Nerd Alert: CBS Sunday Morning

So for many years, CBS Sunday morning was unknown to me.  While I was aware of its existence, I assumed that the only people who watched it were shut ins and agoraphobics and people to large to leave their homes without taking down a wall.  I just assumed it was how that sector of our population found out about the news on Sunday in a positive and judgement free environment.  Anyway, when I was in the hospital earlier this year on a Sunday morning with nothing to do but watch CBS Sunday morning, I discovered that it was the best show EVER.

It is riveting from beginning to end.  They always focus on a bit of news, an interview with an actor, some crazy weird trivia (like what goes into a Christmas pudding or where does "punch" come from or who is responsible for all the Christmas shop windows in New York) and t they end it with a moment of silence while showing you some amazing nature scene.

It is fast becoming my thing.  It is rare that I get to watch as church is my usual Sunday morning thing, so I DVR it.  I watch it every week, and I cannot even tell you the cultural knowledge about which I am becoming an expert.  AN EXPERT.  Would you like to know about the volital couple that supplied some of the story for The Black Swan movie, would you like to know all about the Chateau Marmont, are you interested in James Franco's new novel?  I have learned so many interesting trivialities.

Also, I LOVE IT that Mo Rocca is one their correspondents.  His diction is great, he is both polite and sarcastic, and he always wears such a look of humorous concern.

In the beginning of the show, the host, Charles Osgood, puts up a list of every segment they will cover in the show.  Then the various correspondents take their segment and proceed until they get to the end of the list.  It is very methodical, and this is a format with which I am most comfortable.  I do not like anyone springing a news story without forewarning me in the pleasant and reassuring tones of the unflappable Charles Osgood.

All in all, you must start DVRing CBS Sunday morning so that you can see where the 92 year olds are getting their cultural information.

PS- Punch was developed by British Sailors to make their hard liquor go farther when they were running low before the end of a voyage. They added whatever sugars and such to the mix, and then shared it amongst themselves.  So fun!!