Darn Good Television

I have come across a television series that is pretty darn good. The "Undercover Boss" show that airs Sunday evenings has corporate executives going "undercover" out in the field of their various business units to check on the moral, operations, etc. etc. So far I have seen the Waste Management, Hooters and White Castle episodes. I missed the 7-11 Stores episode where I am going to assume that the exec went undercover as a clerk and had to put up with the worry that some wild ass was going to rob him of the 50 bucks in the register. The Hooters episode was interesting especially when one of the managers was observed making the girls eat beans off a plate like dogs licking from bowls. He should have been fired on the spot for that.
All in all this is an excellent show, but the "boss" going "undercover" in any large organization is somewhat of a dangerous experiment. Why? In each of the episodes that I have viewed, management has come up with some "pro employee" program that will in reality do nothing more than cost the company money. That is fine and good when things are going great, but try to explain that to stockholders who are looking for profits when times are tough. Now as a pro labor sort myself, I agree with and condone perks and programs that help make a workplace more palatable, but I also understand that a company needs to profit to survive and grow. Sometimes employee programs can be a waste of valuable resources.

The other morning I was watching Telemundo and came across a show called "Muy Buenos Dias" I now understand what Beavis and Butthead were talking about when they spoke of Telemundo in one of their episodes a few years back. This show, which airs very early in the am, is nothing more than some Spanish language music video clips and a bikini dance that looks to be taking place somewhere near a beach location. Nice way to start the day! There are a lot of extraordinarily good looking ladies dancing and of course there is a good deal of "hint of butt crack" featured. Since the show is of course all in Spanish, I could not help thinking that regular viewing is a great way to "bone up" on foreign language skills. You have to admire Hispanic culture. Can you imagine NBC airing some sort of bikini dancing on their early morning programing. There would be cries of sexism, exploitation, etc. etc. What a silly world we live in.

On a side note, I did notice that on one of the videos there was a band called "La Paz de la Sierra" (I think) that featured a lead singer that appeared to resemble a cross between the late Pablo Escobar and Ron Jeremy. That was pretty funny.

If you are up early, check this one out on Telemundo!!