TeeVee Tawk

America seems to be having a good time watching sexual predators get trapped & humiliated on NBC's Dateline, & I can certainly understand why. It is somewhat gratifying to see the bad guy get caught & cuffed & taken away, after having to endure the embarrassing questions of the mannequin-like Chris Hanson. That is my surface response to it, I feel that gratification. However, there are underlying thoughts that are not so pleasing. For every Bozo they snare in their nets. we all know that there are countless others out there typing in the dark, searching for children who are vulnerable. As I watch these creeps, that realization is everpresent. Also, the fact that we see them booked & driven away in the wagon does not mean that their compulsions will stop. That was proven on last night's show by the bonehead who was caught a 2nd time. I will continue to watch, for that surface gratification. My favorite moment last night: when the perv called Matthew did not immediately respond to demands from the police to put his hands up & drop to his knees. I laughed my ass off when they tasered him & I saw where he grabbed himself in pain. Nice marksmanship, officer, that's exactly where I would have aimed too.

You may have heard that CBS has cancelled Armed and Famous. It just couldn't compete with American Idol. It probably wouldn't have been able to compete with reruns of Green Acres either. No one wants to see those "celebrities" in any context, especially not where they are carrying guns. If CBS had blown some extra coin & gotten people who were actual celebrities with interesting personalities, it might have had a chance. The Who's in Muncie Whoville did not get to decorate for Christmas because of a show that lasted 3 episodes. And worse, they now have to live with Jack Osbourne. Show business sucks.

A prediction: The year's funniest moments on TV will occur tomorrow, Thursday night on NBC. Paul Reubens is making a guest appearance on 30 Rock. My DVR is already set.