Annoyances

Just going to list out a few things in popular culture that annoy me.

1. Justin Timberlake. He was in a boy band for God's sake, quit buying his records and let him return to obscurity like the rest of the boy band alumni. Every day his songs are number one on iTunes. WHY? The whole state of current "urban" and "r&b" music is tired. Every song pretty much sounds the same, either a slow jam or a repetitive looped sound effect with hollerin' for the chorus.

2. American Idol and its bastard children Dancing with the Stars, America's Got Talent, Project Runway, etc. The popularity of these shows is puzzling to me. It's all Star Search from the 80s. Star Search was popular, but not like this.

3. CSI and its copycats. I don't find death entertaining. These shows exploit death as entertainment, making crime scenes as grisly as can be. It's sick.

4. Grey's Anatomy. Enough with the too-pale unattractive intern trying to decide between Robin and the guy from Can't Buy Me Love. They are both geeks. I don't watch the show, but my wife subjects me to catching a few minutes of it every now and then. This is a #1 show? What is happening to TV? Quality programs like Lost and Battlestar Galactica should be the number one show, but maybe I am too much of the "male demographic".

5. The annointment of Tom Brady as "the best quarterback ever". This is ridiculous. The Patriots are a great team that wins due to Belichek and their defense. Brady is a good QB, but he is not Peyton Manning, he is not Dan Marino, he is not even Brett Favre (who I hate). Too much emphasis is put on Super Bowl wins, which is because of a team effort, not just one player. If Brady ends up breaking all the passing records (he won't, but Peyton will), then he can be called the best. For now he is just a really good quarterback.

Enough bitching by me. I had to get out some negativity...