Yep, I love television. I have always loved television. Even when it hasn't been cool to love television, I've loved television. I know that's along the lines of saying you like funny movies, pretty days, and a good meal, but in this case I mean it.

You're wondering why I'm bringing this up now. Well, I'll tell you. My pal K has known me since the heady days of HS and knows me better than I give him credit for. He asks me one day if he can borrow my tapes of the MTV sketch comedy show The State. Does not ask me if I remember The State, does not even ask me if I HAVE video tapes of The State. So I say yes, and I completely forget until I get a call a couple of months later. I'm asked to bring over the tapes, I say hell to the no--first of all, I don't know where exactly they are, secondly I was a bit drunk at the time and not really looking to drive anywhere.

So I find the tapes, drop them off, and eventually get them back. Wow, what a time capsule. I spent much time in college with a book in one hand, my VCR remote in the other, the TV tuned to MTV or Comedy Central. As a result I have several tapes full of sketch comedy and music video goodness.

So far I've watched many, many State episodes and honestly, it's just as funny now as it was then. See, I suppose it's my old age, but when I go back and watch progrms I loved in college I often find the humor doesn't hold.

In addition to the State, I've also watched the short-lived sketch progrm Exit 57 and long-lived sketch progrm The Kids in the Hall. KITH is on DVD now so I'm collecting the sets as I can afford to buy them. Exit 57 will likely never show up on DVD. You probably don't remember it, but it featured Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Mitch Rouse, and Jodi Lennon.

And the music videos. I had totally forgotten about Juliana Hatfield.