Letters to the Editor
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We are talking about TV right?
I have been one of Heather's loyal chickens for quite some time it's true, but I think some people are missing the point here. While Ms. H can be quite scathing in her tele-diatribe, I defiantly don't pick up on her "spitting on" the medium or on her "contempt" for us the reader.
I see her doing the same love/hate jitterbug of doom I've been doing with my TV since I was an isolated, nerdy pre-teen. Ahhh, sweet TV, my non-threatening, androgenesis date to the dance. I hate to admit it but, that big grey box is still were I go when I am bored, emotionally unsatisfied, looking for adventure, etc. Sad, right? I know I'm going to get replies from all those people smart enough to have told TV to sit this on out - for good; but we all need an emotional crutch damn it, and if you don't, then... neat. If you're really upset about her poking fun at Television it probably means you just don't have the heart to laugh in the face of your demons.
TV is so engrained in our lives that it needs to be mocked. Any establishment, especially those that hold a lot of power (see most living rooms in America) TV will kill you and anyone you ever loved! It is a poisonous cheese that may look and even at times taste delicious, but it will eventually choke you, or just slowly clog your arteries until it's too late to save your heart. Yay!
Anyway, my point was, I takes great minds to try and nibble tiny holes in the great cheese of monolithic powers that be. Heather takes bigger cheesier bites than your normal TV reviewer, and I, for one, like it. Quite.