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TV Observation

Yesterday, we got cable again in the Ward household. We haven't had it for a year and didn't really miss it. The only reason we went back is so that Sarah would have something to watch during maternity leave so she wont go stir-crazy (although I think a crying baby + daytime TV might do her in). We started watching LOST last night but couldn't have for the full 3 hours of time travel. I'm sure we'll finish on the internetz tonight. Sarah made a great observation as we were going to sleep: It seems like the longer a television show runs, the higher the level of general unhappiness in the characters. It's definitely true of LOST. And HEROES (a show we loved but gave up on early in this season). It was a little evident in Friday Night Lights this year, and if Peter Berg weren't the Shakespeare of modern television I'm sure it would have been much worse. We don't watch Grey's Anatomy anymore, but I can't see one of their commercials without wanting a Prozac. And Prison Break never lets up. Anybody else notice this? Of course, most of the

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