I watch more TV than I probably should but I don’t count the shows on HBO, cause that’s not TV – it’s HBO. I’ve actually cut down on the number of shows I watch and many of the shows that I love have come or are coming to an end. Great now I am depressed.

Anyway my biggest beef currently with television is the couple minutes before each episode they spend reminding their dedicated viewers of plot points. Seriously? When did the American viewing public become so dumb that we need to be reminded of critical plot points before an episode show begins?

Maybe it is just me. Television is like my hobby – I know it’s sad but that’s how I roll. I get obsessed with shows and want to know everything about them. That however does not mean that I remember every single plot point. I may be confused for a second but that confusion feeds my curiosity and I dig deeper to find the information. I ask friends who watch the show, I look online, or I go back and re watch part of an episode. In a sense I guess I create a buzz and isn’t that what every show wants? To be that show that people must watch live so nothing is spoiled? Instead they force feed us reminders before each episode that turn into spoilers that ruin surprise.

On the other hand this could all be the product of the great television renaissance. Never before have so many compelling dramas be on the silver screen. What was once thought to be a sub par medium now has A-list Hollywood actors flocking to create characters that will live on. Still though the audience is smarter than it seems and those “reminders” are unnecessary, at least to me. Don’t even get me started on “previews”…