What has happened to daytime TV? At one point, it was a wild, wild, west of trash TV shows. However, with all the moral majority whiners returning to gripe about the sinful rot of television, every week a new daytime chatter is getting the short straw. Politicians and pundits are pounding away at the “cultural abomination” oozing about daytime TV. Advertisers are starting to drop shows, and viewers are beginning to cool to such meaty topics as “Hermaphrodites who have slept with their sisters’ husbands and the meth-addicted white trash who love them.” It seems like... Read More

Over the last week, or several, I’ve been home, unable to do much but sit around on the couch and watch TV. In between catching up on the shows I’d TiVo’ed ages ago (“Barry” was excellent, BTW), I stopped by to sample a few minutes of daytime TV shows and soap operas. It’s pretty funny in a goofy way, catching up on the amazing, Dickensian plotlines being brought to life by over-actors on a daily basis. After all, how many other stories do I read that feature the names Bianca, Ridge and Alcazar? Even more entertaining are the plot rundowns of the soaps. Some of the descriptions... Read More