Public tragedy? NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SHOWS!

It continues to amaze me how shallow some people are.

I read about the tragedy. It seems no place is safe from crazy people. Utah is one of the last states you expect to hear stuff like that.

Salt Lake seems to have a history of it - something like this seems to happen every two or three years.

But the shallowness of these people boggles the mind. I'm listening to the radio morning show right now, and many of those complainers are calling the hosts right now, trying to justify their behavior. It's even worse hearing it from their very mouths.

I mean, come on, I lost twenty minutes of Gilmore Girls. But do you hear me bitching?

Oh yeah, Happy Vamlumtimes Day everyone.

It was a hideous tragedy. I don't agree that it should shut down other programmes though. Most of the newsreel is repeat stuff.

This wasn't repeat. Hell, they guy was STILL ALIVE AND SHOOTING and these frakkers wanted to watch Jack Bauer blow people up instead.

It was a hideous tragedy. I don't agree that it should shut down other programmes though.

Yeah, uh, that is just idiotic. Don't interrupt vacuous entertainment to let people know about real-time, ongoing tragedy. Just keep them in the dark. They can find out at 11 (or 10 in the Mountain time zone). Man. That is just one of the most stupid things I have read in a while. Strong work adnauseam. You win my "Tool of the day" award.

You win my "Tool of the day" award.

Definitely. That's what I like to call insipid.

I guess what makes me mad about it is that they dwell on it when they have nothing to say about it. It's like the joke thing you see on SNL sometimes where they keep breaking in with more and more lurid lead-in graphics... but then say the same thing and say they'll have more later.

I don't mind as long as it is important, but I think most of the time they do it just to seem like they are on top of things. It's like news people are clamoring for the next big bloodbath and when something COULD be one they have to sit there with their straws and slurp it up without wasting a dramatic drop.

It's cool if they want to do that on a news channel, but if they have nothing to add that they didn't know 5 minutes before, they need to shut the hell up, imho. They're just vultures at that point.

Count me as an "asshat."

In a 24 hour news cycle, "Breaking News" is a dinosaur. Unless there's a nuke headed my way or terrorists are taking down pieces of America this very second anythng more than a 10-second "news at eleven" is unnecessary and unwelcome. When I want the news I have it at my finger tips. If I want Jack Bauer, I want Jack Bauer. Frankly, these days, shows are a commodity. If I don't get it from them, I can surely get it elsewhere, even if I have to bootleg it off P2P. Stations that don't wake up to these new realities will soon find themselves the dinosaurs.



(Ironically, I've been considering writing an article on this topic -- from the "asshat" perspective. I just wrote a Vegas station and told them more or less what I wrote above. If they want to keep interrupting the shows, I have other options, including at least two separate feeds for each of the top four networks. The news departments need leashed. Stations can't afford this garbage any longer.)



(And for the record, I don't want Jack Bauer -- I've never seen a single episode of 24.)

True. But I always thought the safest place in the Universe would be A Luby's cafeteria in the middle of Texas.

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I don't know, I can see why people wouldn't want their program interrupted by "breaking news" that doesn't directly affect them, but many others would want to know right away. Two sides of a coin.

True. But I always thought the safest place in the Universe would be A Luby's cafeteria in the middle of Texas.

I guess we have to accept the fact (as does the rest of the world) that psychos are everywhere.  Sad.

That's true. You never know where I, errr I mean they, might show up.

I can see the annoyance. Like I said, I missed the first twenty minutes of one of my favorite shows for a press conference. Annoyed? That makes sense. But to call the station and complain . . . that's going to far.

Besides, both shows have a promised "rebroadcast" later in the week. If you can't watch the rebroadcast, record or TiVo it, by all ever-loving means.

For the petty people, perhaps Cable is the answer? I am sorry for the loss. We did not get enough of it, as (shame to say), it is all too common these days.

But the NEW shows aren't on cable yet! Oh crap!

I still have no sympathy. I still don't know exactly what happened with Richard Gilmore's heart attack, because I missed twenty minutes of my show. Oh well, such is life. Come on, people.

