Day time television

When I was younger, being sick was almost like a treat. You had a little cold or a sore throath and could spend the entire day in bed, stocked up on cough lollies, magazines, music and dvds. Well, that was then. Now being sick includes having bad concience for all the stuff you miss out on at work, all the housework you don't get done and in general it is nothing like the day off it used to feel like.

My boss is out in paternity leave for a few months, and after just two days of being home with a cold I sincerely hope his little son gives him enough work during the day, because watching day time television must be one of the most timewasting activities you can possible endure. Appearantly you burn more calories sleeping, so it wont even do your abs any good.

I've zapped through the channels for the past two hours and feel deeply sorry for anyone stuck with day time television.

If you are at work and don't have the joy of having a tv close to you I'll let you know what you are missing:

NRK1: will give you a long day with yesterday's news, 2nd rate talkshows from the USA and cooking shows waaaay below Jamie's league. You might learn how to boil water, but it won't get more exciting than that. Come six o'clock and there's Jul i Blåfjell, but untill then, no good.

NRK2, NRK3, FEM and so on: these channels will provide you with so boring stuff you wish they actually showed commercials in between each program. If it's not a re-run of the other channels' news it's soap opera that was taken of the air everywhere else but here in the 90s.

TV3: you might think there was a bit of hope to switch to this channel, but if you don't hit the moment and Sex and The City episodes or similar is on you will get a recounter with Days of Our Lives. This program first went on air when my mum was in primary school and is still running. I saw an episode in 1996 and it was about a wedding, and when I again switched through in 1998 they hadn't even made it to the "I do's". They got back from their honeymoon in 2002, so I can't exactly say it's a show where lots of stuff happens. Of course you shouldn't neglect old episodes of ER with George Clooney strutting his stuff, but, hey, he's not that hot.

TV2: TV2 is supposedly the "family channel" with all the cosy programs such as 7th Heaven and Mac Gyver, and it's also the channel which shows Home & Away. The only reason why I watch this is of course because it's Australian, and it's fun to see how amazing far behind Australia they actually are. Not to spoil the fun but...

TV Norge: this channel also relies on some long-run shows. Today they showed the 5186th episode of Glamour, and I am very very proud to admit I haven't even seen one thousand part of this series. The One Tree Hill episode I was slightly looking forward to was from a season Kristoffer downloaded last summer, so no fun there unfortunately either.

Animal Planet: will show you a fine display of very mystical creatures found in deep, deep caves and Boston Animal Police. Hmm...

BBC, CNN and the like: news from all over the world, nothing more, nothing less, you'll actually waste your time cause you can get a summary of it all tomorrow on NRK3.

Discovery Channel: what would this channel do without mega structures, mega buildings, mega bridges, mega super things? I quite like Mythbusters, but that's about it from this channel as well.

Cartoon Network, Disney Channel etc: should be prohibited!! No wonder this world prosper war and miseducation when you take one look at what screens on these channels. When my kids grow up they are only to watch Jul i Skomakergata and anything made by Astrid Lindgren. Hannah Montana?? Who?

So what has six (well, I'm sick, so haven't written non-stop have I?) hours of day time television taught me? I'm very tempted to say nothing. Ahh, can't wait to go to work tomorrow!