Over the weekend, a sad truth became obvious to me. The TV Guide channel is now the best channel on my television. This is particularly true since they have added John Henson, formerly of E!’s Talk Soup, to their lineup.
However, on this channel, as well as somewhere else, I saw coverage of Hurricane Katrina and how it has affected Miami. It was pretty typical hurricane coverage: strong winds, floods, death, and destruction. Change the hurricane name and city and it’s identical to all the other hurricane coverage you’ve ever seen. This coverage was brief, though — even better, in my mind, because it spared me from having to endure watching dumbass reporters standing outside in rain coats waiting to be eviscerated by a flying road sign (or pissed off TV viewer with a knife). As was to be expected, there was an ulterior motive. Yes, the more, nay, most important topic was indeed the MTV Music Video Awards in Miami. Because it would be a real tragedy to have millions of fans crying when they miss out on “Justin Timberlake and Tom Cruise and…blast! Who the devil do teenagers like these days? Morgan Freeman.”
The irony was thick my friends. So thick that it struck me like a Delta Gamma lineman playing Greek Bowl. MTV still has Music Video Awards? How? I allege that music video awards would require not one, but both music and videos. Hell, if you’re going to present awards, I would also expect a dose of talent. Thick irony indeed.
So thick that it struck me like a Delta Gamma lineman playing Greek Bowl.
It’s funny ’cause it’s true.