Open Book With Mary Walsh

Because of the CBC strike, I am missing one of my favourite programs - Open Book With Mary Walsh.

I love Mary Walsh.

I think she is funny, intelligent - and hot! She is smart, funnier than hell, and loves to have a good time. So, now, bow and listen to my words.

I love this program! It is the only thing that I watch on television aside from the news with Peter Mansbridge. It is Sunday night at 11:00pm and hosts a group of people (Walsh and three others) who talk about the book they have read. The talks can get downright nasty with disagreements flying everywhere or very warm and fuzzy.

It is a "comfortable" program. Very quiet and nothing loud of annoying jumps onto the screen. There is no theme music and commerical breaks are not started with: "When we come back..." The commercials just happen. People are still talking and the voices just fade out...and then I hit the mute button.

It is just people talking - period.

One doesn't find these kinds of shows too often. Television is more of an attack upon the senses. Graphics flying everywhere, music playing, hosts welcoming people back and forth from commercial breaks.

Augh.

Give it a try next Sunday. I am sure you will like it too as you drift off to sleep.

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Shane Birley is a blogger, huge geeky nerd, web developer, poet, and creative writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a partner at Left Right Minds, a web development, arts management, business blogging and on line marketing company.

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