Television Commercials...Lord Help Me

Now I remember why I don't particularly mind when the tv gets shut off. Yeah, I miss the shows, but the commercials...oh, Lord, the commercials.

Let's start at the less freaky and work our way up to the completely disturbing.

First, there are all those commercials for prescription medication. Yeah, I understand that there might be people who need these drugs because they have the afflictions they're meant for. HOWEVER, understand that chances are pretty good that if they've got toe rot or a fickle heart or a floppy....well, whatever it is that you've got...you already know about it, and a sixty-second spot during Dr. Phil isn't going to make you suddenly realize that you've got insulin-resistant diabetes and you need PillX to "fix it". Now, secondly, chances are even better that (a) if you do know about your condition and (b) you've already sought medical assistance for it that you and your physician have already discussed possible medications, and he's not going to make a change because that commercial during Dr. Phil said you ought to.

The next commercial type we ought to talk about are truly disturbing. The commercials where people are way too excited about what they're doing (like, getting a pizza for $5, or selling a car, or something else suitably tedious). Commercials like this are just...ick. They make my teeth set on edge...they're just...ew. No other reason but personal preference on that one.

That's about it for now. Just was watching tv tonight and noticed the weirdness, thought I'd share it with all of you.