Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Snopic: On being a Nielsen Family
This being sweeps week, many folks out there have been selected to be Nielsen families, busily tracking their TV viewing behaviors. Well, the Augster has been selected too. What a wonderful job for a snob. It should come as no surprise that I hate almost all TV. So as of Day 5 of this weeklong stint, I have logged no shows for myself. My wife too has zero. My kids, on the other hand do have some entries. But I have been careful to push Noggin and PBS shows (and DVDs which don’t count at all) even harder this week.
Now I am somewhat conflicted about this. I do like some shows (Good Eats and the Daily Show are pretty much it though). I want to support them, but I just don’t feel like watching them now. So I figure I will either have a DVR marathon tomorrow night, or just lie and say I did.
Feel free to offer comments on other shows you would like me to consider claiming to have watched. And don’t forget to give a good, snobbish reason as to why.
Now I am somewhat conflicted about this. I do like some shows (Good Eats and the Daily Show are pretty much it though). I want to support them, but I just don’t feel like watching them now. So I figure I will either have a DVR marathon tomorrow night, or just lie and say I did.
Feel free to offer comments on other shows you would like me to consider claiming to have watched. And don’t forget to give a good, snobbish reason as to why.
