In an effort to measure energy consumption used by LCD and plasma televisions, broadcasters and television manufacturers created what has been labelled the World’s Most Boring TV Show.

The distinguished honour was bestowed after the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) edited several programs together to form one convoluted masterpiece. Various genres in programming, such as sporting events and soap operas, were used because the power required by a television differs based on images. Unfortunately the end result was likely to go unrecognized by the Emmy nomination committee.

"The images are supposed to be a representation of what we watch, but when you stick it together it doesn't make much sense," IEC spokesman Dennis Brougham told Reuters.

They say boring, I say effective time management. Imagine if I could spend 20 minutes a day and watch the final few minutes of the local hockey game, catch up with the residents of Salem on Days of our Lives, enjoy some witty banter from the Gilmore Girls, establish if I am, in fact, smarter than a fifth grader and see the highlights of the evening news. I think the IEC have unwittingly stumbled upon a genius solution to unnecessary hours spent in front of the idiot box.

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