{"id":26,"date":"2006-09-13T08:01:27","date_gmt":"2006-09-13T15:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.com\/ramblings\/?p=26"},"modified":"2007-04-29T18:14:38","modified_gmt":"2007-04-30T02:14:38","slug":"admitting-i-was-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/ramblings\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"Admitting I Was Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hardly ever do this. However, maybe I’m growing a little. No, it doesn’t mean I’m going to go out and rent Titanic<\/em>, but it does mean that I will probably continue watching Today<\/em> on NBC in the mornings, at least semi-regularly like I’ve always done. Okay, so part of it is that it’s finally in HD, but unfortunately, the other part is that I liked Meredith Vieira on it…and damn it I wish I didn’t, because then I wouldn’t have to admit it. I mean she’s no Katie Couric, but it is her first day, and, I hate to say it, but she’s likable. I never could stand the The View<\/em>. It made me insane watching those women yap about stuff. I also thought the daytime version of Millionaire<\/em> that she hosted was second-class. However, removed from those rotten shows, she’s not so bad.<\/p>\n

Let’s give the producers at NBC a little credit here. They knew this was a good opportunity to start filming in HD, and they also knew there would be nay sayers like me who would tune in during her debut anyway. For this they had the segment where they talk about her past and pull you in and get you to respect her and like her and all that. Not too stupid of them. Maybe that’s why they are producers for the Today<\/em> show.<\/p>\n

What does this all mean? It means that I might watch the news more with Katie Couric on at night and Today in the morning. Truth be told, I hate watching the news. It’s not because I don’t care what’s going on in the world around me, it’s just because I usually prefer a filtering system like the Internet or someone I know, so that I only get news on a need-to-know basis. I also generally care more about what movies are coming out and what new gadgets are coming out than what goes on in the Middle East or in Washington. I realize this is shallow and close-minded of me, but I’m a spoiled Southern California kid. What do you expect?<\/p>\n

So if you had your doubts about Meredith, take it from me: she’s not so bad. This is all making me realize that the new season of television is here and maybe I shouldn’t just assume that all the new shows suck. They can’t all be as good as Arrested Development<\/em>, though. I guess I’ll have to record more than I planned and see what sticks with me. Oh well.<\/p>\n

Goodbye Summer! … Hello Fall!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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