57 Channels and Nothing On

If you're old (like I am), you might remember a song by Bruce Springsteen back in the day called 57 Channels and Nothing On where he sings about how bad cable TV is. Well, it's been probably 20 years since that song came out, but the message still resonates today. I have more than 57 channels, but there's STILL nothing on. I flip endlessly through cable, On Demand options, Tubi, Roku, Pluto, whatever, and often find myself unable to find something to watch and end up watching "Forged in Fire" reruns. Maybe there are just too many choices today. I have actually watched a few interesting things over the past few weeks.

1. Hotel Hell: Why does Gordon Ramsey have to show his bare ass in every episode of Hotel Hell? Not that the guy has a terrible body or anything and he clearly keeps in shape, but there's no reason for his pasty behind to show up in every episode of the show. Watching these hotel failures is interesting to me. Every show goes by the same formula: Gordon shows up, criticizes the lodgings and the food, tells off the owner, has an intervention between the owner and staff, does some minor renovations (along with menu changes), and leaves on a high note, claiming victory. I just enjoy seeing hotels in different places. 

2. The White Lotus: I've only seen the first episode of this HBO show because that's al they're offering for free. (I don't have HBO and refuse to pay for it.) The first episode wasn't bad. If I get another free weekend of HBO, I'll binge watch the rest of the shows. I do like seeing Murray Bartlett with his porn stache and listening to him use his Australian accent for a change rather than doing an American accent. 

3. A Quiet Place 2: I saw the first Quiet Place movie back when I still went to actual movie theaters and I enjoyed it. The sequel was good also. I thought John Krasinski did a good job of picking up where the first movie left off while also adding some backstory. This one was worth the small fee I paid to rent it via On Demand.