Oh friends...happy times are upon us. The new TV season is here. After months of crap TV, my shows are returning. Some of them already have (I heart you Bones). But as always, with the return of Fall TV, I have to sit down with my handy EW fall preview and literally plot out my nights of television. I have my committed shows, and I always want to check out some of the new ones. This year, thanks to the writer's strike, there aren't that many new shows...which is great, cause really...unless the show is on Friday or Saturday, I really can't commit to any new shows. My DVR is booked. It can only record 2 things at once. Someone needs to invent a DVR that records three things at once. Or the suits need to stop scheduling shows I like all in the same time slot. Cause really, it makes things tough.
So here's a look at my TV schedule. Don't judge. Refer to the title of my blog. If you are curious about something...ask me. I probably watch it. :)
Sunday:
Luckily this is a day with very little conflict.
8:00 PM: The Amazing Race. One of the best reality shows out there. It's one that I would actually apply for. The only problem is, with CBS having Sunday afternoon football, if the game runs over, it throws off the schedule, and DVR does not know this. So I have to remember to program it to tape "The Unit" as well if I want to catch the full episode.
9:00 PM: Desperate Housewives. I can't quite break up with this show yet. Last season was a total creative rebound, back up to the quality of season 1, and Marc Cherry totally shook up the show with the finale's flash forward. Hmmm...steal ideas from Lost, much? Still, I am invested enough to keep watching.
10:00 PM: Brothers and Sisters. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite shows. Sally Field's Nora Walker IS my mother. I'm intrigued/scared where they are going with the whole Justin/Rebecca thing though...
Monday:
Here starts a bit of the DVR clusterfuck. Really, it only gets worse from here...
8:00-9:30 PM: Dancing with the Stars. Yes, it's cheesy. Yes, how many of them are really "stars"? And yes...I absolutely effing love this show. Don't Judge. Also, if anyone wants to take Ballroom Classes with me...let me know. I want to dance.
8:30-9:00 PM: How I Met Your Mother. Best. Sitcom. On. TV. It's legen...wait for it...and I hope you are not lactose intolerant, cause the last part of that word is DARY! Seriously, people, you should be watching.
9:00-10:00 PM: Heroes. Yes, the second season blew chunks. But all the word coming out of the various conventions is that Season 3 has completely rebounded and is effing awesome. Now, I think I MAY be a bit screwed, cause they are having a 2 hour premiere, which I HOPE is scheduled from 9-11...otherwise, I am going to have to choose between the premieres of DWTS and HIMYM. I don't want to make that choice, friends.
9:30-10:00 PM: Samantha Who. A charming little sitcom, worth watching just for Christina Applegate's incandescent performance.
10:00-11:00 PM: I MAY check out My Own Worst Enemy. We'll see. I usually give a pilot 15 minutes to hook me, and if it doesn't have me by then, I don't watch the show. This show seems very high concept, and has to be done extremely well to work. However, once the Bachelor comes back to this Time Slot in January, I will be watching that.
TUESDAY:
I really gotta tell you. I hate two hour episodes of things. It totally messes with my schedule...
8:00-10:00 PM: The Biggest Loser. I dare you to watch this and not be moved.
8:00-9:00 PM: House. I love you Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonard....
9:00-10:00 PM: Fringe. One of the new shows I am most intrigued about. JJ Abrams + Pacey in an X-Files-esque show? Sign me up!
*Casualties of the 8-10 conflict* -The new 90210, whose pilot and second episode did not really impress me. -The DWTS results show, which really I can just find the results online...but again, I am pretty sure the premiere week has DWTS airing competition stuff on Tuesday. I will probably have to just watch that online.
10:00-11:00 PM: Eli Stone. I am so glad this show got picked up for a second season. It really is a delight, and got better and better as its first season went on. I am so intrigued as to where it is going to go this year.
WEDNESDAY:
8:00-9:00 PM: Bones. One of my new obsessions that moved up to must see status over the summer.
8:00-9:00 PM: Pushing Daisies. One of the best new shows of last season, that got suspended thanks to the Strike. It may be on borrowed time, cause the ratings were not fantastic, but the lack of pilot season has given it new life.
*Casualty of this hour* America's Next Top Model, which airs repeats on Friday nights, so I will catch it then.
9:00-10:00 PM: Privaate Practice. I wanted to hate this show. I really did. And I am kinda embarassed that I like it. Guilty pleasure people, guilty pleasure.
10:00-11:00 PM: Dirty Sexy Money. Another show, also on borrowed time. I know they have been tweaking the show alot. It's just great soapy fun. Lucy Liu joins the cast, and I sure will be a great addition.
THURSDAY:
8:00 PM-9:00 PM: Ugly Betty. I heart America Ferrera. And that's why I keep watching.
8:00 PM-9:00 PM: Smallville. I was on the verge of breaking up with this show towards the end of last year. Really, I think they have stretched the pre-comics Superman mythology as far as it can go, and they are eventually either gonna have to go off the air, or merge into the know mythology.
8:00 PM-9:00 PM: Survivor. If I break up with Smallville, I always go back to Survivor. And I will probably watch this online the next day anyway. CBS is uber good about putting their shows online.
9:00 PM-10:00 PM: Grey's Anatomy. Yes, it has been to the dark place. But last year's finale was the Grey's that I fell in love with. I can't let it go.
9:00-9:30 PM: The Office. Jim Halpert...why are you not real???
10:00-11:00 PM: Life on Mars. Another buzzy new show I am going to check out. It could go either way. And I am pretty sure Lost will get this slot back come January.
10:00-11:00 PM: ER. I finally broke up with ER last year. It just wasn't holding my interest anymore. However, it is the final season. I may have to come back to it.
And that's basically it. I am a little curious about The Ex List, which stars Grey's Alum Elizabeth Reaser, but it airs on Fridays, and I don't watch anything else then, as I am usually at the movies :).
Yes, I know I watch alot of TV, but I love it. What shows are YOU dying for? What show (Gossip Girl, 30 Rock) are you SHOCKED that I don't watch...and give me a reason why I should...
