Guido’s Chicago Meat & Deli – Scottsdale, Arizona
For years now, my Kim and I have largely eschewed American television, especially its sophomoric, lowbrow and “meant for voyeurs” reality shows. We’ve been increasingly gravitating to an almost exclusive viewership of British television which we’ve found to be meant for grown-ups rather than children. British television programs offer a sophistication direly absent in American programming. British programs tend to be more substantive, refined and of much higher quality than their American counterparts. That assessment applies to mysteries, comedies, dramas and even commercials. The final nail in the coffin for American television were two absolutely unwatchable reality shows: The Kardashians and Jersey Shore. Both showcase obnoxious, self-aggrandizing and vacuous characters with no redeeming characteristics. The Jersey Show, for example, made…