STUPID DOES AS STUPID IS-

October 30, 2004

It’s November and that means SWEEP weeks for all the networks. In other words, how far out can you get? How dumb, how bizarre, or how stupid can the shows be so as to attract the curious and up the ratings?

I think by now everyone has heard the CBS approach. Make one of America’s most popular and cherished presidents look like an idiot, who let his wife run his life by consulting tea leaves. Oh, and there’s so much more to get everyone excited about. You just have to see this mini (mindless) series now.

Not to be outdone, ABC is going one notch up the ladder to hopefully preempt CBS. From President, you go to God. So, ABC is doing a little program on Monday wherein Jesus is married. Oh yeah, that’s cute. Better yet, he’s married to a prostitute (Mary Magdelene) who runs off with his child after Jesus is crucified.

Let’s see, which gospel is that in, or was it Paul’s epistles? Maybe the “lost” books of the Bible? Okay then, how about in the mind of the author of the book, “The Da Vinci Code”, Dan Brown? Some mind! Hey no one said truth had to be considered. This is show-biz after all.

I can’t wait to find out what NBC will do. Hey, here’s an idea if it’s not too late. Let’s have Barbara Streisand play the first woman president of the United States. She pulls all of our troops out of every nation in the world, dismantles the DOD, brings to an end all of our major military units, and we all live happily ever after. We’d have plenty of money to go around so no one would have to work. We’d just all love one another. It could be a mini series entitled, “People Need People”.

Well, maybe not, but I am sure they’ll come up with something almost as spectacular on this season when nothing is sacred: not a living and ill president, or Jesus Christ!

Forrest Gump’s mama had it right after all.

Written by Ernie · Filed Under Daily Commentary