I had read a few of Zora Neale Hurston's short stories when I was just out of college. I liked her writing style, and I had lived many years in Central Floridia, where most of her work is set, so there was an added level of interest. On Sunday night, I stumbled across a made-for-TV version of "Their Eyes Were Watching God." And Halle Berry was in it!?
I settled on the couch and watched as Berry's character returned to Eatonville, Florida, filthy and shamed about something I didn't quite understand. Soon I was immersed in the character's flashbacks. I rarely watch a television program all the way through anymore, but this one had me hooked.
Then, about 45 minutes in the flick. ABC returned from a commercial break and there she was--thanking how proud she was to be bringing tonight's presentation. That ruined everything for me.
"You watch too much TV," I told myself. I turned the set off and opened a book.
I suppose as long as Martha and the Big O keep popping up on my television, I'll get a lot of reading done .
Posted by scott at March 8, 2005 11:08 AM