Rant number 138
Today, at around 7 O'clock I decided to watch an episode or two of Futurama which was on. I like Futurama despite the fact that I have already seen pretty much all of the episodes. Its been long enough that I can watch it again and still enjoy it now.
Now, according to Wikipedia (not always a reliable source I'll grant, but fine in these kind of matters) there have been around 114 episodes to date, give or take some feature length ones.
That presents roughly 60 hours of futuristic cartoon fun to be chosen from.
Why oh why then, was one of todays episodes a Christmas special?
I don't get it. Its spring time: the snow has mostly gone, the birds are chirping in the trees and yet, I am presented with Christmas TV. Why do they think that makes sense?
I've never understood these kind of anomolies in the TV schedules. Are they not allowed to use their brains?
Christmas episodes, Easter specials, Halloween spectaculars. These can all be shown at any time - its madness.
Particularly, as they never put them on at the time that is appropriate. At Christmas, they just show normal episodes, the same applying at all other times. It really bugs me.
Halloween for instance. I like Halloween, not because of any attachment to spiritualism - but because I like horror stories and films.
Each and every year, I think to myself 'they'll put on some horror films on halloween. It's just the right day for it.'
Every year I think that, and every year I am disappointed.
If nothing else, you'd think that they could put on John Carpenters conveniently titled 'Halloween.' First of all, its a fabulous movie and secondly - it just makes sense.
These people show so little imagination, it's bloody bizarre and damned irritating.
Rant over.
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