For the record, we are NOT watching "Armed & Famous", the new TV show where acting giants such as Erik Estrada, and what's-her-pickle from the Jackson family are working as pseudo-cops, in the field. The commercials alone succeeded in revolting us completely...

However, last night we did tune in for the premiere of Season Five, "Nashville Star"! We've only ever missed one season (the first), and Star remains the only reality, "talent" show we watch (assuming we can stay away from the luring gravitational pull of "Grease-You're The One That I Want"...)

The reason we enjoy this show so much is that it differs in tone from all the other Idol shows, where they trot out people that would be arrested for singing in the shower, to humiliate them in front of millions of people, as if they ever had a serious chance of becoming the next Justin Timberlake.

Although, considering my low opinion of Mr. Timberlake's talents, perhaps they aren't so far away from being crowned after all...

At any rate, this series (currently running Thursdays on CMT - always looking for blog sponsors!!) is usually good for a few pleasant surprises in the performance department, and seems (at least to us) to be easier to swallow than the wailing of the pop star wannabes...

Anyhow, that's a whole lot of quote marks and brackets for one column, and maybe my cue to depart for today...

Chow for now!!