I have about 60 years of TV watching in my repertoire. I consider myself an amateur because I spend less than two hours a day now with the TV running, mostly on ESPN, CNN or a baseball game. I even skip the network "News"now since they turned it into entertainment. But I have sampled at least ten minutes of the following programs. My comments are under the titles.

1. THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF (ORANGE COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, WHATEVER, WHEREVER...)

Bleached blond bimbo wives who spend most of their time shopping for bling, talking about nothing, or shaming the institutions of marriage, family and television. This is a so-called "reality show," but we know that with a television camera in the room reality disappears. I would rather watch Mitt Romney pick his nose.

2. FALLING SKIES...

We need another monsters-from-outer-space program like we need more Afghanistans to give us all nightmares. I connect this show with the "Transformer" motion picture sickness, which has kept computer graphics experts employed now for about ten years.

3. COMBAT HOSPITAL...

Speaking of Afghanistan... we need the fictional war now that the real war will be winding down but not going away. It is much better to see catsup on bodies than real blood, isn't it?! This is M.A.S.H. with cell phones and iPads, folks. I am waiting for CSI Kabul. Maybe next year?

4. WIPEOUT...

People expose themselves to incredibly dangerous and embarrassing stunts in order to win prizes. That's kind of like life these days, isn't it? I think this program originated in the mind of a sadist who probably worked on the SURVIVOR episodes. I hope he drowned when they tested the show's water hazard.

5. THE BACHELOR/BACHELORETT...

How long will it take them to do a show for gay folks? That would be worth watching. I watched one episode of the BACHELOR and one of the young lady searching for the 'perfect' man. (NEWS FLASH! THERE IS NO 'PERFECT' MAN.) These people are found in talent searches nationwide where they line up at tables and spout their references and resumes to clerks who must be looking for the 'perfect' morons. Ladies! Go look for your man in a hardware store. He will probably have more talent and honesty than anyone you will meet in a TV studio posing as a rich available stud.