I heard about it and what a tragedy! I never understand people who go out and take other people's lives just because they're mad at the employer or something. Those poor innocent people!


I can understand the people who got upset about the programming thing, but yeah, that's self-centered and thoughtless.

The media people do repeat things over and over and over and over though. It was the same here when the tornadoes happened. While it was great to hear the coverage and know what was going on and thanking my lucky stars it wasn't us, it took the whole day...the entire day...all the local stations...the entire weekend. I saw the same news over and over and over again til I got bored.





He's still alive! I thought that was it for his character. But you probably know this already since you were able to see the rest of it right?

Did you watch it last night? I'm not surprise about Christopher and Loreli...sorry for the hijack! I love Gilmore Girls!

As you say, do these people have lives? If they so desperately want to see these shows without interruptions, they'd wait until they come out on DVD, like I do.

I don't give a damn about live coverage. A scrolling newsbar at the bottom of the screen will say everything they need to, and then quick updates instead of commercials if they feel it's incredibly important.

News is so easily available entertainment channels should think twice before interrupting their primary business to provide something everyone else does better.

True. But I always thought the safest place in the Universe would be A Luby's cafeteria in the middle of Texas.

That Luby's sat empty until about 6 months ago. Evry year or two someone would put up a sign that a new restraunt was going to open.....and then the sign would disappear. We used to speculate that it was just too creepy to reuse the building. But some enterprising Koreans opened a Chinese resturant and it seems to be okay.... When I moved here I found it odd that it sat empty all these years. I would have expected it to be replaced or torn down.

Did you watch it last night? I'm not surprise about Christopher and Loreli...sorry for the hijack! I love Gilmore Girls!

DANG! I MISSED IT! (Oh wait, that's becuase my local cable company changed the UPN / WB to CW on the pricey Digital Super Tier and I can't afford it.....I wish I could still watch, but what can youdo.

I don't give a damn about live coverage. A scrolling newsbar at the bottom of the screen will say everything they need to, and then quick updates instead of commercials if they feel it's incredibly important.

I have to agree. I'd like to be informed but I dont' need the same info rehashed for 40 minutes. They kept breaking into TV last week with the "breaking news" about a murder trial. I dont' need to find out that she was guilty and will be sentenced in only 30 minutes.....27 minutes.....25 minutes.....22 minutes....... They broke in every 2 or 3 minutes AND ran a HUGE scroll. It started to get really irritating after the 3rd time with no new info.

I missed Heroes and 24 because I hosted Keno at my house Monday night. What was I thinking? The thing is that both of these shows stream online so I didn't really miss them. 24 on myspace and heroes on the network site.

I hate it when they news people are on there just bs'ing about a current tragedy. Half the time they know nothing at all. I think if you have something new to tell, go ahead and break in, if not wait until the designated news timeslot.



That stinks. No, Veronica Mars either? You can always check out the synopsis on television without pity but it's not the same as watching it. Won't it be great when all the shows play online. I prefer to watch on TV but if I have to watch on the computer I will.

I think Luke and Loreli belong together. The problem is that happily after after ends the drama but maybe they could have a baby, except lane and suki are already sucking up the baby storylines.

I think Luke and Loreli belong together. The problem is that happily after after ends the drama but maybe they could have a baby, except lane and suki are already sucking up the baby storylines.

My theory is that they will do one more season of the show. Alexis Bledel doesn't really want to come back full-time, so she'll become a "extra-super-special guest star" and the season 8 will focus on Luke and Lorelai finally figuring everything out and getting married. How's that for a series finale!

Wait a second . . .

*Grunts, grabs crotch and pelvic thrusts to assert masculinity*

I'm a guy! I don't watch shows like Gilmore Girls, come on! Let's talk about Man shows!

Busted! LOL Okay, you're gonna need to bribe us with lotsa beer before we'll forget about this, mate, or should I say, sweetheart LOL

All right, when you come to the US, I'll buy you a whole bunch.

So what happened in the show?

(I am not disagreeing, but just sadly nodding and clucking.)