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Permalink Reply by Kairan Nierde on March 13, 2013 at 11:52pm

I think you could aim higher to satisfy your base needs. I have higher standards for my thrill-seeking. Walking Dead is getting boring. Weak characters. Painfully slow plot development. Not enough action. I've tuned out until my minions report to me that the two survivor camps have gone to war. We'll see if it's worth looking at again then.

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Permalink Reply by Gallup's Mirror on March 14, 2013 at 12:43pm

I think you could aim higher to satisfy your base needs.

The creepy, ghastly, gross, and violent are my base needs. That is, they are my unmet base needs from real life. The male television audience seems to agree, given that the Walking Dead is the #1 drama series in basic cable history for adults and men 18-34, adults and men 18-49, and adults and men 25-54. And the ratings have continued to rise since that article was published. On television today the standard for base needs doesn't get much higher than the top of the chart.

I only watch three things on television: NFL Football, The Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad. I satisfy the need for plot and character development in the pages of books. Beyond that, we always have the classics:

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Permalink Reply by Arcus on March 14, 2013 at 5:05pm

You identify with mindless beings? How am I not surprised... ;)

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Permalink Reply by Gallup's Mirror on March 14, 2013 at 5:26pm

You identify with mindless beings? How am I not surprised... ;)

Naturally, my frequent interactions with you have left me rather sympathetic, Arcus. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Arcus on March 14, 2013 at 5:31pm

You are not the first to desire my intellectual capacity, though I should inform you that eating my brains won't make that happen. ;)

I prefer Mad Men and The Thick of It.

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Permalink Reply by Gallup's Mirror on March 14, 2013 at 8:13pm

You are not the first to desire my intellectual capacity, though I should inform you that eating my brains won't make that happen.

I appreciate the generous offer of your creepy, ghastly, and gross brain, but there's no need to exhaust your entire intellectual capacity to provide me with a single mouthful when The Walking Dead provides a weekly feast of the aforementioned same. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Stutz on March 14, 2013 at 1:40am

I want women to end the hypocritical practice of proclaiming their inviolable right to have us respect their feelings. Because when I get mad or frustrated at my wife, it is immediately perceived as hurtful and unfair—which is nothing more than her invalidating my feelings. In other words, when she gets mad, I must respect it, but when I get mad, I must not express it lest it be hurtful to her.

Also I'm so completely done with every TV commercial featuring the condescending wife giving the smirking/scolding face to her goofy husband as he commits some household faux pas. This dynamic has been parlayed into entire sitcoms, such as The King of Queens and Everybody Loves Raymond (am I the only person who couldn't stand that show?).

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Permalink Reply by Kairan Nierde on March 14, 2013 at 1:53am

I would talk to your wife about how you feel. She's not being respectful of your needs. Your feelings do matter just as much as hers and it's healthy for you to express them!

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Permalink Reply by Stutz on March 14, 2013 at 2:33am

I do, but it's rarely constructive. Anyway I'm only talking about the few-and-far-between times we fight. Overall, we have a great and healthy marriage.

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Permalink Reply by Dustin on March 14, 2013 at 3:20pm

No I hated those shows too.  I hate most sitcoms anyway, except for Seinfeld.  

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Permalink Reply by Adam on March 14, 2013 at 4:54pm

what about Full house? That was our childhood show!

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Permalink Reply by Richard E. Robertson on March 14, 2013 at 5:40pm

The men in "Full House" were portrayed as responsible. The whole show was a load of cute little kids BEING cute little kids. The plot was even almost believable.

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