Obviously Neither 'american Idol' Nor 'dancing With

Television's Escapist Programming Naturally Continues To Endorse Living Beyond One's Means As The Time-tested American Way And Rarely Depicts Families Or Individuals Wracked By The Pressures And Miseries That Come With Excess.

Like Sugar And, Oh - Let's Say The Most Tabloidy And Gossipy Reality Television Programs - Credit Is, For Millions, Genuinely Addictive.

The Fault Is In Our Stars, Dear Brutus: Not The Glass Screen Through Which We See Them.

If The Networks Can Get Audiences To Tolerate Pop-up Promos By The Dozens, Maybe They'll Start Selling Pop-up Commercials, Too.

A Fellow With The Inventiveness Of Albert Einstein But With The Attention Span Of Daffy Duck.