I don't watch much TV, but when I do watch, I tend to watch hour-long shows.  I like things like CSI and Numb3rs, but I'm also a fan of half-hour shows like the Simpsons and Seinfeld.  But I've noticed that watching TV after 9pm is kind of a problem.  If I start watching in the middle of an hour, chances are that I'll be missing half of an hour-long show because nighttime seems to be a great time to have hour-long shows.  If I miss a significant part of an hour-long show, it's not even worth watching the rest.  So I sometimes end up turning off the TV.  Why watch a part of a show I'll never see the beginning of?  By creating these hour-long shows, the TV gods are driving important people (namely, me) away.  That's my spiel. #entertainment