the history i'm witnessing

have you ever thought about all of the things we grew up with in the media, and the fact that they're all disappearing before our very eyes? trl has been cancelled, a show that i used to watch every day in middle school. jay leno is retiring, i've been watching that with my dad for years. oprah will soon be retiring too, enough said. and ER, a tv classic that has been on for countless years is in its last season! i'm not huge on tv (i am only dedicated to bravo and the office) but all of these things are a huge part of my generation's development. where would our shitty music taste be without trl's repetitive daily music video countdown? where would my relationship with my parents be without jay leno and oprah? and had there been no ER, would i still be a hypochondriac? this all saddens me a great deal. there are definitely amazing talents in the running to take over jay leno and oprah's respective positons (conan and ellen anybody?), but thanks to all of these wonderful media outlets and personalities, i am who i am today. i will miss all of the above a great deal. maybe not trl so much, but definitely  jay and ER (the cast is very attractive).