Hey Folks,

Welcome to another edition of Donovan's Rant, typed live from my couch on a very nice laptop.

Why am I here exactly? Because back on November 23rd, I broke my left ankle in two places, that's why.

The bad news (for me especially) is that it hurts, even though it has been surgically repaired (very long steel plate and screws). The good news is that is 6-8 weeks I will return to work, able to walk again.

How did it happen exactly? I was trying to be environmentally conscious. I attempted to corrugate a cardboard box with my right leg, and the box won. My left ankle could not hold my weight and snapped, twice.

Howver, it is fixed now, thanks to Canada's wonderful medical system.

So now I recuperate on the couch in peace, flip on the TV in between sleep sessions and catching up on work e-mails, and what do I see? More disclaimers.

Case in point: In Canada, there is a certain daytime drama show called "Paradise Falls", which airs on the Showcase network. This show has the following warning:

"This program contains Nudity, Sexuality, and Coarse Language. Veiwer Discretion is Advised".

Sounds promising, right? Wrong. The nudity (about 95% of the time) is nothing but rear ends. Does a person's naked ass even count as nudity anymore? I mean, we all know what they look like (if you don't, look in the mirror), and who cares anyway?

Not to mention, most of the time it is MALE asses. I don't care for that, I really don't. Showcase, if you want to do me a favour, put the disclaimers in two coloured backgrounds: Hot Red for female nudity, and Light Purple for male nudity. In the case of both, go with a tartan yellow background. Is that so hard? That way, I can prioritize my TV schedule based on this system and put my eyes where they deserve to be.

Not to mention, bring back both KYTV and Hale & Pace. Especially Hale & Pace as that is just great comedy. Nothing like frog cricket on a rainy day.

What do you think about the proposed system?