Yes, I Still Watch That

“Is that even still on?”

In my hunt to have a morning-after conversation about the newest episode of America’s Next Top Model, I am most often met with that response.

Considering I recently watched a male model light candles and cast a Wiccan spell to vanquish a fellow competitor in their upcoming catwalk on stilts challenge, how people can even ask such questions baffles me.

Yes, it’s still on (21 cycles and counting!) and yes, I still watch it and no, I do not have to defend myself to you, but if I were to, I would say that there are now male models, male models have abs, and Tyra refers to their abs as “the boom boom boom.” I would also add that Tyra has gotten even more Tyra-er (catchphrases abound, as do framed baby pictures of Tyra covering the house that the models live in) and not all TV shows need to be Mad Men or Breaking Bad to be worth watching.

Sometimes, you just want to—no, need to—zone out and watch something familiar and ridiculous. Watching shows that everyone else assumes have ended is like ordering the same breakfast sandwich every Sunday morning when you’re hung over. So what if it’s a little embarrassing they know your address and how you want extra cheese? I’m in my 20s and am therefore in a constant flux, nothing—not my wardrobe, dream career, or city I need to move to—is constant. Nothing except for my Saturday morning viewings of ANTM, that is.

The other day my friend commented to me that this season Grey’s Anatomy was going to be so weird without Christina Yang, and I responded the only appropriate way: “You still watch that? I didn’t even know it was still on.”

Fess up. What do you still watch? This is a judgment-free zone.