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09Jun5 TV Characters That Will Feel The Gas Price Pinch

Unless you’re George Jetson, or don’t feel the indignity of riding public transportation, then chances are that you are paying more for a gallon of gas, than for a DVD of the classic Fred Savage film, “The Wizard.”  So we’re all feeling the “pain at the pump.”  But don’t worry, you’re not alone.  In fact, some of our most beloved current television characters will surely be affected when shows come back in a few months.

Here are the 5 Characters That I Think Will Most Feel The Gas Price Pinch:

#5 DWIGHT SHRUTE. Has 2 cars, an old Camaro and a newly acquired XTera.  When you’re selling paper, you need to travel and frankly, unlike Pam and Jim, who drive more fuel friendly vehicles, Dwight will need to grow more beets to fuel his cars.  The Camaro (or whatever that car is) does bring him some street cred, especially in Jersey, but frankly its not worth it, unless you’re looking to pick up girls who still tease their hair.  So it looks like in the fall, Dwight may have to dig up more of his dead relatives clothes to help offset his soaring Chevron charges.

#4 COACH TAYLOR. Coach Taylor may love the lights on Friday night, but that Explorer of his isn’t doing him any favors at the Dillon Mobil station.  With a new baby, a daughter on the verge of college, Coach Taylor may want to ditch the Explorer for a used car with good gas mileage like the Ford Aspire.  Sure it’s nothing more than a golf cart with a Ford logo, but unless Coach Taylor wants his house foreclosed and bunkin’ in with Buddy I suggest that the coach of the Panthers learns to bleed less blue and yellow and a little more green.

#3 TOMMY GAVIN. TV’s favorite firefighter cruises NYC, in a big Escalade.  While you have to admire his Jay-Z style ride, he certainly will be paying a high price for it, especially in the Big Apple.  I thought the Irish were supposed to be green.  There is nothing green about that car, unless you go to MAACO and get it painted a nice emerald green.  Seriously though, I can’t even go along with the fact that a NYC Fire Fighter could even afford to gas one of these up on a daily basis.  Once again, TV has lied to us.  Like how all of life’s problems get solved in a half hour, when we all know it really take at least 53 minutes.

#2 HANK HILL. Now the world’s most famous propane salesman is also leaving a huge carbon footprint on this earth.  Not only is he driving all around Texas selling propane in a gas guzzling pickup, but I bet you anything that King of The Hill is drawn with oil based colors.  Yeah, when you’re whole existence requires oil, then you’re going to be near the top of the list.  Although, in fairness, he does require less oil than those Elvis velvet paintings sold by your favorite local immigrants on exit ramps across the country.

#1 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER TAXI DRIVER. Yeah, even though we don’t see him much, when you drive around all day and night, you’re gonna burn some fuel.  But things get worse for our overseas friend when Ted hops into the cab.  I can’t imagine how much his huge noodle and equally large sense of self worth weighs down that cabby.  So I have to imagine some pretty steep fare charges are going to be in store for the world’s most self righteous group of friends.

So there you have it, the most non-eco friendly TV characters that will be hitting the airwaves this fall.

Who do you think on TV is pumping out huge amounts of Green House Gases?

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18May5 Shows I Got Real Tired Of

Some people can watch a series from the first episode to the very last.  Almost like a cult, except without all the fun.  But for most of us, we get into a show and then fade into the background, like an ugly girl at her prom.

So here are 5 Shows I Was Really Into, But Then Lost Complete Interest In:

#5 GREYS ANATOMY
I loved this show when for like the first few seasons, but for some reason I just lost complete interest in the stories.  It was right after they booted Isiah Washington.  I didn’t stop watching out of protest, I just stopped watching because I didn’t care anymore.  You can have your Izzys and McDreamies, but they’re not for me.  I also don’t like how almost every guy is a “Mc-Something.” I’m just a McLeod.  Although, I’d like to take on the moniker “McBlogger” or “McEmo” or something really bold and just flagrantly wrong and sacreligious like “McJesus.” I’d like to think it’d be rather funny if you heard someone say “I can’t believe how dreamy McJesus is, not in a religous way, but in a shallow, I only value people on their outeOP,r appearance way”.  But anyways, Greys is no longer on my radar.

#4 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
The first season was more addicting than a roll of Spree candies.  After that though, it was just so off the wall that I couldn’t bear to watch it any more.  I have to admit, I don’t really like many of the women on the show, and chances are if you don’t like the main characters, it may not be the best show for you.  It would be like saying “I hate the Brat Pack, but lets rent Breakfast Club.”  Or “I hate dining with overweight people, so lets go to IHOP.”  I guess I was in to how it was a kind of Taboo show that stopped being Taboo.  Honestly, does anyone still watch this show?

#3 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
I honestly don’t know why I stopped watching this show.  I really liked it, except for Ted, who is a jerk.  But for some reason I didn’t watch this season.  This could be a show I dive back into over the summer.  I gotta admit that I was sick of the whole “Who is the mother thing.”   But it was pretty funny, especially Barney and super especially for being a CBS comedy!  I actually regret not watching this season.  Maybe that will be my summer resolution, to revisit this show, or to watch a Lord of The Rings Movie, which I’ve always refused to watch.

#2 MY NAME IS EARL
This is another show that I really liked, but then stopped watching this year.  Very odd, especially because I’m a huge Jason Lee fan.  Not sure what lost me.  I guess it was just the lack of more underlying plots.  That’s the one thing I wish that Earl and 30 Rock had more of.  I like sub stories, you know, the ones that you know about when you watch the series and not just random episodes.  I do remember though, in the last season I watched, I just didn’t think they were as cleverly written as in the past, and I’m beginning to emerge as a “well written comedy snob” (Sorry, CW).  Who knows, maybe I’ll rejoin the bandwagon and watch again, maybe I won’t.  Guess I’ll just leave you in suspense with that one!

#1 SOUTH PARK
I was a freshman in college when South Park first hit.  I was addicted to it, we all were, even Wendy, the Snapple Lady had to be watching.  The first 3 season were magic.  But then I thought the whole thing got real old real quick.  The whole notion of watching something because its so “cutting edge and vile” seems to lose its charm after a few years.  Now its part of the twisted social fabric of this place we call America.  South Park is kind of like that filthy joke telling buddy of yours.  The first few years you knew him, he cracked you up, but now you’re embarrassed to take him out to Dennys.  That made absolutely no sense.

Well that’s it.  What shows have fallen off your TV maps?

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