Ok, I have to come clean. I am a child of the 70's TV generation. And I admit to still watching TV. It's in my blood. Ok, it's not the worst thing(or is it...?), but one has to admit, TV just ain't what it used to be. One more reality TV show about some kids finding a woman to marry their dad for love or money during the amazing race with big brother and I'm going to be in a clocktower with a rifle.
But I actually try to fill in the gaps with educational TV- like PBS. I saw a really cool show about the Revolutionary War tonight. Also, it turns out that I have three, yes, three, Public Television Stations. (Ok, I don't have cable. You can laugh all you like, but if I did I know all I'd do is sit in front of the Magic Friend Box, so I stick to the regular channels to limit my viewing time).
So, I flip over to channel 50 here in L.A., and there's this cute little redhead and an older man in a chef's hat in a kitchen. I figure, 'great, another cooking show', but as I sit there I notice this woman isn't talking about food, she's talking about some joke she heard somewhere. The man is preparing something on a cutting board and the woman is stirring whatever is in the pan. And for the next 30 minutes, that's all she does, other than talk gossip and make fun of the chef. Turns out he makes fun of her, too. And hardly anything is said about the food they're preparing except when she asks what they're making.
In a nutshell, she seems to be a Hollywood socialite that's never actually never stood by a stove before and the older guy just seems to really enjoy cooking but knows she can't really help so he makes her stir. And they yuck it up with each other because they're best friends. I was perplexed, and yet strangely entertained. Like I was watching a car wreck involving clowns.
They are John Crean and Barbara Venezia and the show is At Home On The Range. Apparently it's now only syndicated on local public TV in Newport Beach. But they made, like 228 episodes! It's crazy. I recommend watching it if only to prove it exists. But I'm laying odds you'll laugh. Really, just check it out. Here's the website: At Home On The Range.
I guess that qualifies as a link of the week/month/or whatever length of time it takes me to post again.
So there you have it. I like some weird TV. Well, I just like weird.