The last time I watched TV on a regular basis was 8 years ago. I haven’t had cable TV or even satellite. I’ve been confining myself to an oasis of literature and public radio. Recently, I decided to get an HDTV. The TV I had previously was 10 years old and its main function was to watch DVDs and play video games. I must say that high definition is a technical marvel that only an engineer can fully comprehend and appreciate. It’s also great for my xbox. Anyway, I decided to purchase one of those indoor antenna to pick out all those supposedly marvellous HD channels out of the air. I was a little underwhelmed. There’s a dearth of true HD content. There would be the occasional shows that was worth the purchase of the TV (Conan O’Brian), but overall I’d have to wait another few years before a majority would be in HD.
While skipping through the wonderland of HD programming, I started to see a trend and was maybe even getting a beat on what the outside world is like since I left television’s firm grounds so many years ago. Apparently, there are a lot of CSI and Law & Order type shows out there. Current programming would have me believe that the world as it-is, is filled with shifty looking criminals and just as many detectives who are on their case. The detectives all looked like they’re on their way to photoshoots for some really expensive designer clothiers. How they could afford the threads they’re wearing I don’t know. Though, I wouldn’t mind making their kind of money from seeing how they’re dressed. I need not mention that they are all smoking. I mean that they’re HOT. I’m referring to the women of course. Not just that they’re women, but that there are more attractive women in law enforcement than I’d ever imagined. Competent women who knew how to handle test tubes, genetic material from crime scenes, and other various fetishes of mine. Not just attractive competent women, but women who are in positions of power! Many times they’re heads of departments, labs and hold positions of power all ambitious people lust after. The thought these women makes me weak in the knees. So from what I can gather, I apparently should’ve pursued law enforcement instead of engineering. You know why? Because engineering is a sausage factory.
Addendum: Apparently, the cop and lawyers shows I described above are categorized in a particular genre: Procedural crime drama. I REALLY have been away from TV for far too long.