Some random television related thoughts for everyone. This comes in the midst of my best efforts to rid myself of that electronic brain sucker, but like the worst of drugs, it continues to pull me back in with its dull evening haze. Until I can rehab effectively, I bring you the following observations. Comments remain welcome:

1. Deal Or No Deal will kill NBC, and they will deserve it. They watched ABC murder themselves with Millionaire and their multiple airings of absolutely nothing, and now they’re doing it themselves. Three hours a week with precisely 30 minutes of content amongst all three episodes. I’ve never seen the pregnant pause beaten so badly in my life until I sat through an episode of that. The fact the girlies wear low cut tops and inexplicably lean over to open the cases doesn’t change things.
   
2. Two years from now you’ll forget the name of everyone competing on American Idol. Yes, even Chris. The only person I even care to see is Taylor, because he’s an honest-to-God music lover, and last night’s episode was an hour of my life I want back. But in the interest of saying at least something positive, Katharine McPhee is the hottest girl to ever appear on that show. And I love the fact she’s a role model for young girls who ISN’T anorexic.
   
3. Lost is the best show on TV. It might be the best show ever on TV, but I think it needs to be this good for one more year before it bests 24 and Twin Peaks. If you don’t watch Lost, but you watch one of the two shows I mentioned above, beat yourself about the head with a pole.
   
4. Shane does suck on Survivor, which is why watching him get the boot soon (I hope, I don’t know) will be sweet. In the meantime, please enjoy his MySpace, and the fact he played an abuser on My So-Called Life once, and is a frequent star of Roger Corman’s craptastic films.
   
5. How I Met Your Mother is the only watchable sitcom.
   
6. Godiva’s is the only watchable Canadian production.