Arresting Entertainment, Part 2

G4 = GGGG = COPS

This is sort of a follow-up to yesterday's post on my absurd love of COPS, but it will probably veer into other subjects. I hope that's not a problem.

So anyway, I ended yesterday's post by mentioning that a co-worker turned me on to the G4 channel. I always knew that G4 was there at channel 191 (I have Verizon FIOS), but it was never really in my orbit of surfing, which is usually this:

• 502-511, the "regular" channels
• 746 then back to 230-233, channels with uncut movies (not counting AMC), a rarity since we've cheaped out on the premium movie channels
• 570s for sports, though I'm not watching much these days because I just get reminded how people half my age are making a million times my salary
• 650-664, because I'm addicted to the shopping networks and the Food Network, and I'm comfortable enough with my own masculinity to admit this

G4 has a lot of original programming, but I show up for the three-hour COPS marathons. They're COPS-tastic. It was while watching G4 that I learned about two other shows that are full of awesomeness. The first one is...