For those of you who are sportively challenged (yes, sportively is a real word) Zach Lowe is a writer for Grantland, a website for sports and pop culture junkies. I have never read an article by him that wasn't related to the NBA, so I'm going to assume that's the only thing he writes about. To say that he is good at his job is to say that LeBron James is good at basketball. You're not wrong, but you're missing the point. Zach Lowe is not just another good writer, he's the best there is. And it's not even close.
I don't know anything about journalism, but I'm willing to bet that he's not the best "pure writer" ever. He's probably a serviceable writer, but by no means are his words the reason that he's great. If he was writing about anything else, he probably would be average at best. But he's not writing about anything else. He's writing about basketball, a game he understands better than most of the players on the court. Read any one of his articles and you will inevitably come to the same conclusion: this guy just fucking gets it.
I may be watching the same game as he is, but our brains are processing two very different realities. I'm watching it as a mere mortal; he's watching it with his superhuman basketball brain. I'm just watching the game, he's watching all the games within the game. I would pay all the cash in my wallet right now ($27) to watch a game with him. Maybe then I will be able to see, if only for a few brief moments, what he sees.
I could go much further into how Zach Lowe has made me a better basketball fan and why he's the best writer to ever write about the NBA. But this post isn't about him, it's about me. I'm the Zach Lowe of marathon television. What does that mean? It means that I wholeheartedly believe that no one watches TV better than me. It's a bold statement, I know, but I can back it up.
I'm sure there are people that watch more than me (not a huge number, but they're out there). I am also sure that people have much better taste in television than I do, I'm no critic. But when it comes to binge watching a show, you will find no one better. I am good at many other things, but I am historically great at binge watching television.
I started watching Grey's Anatomy about a month ago. It's a behemoth of a show. 12 seasons, more than 250 episodes, all more than 40 minutes. Quick math check, that's about 167 hours worth of television. That is literally a week. I started it about 20 days ago, I'm on the season 7 finale. Yea bro. I'm that good.
For those of you that think that is no accomplishment, I dare you to try it yourself. You can't do it. Why do I like binge watching TV so much? Where do i get the time? These are questions for a different day.
I am starting this blog to somehow justify all the crap that I watch. Studies have shown that your body burns less calories while watching TV than while you are asleep. That fucking blows, and yet I don't care. Because I love TV, and like I've said before, I'm really good at watching it.
So why not get some use out of a rather unproductive hobby? I can probably name all the people who are going to read this blog, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm going to share my insights into something I love with anyone who is willing to listen.
Just like Zach Lowe, I'm going to use my superhuman powers for the betterment of world.
I don't know anything about journalism, but I'm willing to bet that he's not the best "pure writer" ever. He's probably a serviceable writer, but by no means are his words the reason that he's great. If he was writing about anything else, he probably would be average at best. But he's not writing about anything else. He's writing about basketball, a game he understands better than most of the players on the court. Read any one of his articles and you will inevitably come to the same conclusion: this guy just fucking gets it.
I may be watching the same game as he is, but our brains are processing two very different realities. I'm watching it as a mere mortal; he's watching it with his superhuman basketball brain. I'm just watching the game, he's watching all the games within the game. I would pay all the cash in my wallet right now ($27) to watch a game with him. Maybe then I will be able to see, if only for a few brief moments, what he sees.
I could go much further into how Zach Lowe has made me a better basketball fan and why he's the best writer to ever write about the NBA. But this post isn't about him, it's about me. I'm the Zach Lowe of marathon television. What does that mean? It means that I wholeheartedly believe that no one watches TV better than me. It's a bold statement, I know, but I can back it up.
I'm sure there are people that watch more than me (not a huge number, but they're out there). I am also sure that people have much better taste in television than I do, I'm no critic. But when it comes to binge watching a show, you will find no one better. I am good at many other things, but I am historically great at binge watching television.
I started watching Grey's Anatomy about a month ago. It's a behemoth of a show. 12 seasons, more than 250 episodes, all more than 40 minutes. Quick math check, that's about 167 hours worth of television. That is literally a week. I started it about 20 days ago, I'm on the season 7 finale. Yea bro. I'm that good.
For those of you that think that is no accomplishment, I dare you to try it yourself. You can't do it. Why do I like binge watching TV so much? Where do i get the time? These are questions for a different day.
I am starting this blog to somehow justify all the crap that I watch. Studies have shown that your body burns less calories while watching TV than while you are asleep. That fucking blows, and yet I don't care. Because I love TV, and like I've said before, I'm really good at watching it.
So why not get some use out of a rather unproductive hobby? I can probably name all the people who are going to read this blog, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that I'm going to share my insights into something I love with anyone who is willing to listen.
Just like Zach Lowe, I'm going to use my superhuman powers for the betterment of world.
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