You know what's made watching the financial collapse fun? Watching it on Bloomberg Television.
Unlike the overpolished babble on, say, CNBC, which I have tuned out whenever I happen to be unfortunate enough to be in a bank or dentist office or whatever playing it over the past 15+ years, Bloomberg has a delightful "We're not entirely sure what we're doing here" quality about it. Particularly the evening Asian market programming, which feels a little like I'm just tuning into someone in Hong Kong with a webcam talking about stock prices.
I wasn't a financial TV watcher before, but when something goofy happens, I find myself unable to resist tuning into BTV to see if someone will somewhat nervously talk about it while fidgeting in their seat.
(also, frequent recent guest Diane Garnick is oddly compelling, as knowledgeable chirpy blonde financial analysts go. Actually, she reminds me a bit of Imoen--if Imoen was 40 and had an econ degree.)