"Crucified for his WHAT?"

"INSURRECTION, Mom. He was crucified for IN SUR RECTION!" This was Mom and I watching the Jesus' Tomb show last week, right before I giggled and insisted she wash the peanut butter out of her ears. Interesting show, which was followed by a counterpoint program that should have been a structured exchange of ideas & facts that were not covered in the pseudo-documentary. Instead it was a televized 6th grade playground brawl between relatively-to-very educated scientists, clergy and entertainers. It made me sad.

I'm in Concord, working to get Mom's place ready to put on the market, that's why not so much with the blogging. And watching TV in the evenings has mostly reminded me why we don't buy dish or cable for our home. Although there have been some bright spots, and I suspect that if we didn't have the kids in the house it might be worth it to get service for a show or two. Especially if we could TIVO the show and skip the commercials, that would help a LOT. More than watching the same commercials 14 times in a one-hour span, it's the "Tonight at 11. . . ." news bits that fry my goose. In our culture more than any other, we are force-fed fear. All we get through the news and in our advertising is why we should be afraid and what we should be afraid of. How do you innoculate a child against that?

Anyway, some highlights I've witnessed in TV land this week:
-History Channel: I like documentaries, and mixed in with the half-reality shows are some real interesting & fun documentaries. The night before "300" came out they had a documentary on the battle with lots of facts & backstory that I know would make the film even more interesting.
-"House", a show about a group of emotionless but brillian doctors, led by a genius/jerk played by Hugh Laurie. I really could do without most of the show but the main character is something.
-I'm sure there are more worth-the-torture-of-commercials shows out there (though they can't touch "Firefly". . . *sniff*. . . ) maybe when kids are older & if my evenings are free & if I've run out of good films to watch and read all the books I want to read. . . .

Today's Daily Muppet Thing of The Day for Saturday is, while truly a Muppet Thing this time, another testament to how un-hip I am. It features what was about to become my favorite real current still a songs-on-the-radio rock band, Weezer. But just like Firefly, I'm several years too late. Weezer was hip 8 years ago, their last radio song barely cracked the top 20 and was played on XM Kids more than anything else, and sure enough I think I read they're broken up now. I'd go buy a Weezer album, but it might make me cry to know that there will be no more. And I'm still not over the Firefly/Serenity heartbreak. . .