About 3 and a half weeks ago, I created a post of NFL Theme music for all the major network and streaming content providers of NFL football games. So far, ABC/ESPN’s Monday Night Football theme, Heavy Action, is the front runner.
When I ran this poll back in 2012 (which had 4 choices- as Amazon Prime was not in the business of broadcasting football games at that time), Heavy Action was the clear winner. However, engagement on this poll was more than double this one.
I have no plans to close this poll, so feel free to check out the post and vote whenever you come across it. I will say that if you are just a fan of music but not football, check out the post! I have links to each piece.
Over the weekend I decided to sit down and watch the highly acclaimed Season 1 of “The Bear” which has received accolades left and right. Much of the setting takes place in a restaurant and highlights the dysfunction of the workplace, so it’s fitting to talk about here. About 10 minutes into the pilot episode, I feel asleep. After a short nap, I powered through the remaining 20 odd minutes.
I took a 3 hour break doing other more interesting things (*cough cough housework*) then watched Episode 2. It was ok. Then I watched episode 3. About halfway through this episode I wanted to gouge my eyes out do some more cleaning. The next day I opted to skip ahead to the last episode of Season 1 and OMG it was an hour-long episode. I remember watching to the five-minute mark then I blinked (feel asleep again) and it was 20 minutes in. And the scene I opened my eyes to moved so incredibly slow I finally said eff this and decided this wasn’t worth my time.
What did I not like about this show? Let’s see, the plot, the characters, the dialogue… pretty much everything.
While the backstory of Carmy’s nightmares and complicated relationship with his brother could make for compelling television, it just did not resonate with me.
The dialogue. I’m not a prude when it comes to swearing, but the dialogue relies heavily on swearing which annoyed me by episode 2.
Overall, the characters were unlikable, and I really didn’t care what happened to them.
I know my list of dislikes is not very detailed for a commentary (and a commentary by an analyst) but that would require me to watch more of this show and that is not going to happen.
If you like the show, great, but for me, this show was less exciting than watching paint dry.
unfrazzled analyst 