QUIZ SHOWS ON TV - LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM

Some of these do invite exercising of the brain cells. It helps, though, if you're a TV devotee. If you switch on to watch specific programs, rather than have the box running for hours to catch whatever is on, you could still be a Quiz Show fanatic (= addict). It's something of a challenge, I guess, to pit your wits against those of the contestant facing the arc lamps in the studio. You may feel that your 'general knowledge' is equal to, or better than, anyone fielding the Show questions (or trying to); by the same token, you don't see yourself bidding to join the ranks of the contestants. It's one thing to come up with an answer (correct, hopefully) in the calm surrounds of a living room - another altogether to tax the grey matter in the hothouse of the TV auditorium, however thorough-going the preparation. There are viewers who would prefer to sit in a blacked-out room rather than suffer an aired TV quiz program. The particular taste of the individual is the salient aspect, as it is in so many everyday pursuits. The topic is pretty much a non-issue and virtually a 'filler' in serious blogging; we're all entitled to raise non-issues though.