Conservation vs Sensationalism

[wednes]

I am not watching Shark Week this year. There, I said it. I have been watching Shark Week for over 20 years. Seven of those years, I recorded it on VHS. Shark Week is Discovery channel's highest rated week. It was an awesome opportunity to educate people, especially kids, about the importance of sharks in the food chain, and the oceans ecosystem. Slowly, they started focusing more on "feeding" (read: attacks on prey animals). But now, it's all about attacks...on people. oooooh, Scary, Scary Sharks!! *cue Jaws theme* And that, my friends, is bullcrap. So I'm not watching.

Lunch with my Aunt Barb tomorrow. She's pretty awesome. And it's nice to be reminded that there are some NOT mentally ill people in my family. A lot of bad illnesses seem to run in my mom's side of the fam: bi-polar disorder, hearing loss, apnea, bad backs, high blood pressure, and diabetes. It's a wonder the family line has continued at all. ;-]

I have a new interview coming out later today. Details to follow presently.

Been watching Huge on abc family. I'm pretty surprised that I like it so much. They've cast a good bunch of kids and have written them as both realistic (as far as I can tell, I mean, I'm like 40) and compelling. I like they way they are dealing with everyone as a whole person, and not just a walking weight problem. Although, it appears that The Hoff's daughter is snogging with one of the counselors. Not cool. But I gotta ask, where was the FA movement when I was a kid, or a teenager, or even a young adult? I could have been not hating myself and my body for all that time. No fair. Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't get way more into the whole HAES and FA politics. It would certainly complement my feminist roots.

And finally, I went out for a drink with a co-worker on Saturday after work. They carded me for an Amaretto Sour. Ha!

Comments

[groovesinorbit]

Yay for not watching Shark Week and for watching Huge! I'm a couple eps behind now. Must fix that.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I spend a lot less time watching TV lately, so I have to be very picky about my choices.

[groovesinorbit]

Makes sense. And Shark Week just doesn't sound like it's worth the time anymore. That's such a shame.

[eroslane.livejournal.com]

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[wednes.livejournal.com]

:-]

[frogdiva.livejournal.com]

I had the same realization with Huge last night when I realized that I liked the show much more than I originally thought I would. I was telling David about it last week, and he brought up a good point that it's not like they can carry on that type of show forever, at least with those actors or at that camp.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I imagine that it will be one season only. I believe it is based on a book, so one season sounds reasonable. Then again, they could do another season next year with only a few of the same cast members. Either way, I'll almost certainly buy this season on DVD.