Commercial

I watch a lot of TV these days. Even when I'm not really watching it, I still might have it on in the background. As a result, I see a lot of commercials. Here is another one that I really like.

More Office

I started watching the British Office on Netflix due to a serious lack of Series 3 of the American version. I found, quite to my surprise, that I enjoyed the American version much, -much- more. I loved Ricky Gervais and have always been a huge fan of the guy who plays Tim, and after hearing from nearly every fan of the series as a whole that the British version was better, I was surprised I felt otherwise. Granted, I've only watched the first half of the first season, but I think I love Pam too much to enjoy the other version as much. Plus, the Dwight character is sixty times better than the Gareth character. It seems like all the other background characters play a much larger role in the American version too, which I enjoy.

Jim and Pam

I simply have to say that when Jim and Pam finally kiss at the end of season two, I stood up and shouted. There were also a few fist pumps. This happened about three minutes ago at 12:59 AM. It really was one of the happier moments for me in a long, long time.

Man vs. Wild

As they are won't to do, Discovery Channel had a Man vs. Wild marathon pretty much all day today. I managed to catch his first episode ever, something which had apparently avoided my grasp until today. I had never seen him so close to his breaking point. It was a really strange experience for me, to see Bear "I Paraglide Over Mount Everest for Shits-and-giggles" Grylls on the verge of tears. I'm not sure if it was just that he hadn't quite gotten used to the idea of subjecting himself to such torture for the sake of television, somehow he hadn't mentally prepared himself for the rigors of this area, or what. I can't even remember where he was. I think it was the Rockies. Point being that it didn't seem as rigorous or life-threatening as, say, Iceland, the Scottish Highlands, or the Serengeti.

But there he is, huddled up against some rock wall getting choked up as he talks about his wife and kids and about how he's just so mentally and physically exhausted. That he was on the verge of giving up. I'm pretty sure the monologue started with him talking about how it had helped him all those times he had climbed Everest or The Moon or whatever to have a climbing buddy, someone to talk to and lean on for support. I think the quote that most stuck with me from the whole thing was "It was my son Jesse's birthday a few days ago, and I can tell you for sure, that I would much rather have him clinging to my neck than this silly rucksack." That's great television, right there, to see such an unflappable man as Bear Grylls speak about his son with tears in his eyes.