Jeopardy: This is the everyday non-negotiable. Alex Trebek is such a jerk and all the commercials are for bladder control but GO KNOWLEDGE! Everything I know about the Yangtze River I learned on Jeopardy.
Dexter: Ugh what is happening to this show?! The writing has totally gone down the tubes. When is it ever appropriate to narrate things like, "I've got to go after him!" followed by running?! Never. Never Dexter.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Not that I didn't sort of love this particular "sect" anyway, but now that one of the cast members' husbands committed suicide and this whole season was filmed prior, it's particularly (I believe morbid would be the correct word) addicting now.
Sister Wives: If I were ever going to use the word "whack" as an adjective, I'd use it now. This show is totally whack. It requires way too much fast-forwarding; all the family members are total goobs; and how the F does this guy support all these kids? But still, we watch.
Modern Family: Sort of hackneyed now, but still funny. Who doesn't love Phil Dunfee?
Boardwalk Empire: I was so into this show last season. Now we've got 6 episodes waiting for us to start caring again. But really...killing, a coup, an affair, more killing...I don't know. If this picks up at all, someone let me know.
Parks & Recreation: Does anyone else watch this? It makes me laugh out loud, every time.
American Horror Story: I hate scary movies. But Brian asked me to just watch the pilot with him, and that's it. I suffered (and I truly mean that) through the first episode - hands in front of my eyes, knotted stomach, praying for it to be over. Awful. But then the next day I was still thinking about the crazy awesome plot that had unfolded while all that scaring was going on. Now I'm totally hooked. It's got such a cool cast (Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, the mom from Friday Night Lights, and the mom from Six Feet Under), the story keeps getting better and better, and it hasn't ever been as scary as that first episode again (thank the Lord). I have no idea how they're going to keep up this frenetic pace but I'm committed. You should be too. Seriously. Let's talk.
The Office: Yes they've just continued writing Michael Scott's lines for Andy Bernard. Whatever.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: I hated this when I first watched it. Not now...now, I basically cry with laughter every episode. Brian makes fun of me for how much I want to be Dee, but she's so misguided and awkward and foul-mouthed. Who wouldn't want to emulate that?!
Not that I need any recommendations but we're keeping a "must watch" list for when all these things are over...what shows get you excited?
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I LOVE Parks and Rec. Leslie Knope is one of the greatest characters of all time. A recommendation - The League. It's on hiatus right now, but it's a must!
Ha - nerd!
We never got around to watching Homeland yesterday, but I guess we should since it won the GG...
We watch Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother (recommend - but it might be too late to catch up), Terra Nova (do NOT recommend), Glee (eh...), The Best Thing I Ever Ate (love)...but most importantly...
Downton Abbey! It's a Masterpiece Theatre (on PBS) on Sunday nights. There's been one season (so you'd need to catch up) and now they're on the 2nd season. It's an upstairs/downstairs-type show that takes place on an English manor around the time of WWI. So you get the wealthy homeowners and all their drama, and then their "help" and all that drama. LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Wow, woman. That's quite a list you've got there. I hardly ever watch TV other than mindless trash like E! News and Chelsea Lately, so I've been wanting to get hooked on a couple really great series.
I just heard a radio ad today for the 2-hr series premier of Alcatraz on FOX tonight at 7pm. Ever since going on the Alcatraz tour in SF I've been weirdly interested in it, so I'm thinking this might be an opportunity to get in on the ground level. It's a JJ Abrams production, so I figure there's a decent chance it's going to be good.
I've also heard great things about Homeland. If only I had Showtime! I guess I could watch on Hulu??
My confession is that I too DVR way too many shows. WAY TOO MANY. But only three have me super excited (Revenge-best new show on TV, no lie, The Walking Dead, and Good Wife). And Once Upon a Time on ABC is my guilty pleasure. But other suspects? PanAm (will probably drop soon), SVU, Criminal Minds, Persons of Interest, Grey's, Private Practice, Modern Family, Glee, and I'm sure the list goes on.
As for AHS, wait til the last 4 eps. Crazytown. And I won't spoil what I read about season 2 but needless to say, not sure I'll be tuning back in. I also skipped everything between the pilot and the last 4 eps, oops.
I'm impressed. I have intentions of watching lots of shows but never do it (Downton Abbey, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, and soon Alcatraz as the LOST replacement). However, Its Always Sunny is a staple in my life. Just watched a marathon on FX last night actually! Its either awesome or sad that a few years back when I spent a lot of time hanging with my bro and his 2 band mates, we were LITERALLY the Gang (I actually have an old blog post explaining the correlations http://embracethepaste.blogspot.com/2009/08/just-call-me-sweet-meg.html). Obvi I am Sweet Dee, who is always mocked and ignored for being the only girl. AND she was the Aluminum Monster in high school for her scoliosis back brace...HELLO! So yeah, I'm oddly a blend of Sweet Dee Reynolds and Liz Lemon. Maybe I shouldn't share that in public...
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