It is well-known that my two main hobbies are running and TV-watching. I like to think I have sophisticated TV taste, rejecting the Two and Half Men laugh track style of show for the types of shows usually ignored by the broader public and cancelled after 2-3 amazing seasons.
But sometimes I get bored and I find myself watching embarrassing shows written for the masses. And sometimes those shows talk about running. This poses a problem for me, because I love to write about the collision of running and TV. But by writing about the collision of the embarrassing show and running my facade of good TV taste crumbles into a pile of badly stereotyped characters and cheesy one-liners. Continue reading
