Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Animal Planet or Animal Hero?

We don't really need glorified pet super heros. If kids really want to see that, they can buy a comic book. We get warmth and satisfaction out of watching SPCA and Humane Society officials rescue animals in dire need of human help. It is about the animals. We don't need the network spinning the show, creating super hero pet rescuers. For God's sake! Does everything have to be a fucking Saturday morning cartoon? Are ratings that bad? Do we have to glamorize everything? Are we going to paint these professional men and women up like news anchors and ask them to do their jobs then? Put them in short skirts and hunky leather pants? Or can we just leave the shows alone, with self-repect and humility, directed toward the poor animals they serve? When it becomes all about the the wrong thing, the essence is lost. Don't ruin a good thing Animal Planet.