American Inventor

I tried watching American Inventor last night.

(Side note: When trying to type inventor, I typed "inventory". Twice. Wow, I AM in Accounting.)

I didn't just try to watch this show, I watched all but the first fifteen minutes of it. I thought the show was just "ehhhhh". Not one invention impressed me. There were cool "concepts" but no invention blew me away. I thought this show would be filled with life-changing innovations. Though I liked the idea of a sanitizer pump on a toilet tissue holder, it certainly wasn't the Next Great Invention. Or how about an additional pedal added to a bicycle so the front-handle bar passenger could help power it? This is supposed to change our world? This better get good quick before it becomes one of those shows released on DVD featuring "Episodes You Didn't See".

Maybe the lack of "eye candy" takes away from American Inventor's appeal? These people aren't even close to beautiful... they're not at all visually appealing folks. But, of course, the show is about inventors. I think an attractive cast of players adds to a show which lacks in substance. Don't get me wrong, I'm not all into looks. I'm certaily not that great to look at. I'm what you'd call "eye broccoli" - you know, not a great looker. But once you realize how good I am for you, you start likin' me? No?

Anyway, I can certainly do without this show in my TV lineup. I should have gotten caught up on Smallville, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Apprentice, or How I Met Your Mother. Yeah. That would have been better. We're only about forty shows behind...or so.

...sigh...