I caught a Strokes concert at the Agganis Arena. It was a really great show, though friends who had seen the Strokes play in smaller venues like bars in boston years ago are right that it’s weird to see them on the big stage now. If they ever play the Middle East again I’m definitely going.

TV

A week ago or so I observed two friends watching American Idol. They really defined a difference between American Idol, which they described as ‘Guilty Pleasure’ television and shows like Lost which they love and are ok with that. They’re drawn into Lost because it’s interesting and contains plot twists that require real thought, in other words it’s good television.

Here’s an excellent analogy for the two shows. With Lost my two friends will often make a date of the show. They’ll be home in time for watching the show live and to make dinner to eat before hand. They both look forward to this TV dinner date during the week. While on the other hand when watching American Idol on tuesday they order in chinese food to eat while they watch. One is a nice dining experience while the other is the junk food of television, you feel slightly ill after consuming it and you’re not sure why but it’s still good to have.

I need to write up some kind of summary for the research, hopefully something that other people will find useful.