Now, there is NOBODY who watches as much tv as me. I couldn't speak if i had to remove all seinfeld/simpsons references from my vocabulary. Half of my rants are tv related. For better or worse, tv is a part of my life....i big part.

But that doesn't mean i'm emotionally attached to certain shows. And the lovefest that has surrounded the ending of "sex and the city" has sickened me to the point of actually feeling sorry for people.

If you believe the commercials airing on HBO, one of your family members is dying. In theory, this show is supposed to be a comedy, but all the clips have that somber music and the slow moving film. Carrie turns her head as her hair wisks around. "only two episodes left...." etc etc. Should I be depressed b/c this show is ending? Am i "losing" a part of my life?

No. First of all, the show is being self righteous for doing this. While this show pulls in good ratings and has it's cult following, it's by no means a defining part of pop culture. But I'll take it one step further...Friends is doing the exact same thing and it's driving me crazy. While Friends has obviously fallen on some pretty hard times, there was a point where i thought the show was ok. No seinfeld, but ok. But, even if you love Friends and were a huge fan who couldn't miss an episode, the sappy commercials are still pretentious. When i "lost" seinfeld, i was upset ONLY in the sense of "man, i enjoyed watching that show and now i wont be able to see new ones." I never looked at it as "i feel so close to george costanza and now he's not going to be there." Joe and Chanlder aren't "leaving you". Carrie isn't abandoning you when you need her most. They are shows, and whether they are comedies or dramas or whatever, their only function is to entertain. So, be upset that you'll have to find entertainment elsewhere (and, maybe said entertainment wont be as "entertaining"). But don't for one second think a show is anything more than that. Good riddance Sex and the City.

As an aside, the cast of Sex and the City was on Oprah today (ok, mock me if you must, but i dare you to find something better on at 4 PM. And believe me, i only watch it for it's "trainwreck" appeal.) Parker and the rest of the cast shed more tears than the Red Sox Nation did over arod. These actors are so pompous. How long was this show on? 5 years? You'd think they had fought in a war together and been down in the trenches. They were your coworkers for a few years, and maybe they became friends. But, not being able to work together is hardly a reason to shed. There's an arrogance that comes with being in entertainment (big revelation, i know). A person works on a show for a few years and then "needs a change". Well guess what, the average american spends their entire life doing something meaningless and repetitive. An actor's job, however glamerous, is still just a job. This wasn't a family that you created and worked together for 5 years. They were coworkers. And if they are really friends, then that friendship should exist outside of the job. To cry because "something that was a part of you is ending" is ridiculous.

Now, the loss of Family guy is completely different b/c that was a show that was never given a chance and cut off before it even had a chance to hit it's prime. Crying over the loss of that is completely normal.