Mike Reynolds

Greetings,

Amidst the frustration in living, I feel as though I may as well exercise this degree in writing creatively.  As of this moment I’m currently in my place of residency and watching a show called “Californication” or “Watch David Duchovny Have Sex” as it was labeled by a friend of mine.  The important thing is that I wonder what sort of person I have become.  I believe that this show is legitimately good, but what calls this into question is the shows that I enjoyed watching in the past.  The first thing I’ll admit is that I may have at one time watched a show called “The OC.”  When I say watched, I mean that I only was able to see the first two seasons or so, then I become too busy to watch.  But I heard the stories.

Now there are quite a few discrepancies between The OC and Californication.  Californication follows the format of a formal storyline, focusing on the life of one individual, whereas The OC functioned as a prime time soap opera, focusing on the stories of four characters.  I look back now and while I do not regret my one time enjoyment of The OC, I do acknowledge that it appeared to be pandering and marketing towards the group of people who were younger than I.  I feel the best thing to come out of it was exposure to people I regard as cool, like Adam Brody and Peter Gallagher.  While the writing may have been off, I feel that their characters were interesting enough to pique some interest in me.

I think the answer to my subject question is yes, but at the same time, if people can’t take an interest in whatever appeals to them, then what kind of world will this come to be.  Who knows.  For the record though, before people condemn me for what they may or may not have learned from this rambling, it is my firm belief that “Arrested Development” is the greatest show to have graced American television for three seasons of glory.  Blessed be those associated with this wonderful show.

On the plus side, I now get the pleasure of watching a commercial for the album entitled “Monster Ballads” and the best part is that this music can apparently kick my ass.  I totally feel people can benefit from products that can kick their ass.  But in this context, I feel like there ass kicking claim could be insinuating that it is literally painful to listen to this album.  The only good song on there is Europe’s “The Final Countdown.”

The guy for the eHarmony commercials is creepy.

–Mike Reynolds