7 Seconds? Hah! (No, that's just how I laugh.)

Last night i watched Glee. Cody said Glee was worth checking out, last night i gave it a shot . I might watch it again, but not if they continue to play football. I don't have a problem with the stupid plots and subplots, television is full of them and Erin would say that most of the things i watch center around equally improbable events. Though i think BtVS is more realistic than Glee, at least Joss took the time to get the human elements of his show right.

The real problem i had with Glee was the football. Walter Payton did dance. He was good. Dancing does help athletes. It trains them to be more cognizant of their bodies and movement. The idea that learning to dance would help the team play better was a good one. The execution was terrible.

Teams don't dance on the field. Not just because it looks insipid. Not just because that is what the cheerleaders are for. Teams don't dance on the field because they don't have time. The dumb little dance number took one minute and nineteen seconds of realtime, not counting the huddle. That will result in a delay of game penalty. But even more ridiculous than that was that the offensive line which had more holes in it than Obama's plan for fixing the economy was able to give the kicker seven seconds of protection to do his little dance before kicking the ball. Seven seconds is an eternity for a beleaguered and porous offensive line.

So i might give Glee another chance. But if they do any more football, i am switching over to something more realistic like Comedy Central to watch Futurama.

Later

Bob