NBC, You Let Me Be

Dr. Seuss, Thomas and Sesame Street are part of my everyday life. It's funny how my child's tastes in tv and reading has influenced my thinking. Today, I had what I thought was a very hilarious thought. For some reason, I began to think of NBC as Sam I Am. You know, from Green Eggs and Ham. I know this book well as Grayson loved it and now Jake loves it. It seems as though you can't escape the Leno/Conan talk. It's everywhere. The radio, the tv, and magazines. EVERYWHERE! Nevermind the war, health care, Haiti, New Orleans (yeah, I said it. It's still pretty bad), homelessness, hunger, the job market, blood sucking credit card companies(you heard me, Bank of America), the criminal justice system ("Law and Order" and "CSI" aren't the norm. Criminals are everywhere)... speaking of everywhere... where was I? Oh yes, Leno and Conan and the news surrounding them. So, now that everyone knows I have not forgot about the real news, I'm going to continue with my thought. NBC as Sam I Am. I was not for the whole Leno on prime time. Why? First, he's (insert shoulder shrug and curled lip) okay. Second, "Chuck" almost lost a prime time slot because of Leno and I love "Chuck." Well, well, NBC, seems as though you're loving "Chuck" now. He not only needs to save the world from week to week but he needs to keep NBC up and running. Oh, how they really screwed things up. Had NBC (Sam I Am) not tried to force feed me Leno (Green Eggs and Ham), during primetime hours, then perhaps they wouldn't be in this mess. I'm a mom and I go to bed early and don't watch late night television. I do however watch television at 10 and I just want good old FICTION. I really don't need to see rich celebrities and hear jokes about rich celebrities. I can only assume that NBC thought that in the end, us viewers would shout to the heavens how we love Leno and would watch him in car and on a plane and on a train and with a mouse and in a house... you get it. It didn't work. Well, maybe Conan will find his way back to "The Simpsons." It's still pretty funny but something tells me it could return to its glory days with Conan's wit. Hey, maybe he'll find a home on Fox and live happily ever after. Wait, he can always just use a million dollar bill to wipe away his tears (I know that there is no such thing but I'm going somewhere with this). I can't feel but so bad for the guy. He is a millionaire and he'll live. As for Leno, I have no words. Actually, yeah, I do. Liar, liar, pants on fire. There goes that mommy sphere tightening around me again. Oh well, I got my point across.