Pam 6.0

I have an admission to make.

To this day, I can't watch Leave It To Beaver without my hand hovering near my face, ready to cover my eyes. "Don't climb that!" I scream, but he still gets stuck in the giant billboard coffee cup. "Don't lie to dad!" but he still tries to get out of it. "Dont listen to Eddie!", but he smiles at me through the TV and does it anyway.

I have the same problem with Everybody Loves Raymond. I can't watch that show. It's too painful. Same with All In The Family, Are You Being Served and Keeping Up Appearences.

Interestingly (to me), I can watch Seinfeld all day long, but it drives my wife to distraction. I never really watched it while it was running (I didn't have a TV back then), but I catch it in syndication as often as possible. My wife actually yells at George; can't stand him and can't always understand why I think it's funny. Go figure.

But now my issue is with The Office. And what kills me is that I really like this show. (I refuse to be drawn into the debate of the American vs. the British version (and yes, I watched that as well on BBC America. God save the Queen)). I find myself viewing it behind two hands, fingers spread just enough to see the TV before CRASH my fingers slam shut. To me this is its greatest charm and worst virtue.

I have been working on a solar-eclipse like device in which I can watch it without burning my eyes. I'll let you know when it's ready.