For me the breaking point was last spring's series finale of "The Practice." It wasn't a show I watched regularly, but a friend is a fan and on his recommendation I got on the Internet and downloaded an HDTV-resolution copy of the show. (Bad me, I know. I would have paid a buck for it. Apple, are you listening?)

James Spader was good, Bill Shatner was very good, Rhona Mitra was hammana-hammana-haw-wa holy God please just once I swear I'll dedicate my life to being a priest and converting little children to Christ if you let me go there JUST ONCE.

But then toward the end, one of the random other characters got up in front of a jury and started giving a closing statement in some trial or other. Suddenly, and I'm not kidding, it's "Where are the weapons of mass destruction? There aren't any weapons of mass destruction!"

It was completely random. It had NOTHING to do with the plot, added nothing to the show, existed solely to let whoever was pulling the strings blow off a little steam.

Click. Drag to trash. Delete. I want my fuckin' dollar back, bitch.

Last Six Feet Under, Older bro Nate sits at teh kitchen counter reading the paper and randomly says, "Bush just lies and lies, and nobody fucking cares."

You mean you still watch tv? After the season finale of JAG, the only thing I'll tune into is Law&Order and L&O:SVU, sometimes CSI, if I feel like it. In other words, the tv is now one of my lesser-used appliances.

Not too long ago, Jon Stewart was presenting the show as a big tent. "Come join us! Come to the middle!" I don't remember the exact quote, but that was the idea. And even in recent interviews, he's come off as more moderate. But you wouldn't know it by watching the show.

The last straw was when they did a feature on the Indy filmmaker who is promoting "Michael Moore Hates America." Instead of lauding his largely comedic efforts, the Daily Show basically lampooned him, and even shot a scene WITH Michael Moore that pretty much laughed at the poor guy.

The second-to-last straw was when Stewart sat and mocked Stephen Hayes from the Weekly Standard as he laid out the case for Iraq-Al Qaeda connections.

F the Daily Show. F 'em.

I've been watching Crossballs lately & I love it! The only issue I have with it is that they don't air the part where they tell them it's all a big joke. That would make it even funnier!

I have little patience for people who laugh at other people.

Uh ... you shouldn't be reading this site much, then.

TV? Oh, one of those things like a monitor with no computer. I had one back in, um, 1986, yeah, that's about right.

And reading here doesn't make Me want to rush out and get one, either.

I was listening to the Don and Mike show today, a national radio show. It's kind of like a cross between Howard Stern and Car Talk, but with less strippers and nothing about cars. They had a local Republican representitive on of some sort, and he was asked to make the case for Bush in November. He started talking about all the positive "side effects" of the war in Iraq, and Mike added something like "it sure has had side effects for Dick Cheney's wallet".

Now perhaps his co-host tried to reign him in, but given Don's remarks a few weeks ago that he is "ashamed" to have voted for Bush in 2000, perhaps not. I didn't stick around to find out.

I hate Hollywood for dictating to me what to think, say and feel.

Hollywood=Totalitarian idiots thinking they know what is best for all.

Hollywood=Dictators over our Right to Freedom of Speech.

Hollywood=Manipulators of the masses.

Hollywood=Fascists supporters

Hollywood=Propaganda producers

Hollywood=Extremely rich power over the poor.

Hollywood=Botox faces and fake boobs.

Hollywood=Unreal