Alan Shore and I

I have been hooked, for the past month or so, on a TV show called Boston Legal. I came across ads for it even when I was in Canada, but never really paid attention. However, the utter lack of witty shows here led me to sitting down and watching this show one day, and ever since I look for every opportunity available to watch the show.

One of the main characters, Alan shore is me. Ditto me. Except a few differences, of course. But my god, its as if the writers of thsi show researched me and then just added some juicy details to the character before putting him on stage. I can't even begin to list off the similarities between me and Alan (as I call him nowadays), it scares me to death, partly out of embarassment at admitting that I possess some of his less appealing qualities, and partly because well, its scary.

Its uncanny, not to mention downright wierd to see a particular incident played out on TV and knowing all the while that this has happened to you. I notice flaws in thsi character that I know exist in me. This fictional character on TV is teaching me more about myself than any other person ever has. And honestly, I am not exaggerating. He reminds me of me, and his actions reflect on actions I have taken in the past. It makes me smile at times, and at other points, I can do no more than cringe, cringe with shame.

He differs from me in no more than five aspects; he's white (one can only dream), he's a well dressed lawyer (that is on my list of stuff to do, although I do look good in a suit), he's got an extremely comfortable looking office chair, he's much more quick witted that I, and lastly, he's amazing with women (my hero!). In all this, he reflects the wishes of the writers, the juicy charcater he is. Everything else is me.

What I'm trying to say is, that if you haven't seen me for a while, or have never seen me at all, just check out the next episode of Boston Legal. I just hope you catch a good episode, I fear I might come out looking boorish if you catch the episode I watched tonight.

You're probably asking yourself, did thsi post have a point? No, it didn't. But you will admit that this place needs updating a bit more often these days.