Actually, I really don't care whether it's pathetic, typical or some combination thereof. . .I have TV shows to watch!
Returning shows I love and will watch, even if it means staying up too late and being exhausted the next day:
- Grey's Anatomy: I know, I know. . .I stopped watching it for a while too. But it's gotten better. It's like watching the soaps of my youth, but with much better writing and acting.
- Grimm: How could I not love a combination of mystery and fantasy?
- Once Upon a Time: A fairy-tale soap opera with ass-kicking.
- Parks and Recreation: It took a while for this show to grown on me (it might have been the addition of Adam Scott), but now that it has I'm addicted.
- Game of Thrones/Downton Abbey/Orange is the New Black - These are not returning, but they are my very favorites and I wish they were on all the damn time.
Returning shows I watch regularly, because apparently I spend a lot of time folding laundry:
- Modern Family: Genuinely funny.
- How I Met Your Mother: Normally I'm against all shows on CBS, just because I think that all of them are basically the same and it's such the dominant network and it's not on Hulu, but I make an exception for this show. Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel, duh.
- The Mindy Project: I love Mindy Kaling. I can't say that the show lives up to her awesomeness, but it's cute. And I have a crush on Chris Messina.
- Parenthood: I blame this one on all the soap opera watching I did in my formative years.
- Chicago Fire: Ditto. Plus, truly hot actors.
- Nashville: See above.
- New Girl: I'm not proud of this.
In addition to being resistant to watching shows on CBS, I also have a hard time starting new shows. Possibly because I watch too many shows as it is (but if I start blogging about them then I have to watch them. . . maybe I should start doing recaps? Leave your recap requests in the comments. Please.) However, this year I have tried Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Sleepy Hollow. Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which stars Andy Samberg Andre Braugher and Terry Crews, is okay. If you need more sitcoms in your life, this one could work. Sleepy Hollow, though, is for those of us who love Grimm and Once Upon a Time and history. My only quibble after the pilot is that they're not filming anywhere near the actual Sleepy Hollow (which is not that far from where I live), but in North Carolina.
So what shows are you excited for this fall? What shows should I stop watching? What shows should I start watching? What shows should I start recapping so I have legitimate excuses to spend more time watching TV?
2 comments:
Are you psyched about Agents of SHIELD? I wasn't totally excited about the concept, but it's Joss Whedon, and actually the pilot was a lot of fun. Plus cute guys.
@Jeff - No - they're probably going to revoke my Joss Whedon fancard. I will probably try it if the husband decides to, but I'm not dying to watch it. Maybe I should image search the cast as inspiration.
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