Bowler Hats and Fire Breathers

I know quite a few people who like Downton Abbey. They like it a lot.

Since so many people enjoy it, I thought to myself, "I might as well give this a go. It's available on streaming and it's a period piece. Plus, people are raving for it so I should probably jump on that bandwagon."

Because of this, I watched the first three episodes...

...over the course of one year.

Now, I can read minds from various points in time and space, and I'm hearing in several thoughts in that sum up to, "What is wrong with you? You should have finished that in a day? I hate you now! YOU ARE BROKEN INSIDE!"

I may be alone in this, but I believe that the show's main issue is the fact that it really needs a dragon.

Actually, it needs multitudes of dragons. Because how cool would it be to see a show set in turn of the century England? Especially as military assets in WW!

It would be super awesome and a half and you know it. Someone put zombies in Pride and Prejudice. Why shouldn't there be dragons in a early 1900s drama that circles around the higher and lower class living in the same household? Let's heighten the stakes, people!

Plus, the Turkish person's storyline would have been a little more interesting.

You're welcome, Downton fans.

P.S. Do Downton Abbey fans have a special nickname for themselves like the Whovians or the Potterheads? Is it the Downtonians? That sounds a little funny. A Kewpie doll to whoever can come up with a better Downton Abby fan name! Or a free commission... but only if it's really good.

Political Views

The election happened this week and there are people who are thrilled and people who are... not so thrilled.

Let me be clear, I don't like politics. I consider myself a non-partisan and I have major anxiety over government and economics. My main problem with politics is that we are voting for people. In my opinion, in order to be a politician, you have to be a bit stupid or a bit of an asshole. Or a bitch if you're a politicianess. (My hats off to the bitchy politicianesses this year, by the way. A big Spice Girl "GIRL POWAH" to you!)

People who care about other people's opinions and want to avoid conflict rarely go into politics. Assholes, idiots and bitches have made a career out of it. Good on them because no one else wants to do that job, but then you get large groups of people hating on the politicians and hating groups that support them. Then the assholes, bitches and idiots might have their own personal agendas that they kept secret from their campaign and they turn out to be even bigger assholes, idiots and bitches. Just too many people with too many opinions and too many hidden motives.

That's why I want a robot for president.

I think this is the best idea ever. Before you go crazy with the “Haven't you watched BSG” argument, let me assure you that I have. And if I'm correct, the human characters weren't that great either. These are my reasons for wanting a POTUS-bot.

POTUS-bot would probably have to start as a senator. It's a typical move for most politicians of the mammalian persuasion. And filibustering is a non-issue when robots never need sleep. Things would get done. Between a law and sleep, what do you think a human is going to choose after a while?

Robots are built to be logical and unbiased. POTUS-bot would policies into effect that are better for the whole of America rather than individual beliefs based on rural or city culture.

Robots can't lie. Have you seen movies about robots? They're pretty upfront with what they want. Imagine POTUS-bot's campaign trail! POTUS-bot would be upfront with everything on his platform.

And most important, if built correctly, robots are not prone to human flaws such as greed or lust. Therefore, no scandals to be had!

Now the only obstacle that might stand in POTUS-bot's way is the human race's fear of robots. Media, filmmakers and book authors have not exactly painted a positive image of the mechanical products of man. Bill O'Reilly and Fox News would have a heyday with POTUS-bot.

However, think of it this way: the closest you'll get to a Jed Bartlett-like president is a Star Trek character. And if we can't have a Picard, we can always build a Data.