Wow! Long time, no blog. Nothing really sparking my interest lately, or maybe it's just that I've had too much laundry, too much homework, and too much other stuff to do so the blog gets the back seat. Well, I'm back and (hopefully) better than ever. I should probably be ashamed to say that it's taken a television show to get me writing again, but these days trashy TV shows ARE news, so I'm right there with the mainstream media, and i guess I'm in good company.
Surprise, surprise, loyal readers; The Bachelor holds the top spot for the "are you kidding me" in TV watching. I love a good Bachelor episode, really I do. I'm still tuning in every Monday to see how far the girls will go to prove their love for this man they've just met, but who proved already on national TV that he's what my husband would call a DB. And really, what's not to love about a bunch of back-stabbing girls in bikinis, drinking cocktails by the pool every afternoon, and skydiving their way to a love that lasts a lifetime? What I ABSOLUTELY cannot tolerate anymore, though, is these supposedly educated girls and their HORRIBLE use of grammar. No, Michelle there isn't something "between Brad and I" because "I" is not an objective pronoun. Perhaps you meant to tell the camera that there is something special "between Brad and me" (see, me IS an objective case pronoun) so even if there isn't anything special, at least you can prove to all us viewers at home that you passed 7th grade English.
OK-- this might be THE worst, most hideous misuse of pronoun for the sake of sounding intelligent and in love. "The other girls have no idea how serious Brad and I's relationship is." OMG-- did she really use an apostrophe s with I? Brad and I's? In what state is that acceptable? I is NOT, I repeat, NOT a possessive pronoun-- never has been, never will be. How about Brad's and my relationship? Can we at least try that for the sake of all the youngsters out there watching who will swear after their next English exam that "I's" is correct because they said it on the Bachelor. After delighting in all the drama of first loves, extravagant date nights, and challenges from the hubby and me to trade in that helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon with a Friday night hour-long wait at Applebee's, the English teacher in me still finishes each episode with Brad with a huge headache (and a blog). Sorry all you bubbly, bright ad execs, public relations directors, and yes, even the dentist, I lost all confidence in your work skills when you made I possessive.
The Bachelor isn't my only beef with TV shows, cable and/or network. Perusing Dr. Phil's latest trainwreck, how desperate are these people for his "opinion" that they sit on the stage and take verbal beatings from the man whose catch phrases aren't catchy anymore? And seriously Dr. Phil, the series on the Real Housewives of Dr. Phil? Do you really expect us to believe you have the best interest of these women at heart and not some serious ratings akin to the Real Housewives of New Jersey? We may not all use proper grammar, but we are smart enough to figure that one out.
And finally, when did the "kids" channels go all crazy on me? Why, when I'm allowing my children to watch a TV show on ABC Family, family mind you, do I see an advertisement for a movie called The Roommate? This movie looks anything like "family" material; and then a show premieres for "Pretty Little Liars" that they don't HAVE to go to the movies to see. They can tune in RIGHT THERE on their very own bunk beds and be exposed to what looks like a lot of "adult" material. Heck, they could just stay up and watch The Bachelor with me and see too much affection, lies, backstabbing, and tons of crying. And that's on the free channel! I've said it before and I'll say it again: if it weren't for college football, I think there would be no TV's in our house.
