And now for something completely different

Last night I saw something mind-boggling on television. It wasn't some animal attack show or anything, it was much worse.

Some of you may have seen the commercials for Koppel on Discovery, a brand new news feature show with Ted Koppel. It made its debut on the Discovery Channel last night. The topic was a very sensitive one: the balance of national security and personal rights.

Obviously, a very intriguing and serious show. There was only one problem. The show that came before it, or "lead-in" was MythBusters.

While one of my favorite shows on the channel, I was dumbstruck by the transition. One minute, the MythBusters were creating a column of methane-filled soap bubbles then lighting it on fire, laughing as a fireball roared over their heads, the next was Koppel talking about detainees in Guantanamo Bay.

You gotta love variety.