Apparently, NBC’s new television drama Life, which I have heard nothing but good things about, has writers who are mentally retarded. I mean it. From what I heard, the show was intelligent, funny and enjoyable. Like House M.D., but he is actually a detective. A quirky main character, interesting storyline. Seemed like an easy sell.

Unfortunately, I have not settled down to watch it yet. And now, I never will.

Below is YouTube footage of their most heinous crime. Apparently the show features some drug dealers. And these drug dealers hid some files on a computer. But it wasn’t their regular PC. It was hidden in their XBox (“a hard drive with games on it”). And, the only way to access these files is to get to ‘Level 10’ in Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. Watch the video and laugh.

The faults with this are numerous.

First of all, if you are somehow able to reprogram a commercial game like Prince of Persia: Two Thrones, how can you be so stupid that you would store detailed listings of drug deals on it?

Second, Prince of Persia doesn’t have levels. And it certainly doesn’t behave like an arcade game. “You have died. Try again?” What the fuck? That doesn’t flash on the screen…ever. It looked poorly Photoshopped.

Third, if an entire police force can gather round to watch an employee play video games, then they must be living in the safest, most crime free town in all of the contintental United States. Shouldn’t someone be doing something? Dear God…I want a job where I can sit around and play games (not Prince of Persia, but some game).

And finally, if you truly were smart enough to reprogram a game and it was absolutely crucial that you keep exact records of drug deals, why not use Battletoads or Back to the Future? Games that are impossible. I mean, lets get real here.