Mindless Entertainment

A few days ago, I listed a new status for myself on Facebook. It read something like- "Yeah for a new season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge." One of my college friends replied by saying- "Really- you still watch that?" Well, my response to that, is- Yes, I do. Here's the thing. I like watching mindless television. I like reality TV and sitcoms and those teeny-bopper shows on the CW. This also holds for the movies that I prefer to watch. I typically don't watch anything that requires a lot of thought. If it's subtitled, it's a no-go (I don't like reading my movies). Similarly, I don't like those artsy-independent movies where it takes forever for things to come together and finally in the last few minutes, you figure out what's going on. Ugh. Too much work. This stuff is supposed to be entertainment. 

I'm not completely sure why I like mindless entertainment. My best guess is that I spend all day at work thinking on a high-level. So, by the time I get home, I just want to sit and not think. I want to laugh at stupid people competing in ridiculous challenges to win a few bucks. I want to giggle at the bumbling guy who has had all the CIA's secrets downloaded into his brain. I want to fall off my couch laughing at the geeky physicists who live across the hall from the cute blonde. And I want to visit my favorite zip code- 90210. The thing is- other than my family, I haven't figured out if people who have less mentally challenging jobs appreciate more intense television. My dad likes that Fringe show and he appreciates the CSI shows much more than I do. But maybe it's just me- maybe I just like crap TV. And really - who cares. Now I have to go- The Hills is about to start.