Some things are simply overrated, and the Internet has a way of exaggerating things at an exponential level and rate. It's weird that this happens because the Internet potentially touches so many otherwise disconnected people that it is championed as a bastion of community and diversity. Yet, there are still things "trending", still a sort of "consensus", still a groundswell of mainstream mentality. Even on the Net. Funny too that the Internet has a tendency to blow things out of proportion relative to the old school socializing medium known as television. In other words, television used to be our socializing agent; now, it's the Internet. But when the Internet refers to television, it blows some things out of proportion. Here's a list of things I wish people would stop talking about and trying to stuff into the discourse when the topic is television.
1. "Mad Men" - Yes, it's a good show. Yes, it's a period piece. Yes, it's well crafted and Jon Hamm does his job quite well, but...it doesn't have to be mentioned in every television review. Some things simply aren't about "Mad Men"!
2. "Breaking Bad" - Yes, the show about the chemistry teacher facing terminal cancer who starts cooking and selling meth to make sure his family is secure -- it's good. Very good. But not every actor trying to create a complex character has to be compared to Bryan Cranston. Face it. The dude has only had one seriously memorable role and it's this one! One out of one is a perfect record but it's not a winning streak just yet.
3. "The Kardashians" - people use the Kardashians when they hate a show and they want to compare it to something silly. They also use the Kardashians when they like a show and they want to show that it's nothing like the Kardashians. Find another show to use for comparing and contrasting. Get a remote control, why don'tcha, and use it!
4. "Saturday Night Live" skits/shorts - Saturday Night Live is not good. Period. It hasn't been good for decades and everybody knows it. It's got name recognition but, really, it's mostly un-funny. There's no need to be mentioning this relic and trying to make something so obviously irrelevant seem relevant to any discussion. It's not relevant.
5. The Sopranos - Oh I get so sick of hearing about Tony Soprano. You could be watching one of those reality shows about marrying a bachelorette or something and a critic will find a way to compare a contestant to a mobster on the Sopranos. Forget about it, eh?
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