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Pet Peeve time, kids.

One thing I can not stand is right before a TV show goes to commercial, there's always a minute or two of "what's coming up after the break". I don't give a crap what's coming up - I'm perfectly happy to wait until it's up, at which point I'll be happy to watch it. I don't need to know why I shouldn't "change that channel" - if the show's a good one, I'll fast forward through the bullshit commercials and begin enjoying it again in 5 or 10 seconds.

Then, to add insult to injury, when the show's over, I get treated to a sneak peek of next week's show. And, no matter how they package it, it's always some bullshit to make it look way more exciting than it's going to be.

For instance, I watch "The Ultimate Fighter" every week. I love MMA and it's a pretty good show. But, at the end of every week, I'm guaranteed that next week's show is going to be the most exciting episode of the season! At the end of tonight's episode, for instance, it shows Chuck Lidell and Tito Ortiz seemingly about to start throwing down in the middle of the gym and all hell's breaking loose. In reality, it will probably boil down to the two of them yelling at each other then pretending to try to fight their way through their respective crowds at which point they'll be separated without so much as a slap from either one.

Good editing can make a boring show look fantastic. I give you "The Lightening Thief" as an example. The previews looked phenomenal and I was all ready to run down to the theater with my boys and check it out. Fortunately, my friend went the night before and pointed out that the previews were easily the best parts of the movie and I should save my money and just wait for the DVD.

I'm wise enough that I took his advice and thanked him for saving me $50 and two hours of my life.

I don't really have a good way to end this, so I'll just say this: Have you ever noticed that most of the women who are against abortion are women you wouldn't wan to fuck in the first place? -- George Carlin.