How come TV sucks so much? Even the good shows suck now. Remember the Simpsons, back around season 8 when Bart and Lisa stay at Patty and Selma’s and play with their bras and blackhead remover? Remember when Simpsons flashback episodes revealed a time when Homer and Marge were young and it was still the 1980’s? Hell, even the early 90’s were okay. But now, the thought of a Maggie born after…long after 9/11…it’s just lame. I used to love the Simpsons, but even I have had enough. Get it off the air.

We watched the Office last week. Predictably, there were a lot of plot problems. Ricky Gervais (if you don’t know Ricky Gervais, you need to start googling him now – start here: Ricky Gervais) said something like he doesn’t like to do a show for more than two seasons because it loses it’s originality and punch. He’s so right. Even the shows I love the most, they often start to suffer in the third or fourth season. As much as I miss Arrested Development, I think that a fourth season would have started that terrific comedy down the path to suck. And Veronica Mars – as much as I loved the show, season three, when she went to college, it was sapping up nicely toward the end.

We need fewer franchises and more fresh ideas. Please. Now. My eyes are starting to hurt.