After nearly 20 years of listening to talk radio, I’ve come to one conclusion. I rarely have anything in common with these people. I don’t drink or do drugs or watch American Idol. I don’t spend $10,000 on rims or pergolas or iTunes downloads. I’m not a lesbian and I don’t have a gay husband. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Recently on The Pretty Good Podcast, Randy and Gina made a TV pact. Randy would watch Gina’s favorite shows – Mad Men and Six Feet Under; Gina would watch Randy’s favorite show – Lost.
Now I love the PGP and I love Gina but, true to form, I have very little in common with her in the way of TV/entertainment. I do enjoy a good street fair, but I don’t think Canadians are funny, I’m not at all interested in cat videos on YouTube, I think 30 Rock is incredibly boring, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE British TV shows.
So when I heard about the PGP TV pact, I got nervous. I hadn’t seen Mad Men yet, but it had been in my Netflix queue for several weeks and the first DVD had just arrived. I really wanted to like it. But how can I like Mad Men if Gina likes it?
It turns out I do love it!
The lesson to be learned here is this. Some things just transcend our differences and bring us together as people. And if those things involve chain smoking, adultery, racism, sexual harassment, and Brylcreem, so be it.
I have to go outside now and wait for the mailman.
I missing the link between this and Frosty???
Six Feet Under and Lost are Frosty’s all-time favorite shows. Gina made a comment about this being the Frosty Stilwell Challenge and I thought that was amusing.
Duh I should have known that! He dressed as the lost guy one year for Halloween in fact and cried (hysterically ) on the Six Feet Under finale!!!!
Six Feet Under is a life changer, love that show.
I also have nothing in common with Gina, other than I think Arrested Development is one of the best sitcoms ever. 30 Rock sucks.