Headphones On

Over the past few days of go-away-flu-i-don't-like-you, I have spent several hours sat laying in front of the television. Being as I could barely move due to the flu eating away all my strength (or perhaps because i was immobile under too many blankets), I barely changed the channel. When I don't want to be a channel flipper, I have very few options for stations-that-do-not-irk-me-after-one-commercial-break:

HBO
+ no commercial breaks
+ occasional decent film
- generally bland movies I don't wanna watch
- loud action sequences give me war nightmares when i drift off

BBC America
+ decent programming
- during the day seems to be too many game shows
- can't stand Benny Hill
- BAD commercials

BravoTV
+ west wing
+ project runway
+ inside the actor's studio (when it's someone good and not jlo)
- too many celebrities playing poker
- the volume on the advertisement reels is like 10 decibels higher than programming

So basically my television has been set on Bravo while I drift in and out of sleep, occasionally ingesting tea or juice (or Nyquil). One of the many advertisements I've seen repeated is for a new "show" called In Stereo. Basically it's Bravo showing concert footage. While Bravo does many things right... music is apparently not one of them. They can be ages ahead of mainstream America by introducing the "Fab Five" to the world, showing how reality television should be, etc... but when it comes to music what do they throw out into the world? Faith Hill. Elton John. The Eagles. I wish I was kidding. WHAT THE HELL?