Politics on TV.... why is that, again?
May 23rd 2007 05:55
Category: Thoughts of a TV Blogger
I admire ABC and SBS. Mostly because they have the balls to put on all the boring stuff that commercial TV knows it wouldn’t earn anything from because nobody wants to watch a bunch of old guys sitting around pretending to know what they’re doing with the country.
I also admire ABC and SBS for showing educational, and what I like to called sex-ducational television from Britain and, like, Iran, at all hours of the morning. You just don’t see enough singing goats on regular TV. Some, but not enough.
Anyway, serious news and actual politicians dealing with real issues and mass debates (I had to chuck that in somewhere) is something that I think is worthwhile being on TV.
Except for the fact that I never watch it.
The closest I come is Media Watch, and that’s only because it’s snappy and pokes fun at all the stupid human things those politicians do.
Ah, those wacky, wily larrikins…
But I was talking to some acquaintances the other day, who said listening to politicians talk and meander their way through topics and around answers was really interesting. I was forced to do that half-smile thing combined with the tiny exhalation of air masquerading as a laugh so as not to embarrass them, because I find it entirely boring to watch people in suits who are essentially talking fiction because they feel too pressured by us to admit they’re human and don’t know how to fix everything.
So it’s kind of a catch 22, but one I’m happy to live with. I mean, I would personally like to know what’s going on when it comes to the big stuff. Elections, budget releases, and George Bush calling the Queen 200 are all noteworthy events. But I don’t want to know about the latest bill for whatever, I don’t want to be outraged at how much the pollies are taxing us nowadays, I just don’t want to know.
Now, that may sound irresponsible, but I couldn’t do any better, so I don’t se the point in getting too involved. I can’t really do anything about it passed my own vote. That’s what politicians are for. And I don’t want to be a politician, and I think for what they do, they’re doing an okay job of it. Improvements are there to be made, sure, but I couldn’t make them, so I have no real right to judge on the vast majority of what they talk about.
Sure, if I want to feel superior I can jump on the back of that red-headed guy from The 7.30 Report and nod my head and wag my finger as Costello flummoxes around trying to excuse himself for yet another policy mishap – but I don’t really have the desire to do that.
But, like I say, I admire the fact that they put it on TV so that we, the public, can learn all about it if we FEEL like it.
I know, though, that I will never feel like it.
Probably because I’m not a judgmental person.
Or because politicians are all stupid liars who never do anything right, I can’t decide which.
I also admire ABC and SBS for showing educational, and what I like to called sex-ducational television from Britain and, like, Iran, at all hours of the morning. You just don’t see enough singing goats on regular TV. Some, but not enough.
Anyway, serious news and actual politicians dealing with real issues and mass debates (I had to chuck that in somewhere) is something that I think is worthwhile being on TV.
Except for the fact that I never watch it.
The closest I come is Media Watch, and that’s only because it’s snappy and pokes fun at all the stupid human things those politicians do.
Ah, those wacky, wily larrikins…
But I was talking to some acquaintances the other day, who said listening to politicians talk and meander their way through topics and around answers was really interesting. I was forced to do that half-smile thing combined with the tiny exhalation of air masquerading as a laugh so as not to embarrass them, because I find it entirely boring to watch people in suits who are essentially talking fiction because they feel too pressured by us to admit they’re human and don’t know how to fix everything.
So it’s kind of a catch 22, but one I’m happy to live with. I mean, I would personally like to know what’s going on when it comes to the big stuff. Elections, budget releases, and George Bush calling the Queen 200 are all noteworthy events. But I don’t want to know about the latest bill for whatever, I don’t want to be outraged at how much the pollies are taxing us nowadays, I just don’t want to know.
Now, that may sound irresponsible, but I couldn’t do any better, so I don’t se the point in getting too involved. I can’t really do anything about it passed my own vote. That’s what politicians are for. And I don’t want to be a politician, and I think for what they do, they’re doing an okay job of it. Improvements are there to be made, sure, but I couldn’t make them, so I have no real right to judge on the vast majority of what they talk about.
Sure, if I want to feel superior I can jump on the back of that red-headed guy from The 7.30 Report and nod my head and wag my finger as Costello flummoxes around trying to excuse himself for yet another policy mishap – but I don’t really have the desire to do that.
But, like I say, I admire the fact that they put it on TV so that we, the public, can learn all about it if we FEEL like it.
I know, though, that I will never feel like it.
Probably because I’m not a judgmental person.
Or because politicians are all stupid liars who never do anything right, I can’t decide which.
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