Roundup: Why I lost faith in TV this week

Hey, readers (If there are any of you still with me…) Our server problems are over for now and we’re back in business! So let’s celebrate with some mind-boggling TV news.

(I know some of this is old, but I just really needed to vent).

Britney to the resue: Britney Spears’ much-hyped guest appearance on “How I Met Your Mother” Monday night nabbed the series an impressive 10.6 million viewers. For those of you keeping score at home, those are the highest ratings for “Mother” to date.

My issue, however, is not with the spike in viewership. After all, I too succumbed to the onslaught of advertising and watched the episode. What I’m not happy about are the positive reviews Britney got for her teeny tiny role. Here’s what the Associated Press had to say (and no, they’re not being sarcastic):

Spears proved she can act every bit as well as she can sing.

Dear Associated Press, I no longer ‘associate’ myself with you.

“The Hills” have viewers: Tuesday night’s episode of “The Hills” garnered the series’ highest ratings yet: 4.8 million viewers — pretty freakin’ impressive for a post-primetime cable series. I’m not going to rant about this one. I’m just going to say that I’d like to punch every 12-year-old girl who watches this show in their collective face.

Posted March 27, 2008 at 1:32 am by Andy | Share on Facebook
Categories: TV

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  1. karen on March 27th, 2008 1:57 pm

    I agree about Spears! Her acting SUCKED!And when the reviews came out that she was good….I wondered if they saw the same show I did.

  2. Tahleen on March 27th, 2008 7:55 pm

    We have free tabloid-esque papers over here, and they both said that she was great. I have yet to see it.

  3. Erin on March 31st, 2008 3:53 pm

    i?m sure she was fantasic.

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