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All Michael P. wants for Festivus
by Michael Pascua, posted Dec 10th 2009 4:33PM
I could have sworn that I was trying to find a Halloween costume yesterday, but while I was digging I should have found my aluminum pole instead. It's Festivus again and I'm letting my wishes commence.I know my tastes skew towards reality TV, but I've gotten some obscure wishes this year on how to improve my television experience.
- No more football overrunning The Amazing Race. If we know that an NFL game is stretched into three hours, why can't they start a half hour early and if they end on time have 30 minutes of post-show analysis and interviews? They could even dedicate 30 minutes to pre-game analysis. If you're investing three hours, you are willing to invest four.
- Hulu to survive with its current model. I was thankful for Hulu this Thanksgiving, but I keep reading about having to pay for subscriptions. I'm poor, please don't take this away from me. At this point, I'm up for a bargain. I'll read magazines on whatever service Hulu creates, as long as it keeps the classic model. Hell, I'll only watch music videos on Vevo to prove that the concept works.
- A "Real" season of The Real World. I miss classic seasons of The Real World and Brooklyn made a return to that. The people were good looking but not obsessed with sex, they didn't drink as heavily, they didn't have a silly group job, and they actually dealt with real issues (transgenders, war in Iraq, abusive parents). I couldn't stand Cancun and saw a preview for D.C. and it consisted of drinking and making out on the pool table. If I wanted soft-core porn, I'd watch Showtime. The Real World was about group dynamics and learning from other people's experiences, not about which of the contestants will be on the Challenges in a year.
- Bravo to realize that they should stop doing knock-off Project Runway shows. There is only one Project Runway. Both Sheer Genius and Make me a Supermodel were decent shows, just put them back on if they want a reality show involving fashion.
- A Twilight Zone marathon that doesn't advertise Ghost Hunters every commercial. Every New Year's day, I get comfy on my couch and watch SyFy. Last year I was bombarded with commercials for Ghost Hunters every commercial break. I get it SyFy, you have a ghost show. I'm too exhausted to change the channel. I don't care if I have to marathon commercials for Bumpits, the Shamwow, and the Snuggie for dogs, no more Ghost Hunters commercials.
- Disney to take over Friday nights on ABC. This one is a big pipe dream, but Supernanny can become a midseason replacement when shows fail and Ugly Betty is moving into Eastwick's spot, so there are two hours cleared for something more interesting. I propose giving Disney two hours that harked back to TGIF. We start the first 30 minutes with a variation of The Wonderful World of Disney where there are classic cartoons, pimping of Disney's current catch of the day, and a newly created cartoon short. The next 30 minutes would be the return the Mickey Mouse Club, which would be more well written like classic All That or Saturday Night Live. We follow that with an Asian family comedy led by Brenda song, and close with another family sitcom.
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