My name is Earl
I don’t watch regular tv with any regularity- but this show, I get. The wife started watching it, and I can safely say, that other than CSI with Marg Helgenburger, this is the only show on TV worth watching.
A moment on CSI: I know some Actual forensic folks, crime scene folks, and these shows are mostly bullshit. yeah, there’s some real shit going on, but there’s a lot less razzle-dazzle science and a lot more plain copwork that goes into this. I mostly watch to see Marg’s heiny. And the way she wiggles when she walks.
Anyway, back to Earl. The idea that Karma is a force is a nice one, and a comforting one, but not too based in reality. People who are genuine pricks get really lucky breaks all the time, and people that are genuinely concerned about their fellow human get shit on all the time (Boy, do I ever know THAT!) The message of Earl is, don’t do it because Karma is gonna get you, do it because it’s the right thing. And if it benefits you too, great. If not, deal with it. Someone has to carry the load, and for everyone that shirks their burden the rest of us have to take up the slack. Grab the rope and pull, folks. The load only gets heavier- but if a lot of us do it together, we can have a good time while we’re doing it. And watch Earl. Funny shit there.
