A few years ago I attended a 12 Step meeting. The topic was commitment. I was kinda daydreaming, then “John” started sharing. Since he was young and cute I paid attention. His words have been an inspiration to me ever since.
John’s contention was that everyone should have a commitment to a TV show. The commitment should be complete and it was not right to say that season 2 isn’t as good as season one so I’m not watching anymore. He felt that the commitment was important; his show was Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Although I wasn’t able to make a commitment to a TV show then (damn you remote control!) I have held this as an ideal. Friends have tried to help me with my fear of commitment, suggesting Prison Break or Survivor for example, but I struggled for years: two seasons of Queer as Folk, giving up on ER (with occasional visits to see Goran Visnjic), not truly committed to Big Bang Theory.
Now, I feel like maybe, just maybe, I have a true commitment to Breaking Bad. I keep waiting for Walt to jump the shark, but so far so good.
About Me
- Bob
- (Sorry for referring to myself in the third person. I won't do it again. I promise.) A lifelong resident of South Florida, Bob apologizes in advance for obscure (and not so oscure) references, citing the excuse that he read books as a youth instead of being in back alleys and pool halls like he should have been. A former communist, Bob delights in reminding his friends that his name is a verb as well as a noun.
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'John' is a wise man
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