DAMN KNBC TV

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I know, I know, I really shouldn’t expect much from network TV. And I know that it’s silly to get irritated by this…

I’m watching my local evening news that is just starting. What’s the lead story? The status of the 18 day-old MTA transit strike that is directly affecting 500,000 people a day? No, that was the 4th story. The county workers rolling strike that could possibly close down half of the emergency traua centers in the L.A. area? No, that barely made it in at all. The search for serial rapist that assaulted at least 8 women? No. 3rd story.
The lead story, the story that KNBC thought was the most important was Pricilla Presley’s minor role in a high (medium by L.A. standards)** speed chase!** Her Range Rover was side-swiped by the pursuee. Why would I, or anybody else, give a fuck that she ( a person of minor celebrity whose career is DOA) suffered minor property damage in a minor chase scene? What does this say about what KNBC thinks of me, their veiwer? “Yeah, fuck all that important stuff that will affect me directly and indirectly! What’s happening in Pricilla’s life?” AAAARRRRGGGHHH!!! I don’t even remember what the 2nd story was.

I’m watching NBC’s ‘West Wing’ 2 hour season premiere(which was very good) and I get a promo for ‘Deadline’. It says “Monday nights’ NUMBER ONE DRAMA!” I think it’s just a little early to brag about it’s status, seeing as how it only debuted two fucking night ago! Is this supposed to impress me? Was the 1st Monday night compitition that stiff? I saw the show, and it sucked.

I’ve got to stop watching TV. Except for ‘The Simpsons’. And ‘Law and Order’. And ‘Titus’. And ‘West Wing’.

Shit, they’ve got me.

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It’s along the lines of every Disney animated feature being an “Instant Classic.” If they say it enough times, people will start to believe it. I like the Disney cartoons, but PULEESE.

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I know KNBC well. I am a native Angeleno. I still get KNBC on my satellite dish, even though I moved out of state a while ago.

Trust me, KNBC does not suck compared to the TV stations where I live now. (Let’s just say I live in “Hooterville”. You get the idea.)

They will interrupt a regularly scheduled program (right in the middle of something) to announce that the local football coach has retired. (This town worships football.) And then they’ll interrupt the SAME program again half an hour later, to make the same announcement.

These people are pathetic.

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Oh my God, I missed a high-speed chase???

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Yosemitebabe, do you live in Texas? That sounds exactly like something they’d do down here. Down here, they’d cut into the Olympic Closing ceremonies repeatedly to announce the fact that they’d be cutting into the closing ceremonies for a full half hour at 11.