Desperate for Housewives
The title's misleading. I'm not desperate but, just so you know, heterosexual males like ABC's hit show too. At least one of them does, anyway. And the show following it Grey's Anatomy is worth the hour of your life it takes too. For now. Sometimes these shows get off to a fast start and then run out of ideas or has a premise that can't sustain itself no matter how clever the writing.
Ed was one of those. The bowling alley and all that stuff were ancillary. The crux of the show was Ed's pursuit of the cute blonde girl. That works great for a two hour long romantic comedy movie. But once he either gets or fails to get the girl, the story's over. And dragging out the "will-they-or-won't-they" for too long wears thin.
I don't watch a lot of television. That might sound odd considering I make my living from it but it's like working in a restaurant. Once you know how the food's made it's a lot less appealing. Occasionally a show will catch my eye and I get hooked. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was one. Smallville had me for a while but that's another one that relies too heavily on the unrequieted love between Clark and Lana. Either date or don't date, already, and leave me alone.
Or, as it turned out, I'll leave your show alone.
It has not escaped my attention that TV shows that draw my attention invariably star one or more beautiful women. Shocking, huh? It's TV. It's escape. If I want reality, I look out my window. When I watch TV, I want shows with sappy happy endings where the guy gets the pretty girl. And, yes, when the big kissing scene comes at the end, I'm the one putting the liplock on the starlet.
I feel no guilt about my mindless pleasure tonight because I earned it. I've been working on a DVD for which I decided I was going to design the artwork myself. Only I'm not a graphic designer. I don't even play one on TV. So you can see why designing a DVD cover might present a challenge.
Turns out if you play around on Photoshop for two days straight you'll do a lot of things over again. If you're lucky you'll come up with something that you'll like, though it might come by complete accident. If you're smart, you'll tell people you meticulously planned it that way.
Even if, in truth, you were completely desperate.
Ed was one of those. The bowling alley and all that stuff were ancillary. The crux of the show was Ed's pursuit of the cute blonde girl. That works great for a two hour long romantic comedy movie. But once he either gets or fails to get the girl, the story's over. And dragging out the "will-they-or-won't-they" for too long wears thin.
I don't watch a lot of television. That might sound odd considering I make my living from it but it's like working in a restaurant. Once you know how the food's made it's a lot less appealing. Occasionally a show will catch my eye and I get hooked. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was one. Smallville had me for a while but that's another one that relies too heavily on the unrequieted love between Clark and Lana. Either date or don't date, already, and leave me alone.
Or, as it turned out, I'll leave your show alone.
It has not escaped my attention that TV shows that draw my attention invariably star one or more beautiful women. Shocking, huh? It's TV. It's escape. If I want reality, I look out my window. When I watch TV, I want shows with sappy happy endings where the guy gets the pretty girl. And, yes, when the big kissing scene comes at the end, I'm the one putting the liplock on the starlet.
I feel no guilt about my mindless pleasure tonight because I earned it. I've been working on a DVD for which I decided I was going to design the artwork myself. Only I'm not a graphic designer. I don't even play one on TV. So you can see why designing a DVD cover might present a challenge.
Turns out if you play around on Photoshop for two days straight you'll do a lot of things over again. If you're lucky you'll come up with something that you'll like, though it might come by complete accident. If you're smart, you'll tell people you meticulously planned it that way.
Even if, in truth, you were completely desperate.
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