Unfortunately, at the risk of offending any of my readers, I can't compile a list of the television programs, movies, and books that I hate the most. I can't restrain myself however from stating unequivocally that the barrage of sitcoms that came out in the 70's are some of the worst examples of comedy and drama that ever disgraced the stage in all of human history.

I'm not kidding either. It's a shame too, because that brand of mindless dribble got its start in great shows like 'All in the Family' and featured fine actors and directors and such as Ron Howard, Rob Reiner, and Robin Williams. (Why do their names all sound similar? Weird.) But it's as if a whole cultural generation had dropped a huge dose of bad acid during the 60's and the 70's in all its art forms show the feeble attempts of half vegetized people trying to return to normal.

I hope that I have conveyed that I am pretty snobbish when it comes to art, and I am strict in my evaluations of artists in general. There's no accounting for taste as they say though, and I don't attack people who like horrible art, just the artists themselves (though I do sometimes wonder how in the world extremely low quality television entertainment can run on season after season, year after year. Maybe it's a conspiracy. I've been known to watch and really enjoy movies that I technically consider 'bad' in terms of plot, acting, and message. But they're fun. Among these I'd include Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park.

Then there are artists like Tim Burton whom I don't know whether to worship or just hate. Maybe I do a little of both. One actor I really like a whole lot is Brad Pitt, and I have dozens of reasons to back up my fondness for the adorable and very talented actor. But the worst of the worst when it comes to mindless entertainment is a philosophical dialogue with an arrogant intellectual. In second place come the so-called enlightened spiritual guys. But hey, I guess I myself am part of that crowd so I better not burn any bridges there.