that no writers seem to think that's OK for characters to ever be in a happy relationship, so more often than not, they resort to continual will they/won't they plots and wind up losing the audience. Certainly the case with my *ahem* less manly indulgences. The problem is that this has been going on for 3 years now (with Grey's and Housewives anyway) and quite frankly it has to stop. I've gotten to the point where I don't care who gets together with who anymore. I would rejoice the Death of over half the cast Housewives of and all but about 3 of the characters on Grey's. Lost has not had any informative plot developments since the beginning of season 2, just the writers jerking around the audience like their mysterious "monster" (which we have now learned is apparently sentient smoke or possibly a polar bear with a cigar...?) beating down Mr. Ecko.

So, writer's guild of America, I have a proposition for you. I'll support your cause to stop getting screwed by corporate fat-cats, and you guys stop treating your audience like chimps, come up with plot points that actually develop characters and make me care about them again, and for the love of god make Lost a good show again. Heroes and The Office are still OK, so changing those at all immediately removes my support. And you know how important that is. Be afraid, be very afraid.