Pam and I are in a show hole, that thoroughly modern affliction whereby out of the 365,981 shows offered by Netflix, Prime Video et al, you can find nothing to watch. The last couple of nights we have auditioned two shows, neither of which captured our imagination. Practically everyone we know has been telling us to watch Yellowstone, but we watched the first three or four shows of season one and could not find even one redeeming character to root for. We aren’t terribly picky entertainment consumers, but we do prefer characters with at least something that passes for likability. The person doesn’t have to be Mother Theresa or anything, just someone who we can pull for. This is why we don’t watch reality television which is nothing more than an orgy of narcissism. I would rather endure a root canal without anesthesia than watch a single episode of the Housewives of—-anywhere.
But, thanks to the indispensable Gary Larson, I have stumbled upon an idea for a television show that I would actually pay to see…
Imagine an hour of commercials written, directed, produced and acted by…DOGS!! Listen, this has already been done on a smaller scale and found to be wildly successful and popular. The best Instagram accounts are all about dogs, mostly Golden Retrievers since…well, since they are the most adorable and classic hams. So, this idea already has been proven and tested. Somebody needs to take the entrepreneurial risk and make this happen. Commercials for everything from soup to nuts brought to you by man’s best friend would be must-see TV.
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