January 18th @ Free Times Café

I was watching TV over the holidays and noticed that the networks were heavily promoting their winter season. One of the terms used to describe episodes of current series that were being broadcast in the New Year was “all new.”

Initially I misheard the announcer and thought he said the episodes were “all nude.” I did think that was certainly a reason to watch the shows, if only for a few minutes. Not all the shows mind you, but some of them. I did think that Masterchef Canada probably shouldn’t be done in the nude because you know, cooking, hot grease, knives, etc., nudity sounds like a risky strategy, although perhaps fans of NASCAR racing where you’re just waiting for disaster to strike might have a reason to watch.

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