Reading Weekend: Open Book and 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. People that I have mentioned this too seem not to agree with me about Mary Walsh's incredible level of "hotness". As I have said before, I am attracted more to intelligence and "spunk" than looks. So, now, bow and listen to my words.

Mary Walsh has come back with another season ofMary Walsh's Open Book. Yes, the funny woman from This Hour Has 22 Minutes has launched another season of her book discussion program

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.

Television formats make me unhappy with the Open Book exception, of course. Give it a try next Sunday. I am sure you will like it too as you drift off to sleep.