the dangers of ondemand

For the past few weekends, I've been crashing at my mom's place because I've had to and unlike me, my mom actually shells out the extraneous amount of money to get the Filipino Channel, so as to keep up on current events over in the P.I. (that's Philippine Islands, for you less savvy, non-brown people). Part of my mom's cable deal is that she also subscribes to Comcast's OnDemand service. It's kind of weird, I wanted to watch some nature shows on Animal Planet, which she doesn't get, but I was able to watch a similar themed show via OnDemand.

So while the baby was sleeping, I caught up on "The Two Coreys" and "Rock of Love," as well as getting my fill of "What Not to Wear" and "Miami Ink." It was bananas.

Unlike some of my peers, I'm not willing to bust out the extra money on top the stupid price I pay for high speed Internet to watch fine ass Stacy London sass some lame jerk with no fashion sense. With the incredible speed in which America is being dumbed down, I'm sure it's just a matter of time before the OnDemand feature will be affordable for working class stiffs like me, at which I'll be the first to subscribe to such a service and commence rotting my brain. For the many books I've read over the last few years, I need to make up for lost times and I can't think of a better way than with a marathon run of "The Hills."

Dream a Little Dream...

Every Summer, there's usually at least one reality show I get sucked into. Last year it was "Rockstar: Supernova." This year it's "The Two Coreys." Unfortunately for me, I don't have cable, so I'm reduced to having my mom and various relatives DVR or tape that show for me. How sad, no?

I caught the preview for the first episode sometime last week and I must say that the show will probably kick every other reality show in the tailbone. First off you have the reunion of the dynamic duo that are the titular characters, otherwise known as Feldman and Haim. I'm actually surprised that Corey Feldman grew up to be a halfway stand up dude, albeit anal retentive for the cameras, and Corey Haim grew up out to be a burn out. I guess he shouldn't have done "Fast Getaway."

So if there's one show to catch this summer, it's probably "The Two Coreys," although if you have the option to kill braincells and waste time, I'd also recommend the "Rock of Love." VH-1 shows are slaughtering the crap that MTV is churning out, and this Bret Michaels STD-fest is a prime example of such a statement.

[Related Links]
The Two Coreys - Official Site