A TV Snob and His Guilty Pleasures . . .

When it comes to television I prefer programing that is generally educational, insightful, and smart.  People can, and have, described my TV habits as being snobbish, elitist, and dull-ass-s##t. Ninety  percent of my television viewing is on CNBC, MSNBC, Science Channel, or the History Channel . I am not claiming that my TV viewing is superior to someone that prefers shows such as The Big Bang Theory or CSI: Miami - those shows are just fine. I also don’t want to give the impression that I am attempting to change anyone’s ideas of what is good TV and bad TV. I am simply providing a reference to my TV norm so that I can better illustrate the variance between what I normally watch and what I secretly love to watch.    

My first TV guilty pleasure is TMZ. That show is great. Thirty minutes of pointless discussion about and from people I don’t care about. TMZ baffles and amazes me and I can’t get enough. Since the show is widely broadcasted and I assume most people are aware of the show I will not waste your time and will move onto show number two.

My second and most recent TV guilty pleasure is the dating game show Baggage. I cannot think of the words that explain why I like the show, I just find it fascinating.

Baggage can be best described as America’s worst, showing their worst, while thinking that they are the best, in order to get a date. The show centers on a person that will pick one of three people to spend an evening with based on that person being less creepy and unnerving then the other two individuals. The show has three segments where each of the suitors unveils a “piece of their baggage.” What these folks have to share proves that they are the one you want.

For the ladies, if the person that collects his belly button lint is not your type, you can choose the gentleman that shares a credit card with his ex-girlfriend.  If that is also not your type, no problem. How about the person that did two adult films in order to pay off their gambling debts or the person that steals flowers from cemeteries. What is that, you want someone more normal? How about the person that always uses coupons on dates. He is not cheap he is thrifty. Oh wait, this person has also recently returned from their third trip to Russia in a quest to purchase a bride.

If you haven’t seen Baggage I highly recommend that you give it a shot. Below is a show that I picked at random – I am sure that it is good, they are all “winners.”