Still Crazy After All These Gears

My favorite new thing to watch on television is the TiVo gears. I often find myself comforted by the sight of the faint green wheels on the TiVo home page that turn endlessly and with no variation. I consider the TiVo gears to be the 21st century equivalent of the test pattern, which was a show I also often enjoyed at the end of a long night. Now, I realize that this is a somewhat elitist taste that requires the ownership of the TiVo service, but I am making my feelings known in the hopes that the networks, or an enterprising cable operator, restore a similar visual palliative to the schedule. I find it highly relaxing to soak in the motion of the TiVo gears as I reflect on the day's events and lull myself into a stupor. Maybe NBC could pick up the TiVo gears for a six-week summer run and see how it does up against "C.S.I." I'm willing to bet it would find a solid audience of viewers starved for something truly moving on television. Trust me, those gears are moving.