Fred Goss, You Make Me Wanna Listen to Soft Rock

If there’s one new TV show I’ll be watching this year, it’s this one – all because of this ad.

HBO, Take Note: I’m Watching Cabbage Patch Dolls Now

Sunday nights aren’t what they used to be. Before the dreaded work week began, I used to cozy up in my sweat pants and slippers, turn on the tube, and enjoy a little Sex and the City and a bit of Sopranos. More recently, it’s been more like a smidgen of Big Love and a smattering of Entourage. Not so anymore. Now I get nada from Home Box Office on Sunday nights…zip….zilch. HBO is no longer Sunday nights. Which means I have to resort to…yes, it’s true…The Apprentice: LA on Sundays. Don’t think I can’t see that look of judgement on your face.

Anyway, last night…the unfathomable happened. The one good Apprentice contestant got fired and my panties are still in a bunch about it. Therefore, I’d like to take this opportunity to give my personal shout-out to Tim:

Tim, I love you. I hate that your face is now greyed out on the NBC website-that’s just wrong. You were the only contestant on that show that had a sense of humor. Now I can’t even watch anymore. One question, Tim: did you ever stop and take note that Nicole, your love interest on the show, is in fact a Cabbage Patch doll? Really…the similarities are uncanny:

If anything, let this be a lesson to you, HBO. If you ignore your fans for too long, they resort to watching Reality TV that really sucks. Please bring back quality Sunday night programming before I resort to watching 7th Heaven reruns.

The PAX Peepshow

First off, apologies that its been awhile, dear readers. It won’t happen again. But what I have in store for you today should more than make up for my recent absence on the blogosphere. I hope you’re sitting down.

According to TVSquad, quite a few people in Phoenix were shocked and appalled last week when, out of the blue, the health special they were watching on TV was interrupted by hardcore porn. What’s worse? The special was being hosted by Tom Brokaw. What’s worse than that? The station in which this porn sabotage occured was KPPX-TV 51, a PAX affiliate. For those of you who aren’t familiar with PAX, it’s a religious Christian TV station. (Now please re-read this paragraph and look for the three bolded phrases I just chose to emphasize…because you’ll never see those words written in conjunction with each other EVER AGAIN.)

Allegedly, “station managers say someone in master control did it intentionally.” That. is. fantastic.

Those who were lucky enough to witness this act of complete TV rebellion were able to see between five and ten minutes of slapping skins, albeit with no sound. Kinky, eh?

Phoenix PD, I have a lead for you. I know of a particularly naughty young woman (initials of L.A.) who conveniently lives in the greater Phoenix area and could’ve most definitely masterminded a stunt like the one described above. I’ll pull together a composite picture and fax it to you now.

And in completely unrelated news, attendance at church this past Sunday in Phoenix hit an all-time high. Sinners.

Why I Love The Liberty Mutual Commercial

Today’s Tuesday Tirade is dedicated to the Liberty Mutual Commercial called “Responsibility: What’s Your Policy?”

This is by far the best commercial I’ve seen in a long time. The ad originally aired a few months ago and uses the concept of pay-it-forward (minus the annoying child actor, Hayley Joel Osment). I’ve watched this a gazillion times, but before I go on, take a look for yourself:

If that doesn’t give you goosebumps, then put two fingers to the inside of your wrist and check your pulse. There are a myriad of reasons why I love this commercial, including:

1) The song chosen to play in the background is perfect. Hem…go check ‘em out at iTunes.

2) I get a little misty eyed every time I watch it…and it’s a TV commerical. The last time I got emotional over a TV ad was a Folger’s commercial in the late ’80s. (C’mon…you know they had some real tearjerkers…)

3) I’ve had to deal with some real as*holes lately, including the mean cashier at Target, the rude driver that cut me off on my way to work this morning, and the waitress that gave me serious ‘tude just because I asked for my salad dressing on the side. This commercial reminds me that there are actually decent people in the world (or at least in TV Land), and that doing the right thing can be infectious.

Awwww, now I’m all warm and fuzzy inside. Except when I think about that guy who cut me off this morning in traffic.

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE…and you deserve a big, fat….