Why I love Daytime TV...

Reality Stars

The other day C and I were discussing television. Shocker. I guess it's better than just watching it without talking about it. Anyway, this discussion focused on the following topic: "If you could be on any reality television show, which one would you choose?" Of course C said "Survivor." And of course I responded with, "You'd be voted off before even making the jury." And he would too; he thinks and analyzes way too much and anybody who thinks and analyzes way too much on this game (except for Richard Hatch) gets kicked off, and kicked off early. Sorry baby.

For me, I would love to be the new host of "Cash Cab." It's this funny game show on the Discovery Channel where unsuspecting cab-riders are surprised to find out they're on a trivia game show. I think it would be fun to make people happy in that manner. Although the driving in NYC might prove to be too much for my traffic-hating soul. Maybe I could do "Cash Cab: SLC" or something.

I would also love to be on "Design Star" on the HGTV channel. I certainly don't claim to be an excellent interior designer or even a good interior designer, but the contestants got to do the most fun tasks and created such cool things. I think it would be fun.

And finally, I think being on the "Amazing Race" would be awesome. However, I'm not sure that C and I could do this together if we wanted our marriage to last. Maybe R is up for it?

My Love/Hate Relationship

I love television. I really love television. But I wish that I didn't really love television. I wish I could be one of people who doesn't have a television in their homes. Or maybe even be one of those people who only watches an hour a week (props to my sister for being this way). Gosh, even an hour a day would be better than what I currently practice. Sigh. But I'm not one of "those people." I doubt that I ever will be. Now that you know that I watch way too much television, I will now divulge all that I am currently watching on purpose. (I'll leave out the incidental viewings of Judge Judy during my runs or Simpsons during dinner.)

• My current favorite is TLC's "What Not to Wear." I love this show. I love the interaction between Stacy and Clinton and the guests. I love how "anti" the guests start out but how truly converted they become at the end. Plus, I just love making fun of how bad people can look.
• Another favorite is Bravo's "Project Runway." I love watching the participants create the outfits. Their creativity intrigues and disgusts me at the same time. Plus, people fighting is always fun to watch.
• A new favorite is HGTV's "Design Star." This is one I just started watching last week. I caught the very last two episodes, but thanks to On Demand, I am working on catching up. I think I like it so much because it's what I wanted Martha Stewart's Apprentice to be. But "Design Star" is actually fun, and the host actually has a good tv persona.
• Here's the embarrassing one: "Cops." Lately I've been feeling that I could one day be a police officer. I loved working at BYU because I felt like I was making a difference. At my current job, I just don't feel that way. But I think being a cop could be extremely rewarding, and, admittedly, extremely depressing. But this show is all about the people-watching.
• Then of course there are the few others that I like: Seinfeld, The Office, Survivor, House, Donald's Apprentice, The Biggest Loser, Arrested Development, Scrubs, Freaks and Geeks, and the guilty pleasure, Sex and the City.

See? I told you I watch a lot of television.