My Friday Night Conspiracy.

In my years of watching an abhorrent amount of television I have discovered something so terrible and obscene. Friday Night Television is perpetuating the stereotype of socially isolated science fiction nerds. How?! Let me explain. The TV shows that attract an "alternative" audience (see list below) primarily air on Friday nights, which is often considered to be the most sociable night of the week. So the pop culture nerds like myself often have to choose between making friends and their beloved TV shows. Guess what socially awkward nerds choose 8 times out of 10? They are going to choose Friday Nights watching Sci Fi Television alone (statistic may or may not be made up). Oh how many Friday nights I spent awkwardly telling friends of mine that I could not hang out just so I could watch Battlestar Gallactica with my Dad. Of course there is the argument that these shows are on Friday nights becuase no one would watch them otherwise, but then I would cite that there have been successful non Friday night geeky shows like LOST, & the first Season of Heroes.

With the increasing availability of online TV, people say that TV nerds don't have to sacrifice their tentative Friday night outings (ex.Monopoly Parties, Murder Mystery night, Space Camp etc.) But the shows they know and love are airing during the Friday Night Death Slot. So what limited dignity they have is often tossed towards "Save ______ (insert show)" campaigns. When said shows do get cancelled the TV nerds often will spiral into a state of anger and depression until they find another Sci Fi/alternative TV show to obsess over.

Here is a vague list of some Friday night TV shows past of present.

Fringe (My current Poison)

Twilight Zone (Including some of its newer revivals)

Battlestar Gallactica (R.I.P)

X-Files (for the first 3 seasons)

Caprica

Dollhouse

Also do not get me started on the Saturday Night television paradigm thats for another time.