FALL TV! part 1

Fall is one of those equally exciting AND distressing times for me, as there is an influx of new television shows and old returning favorites. I am a person who loves my teevee, and don't feel even slightly guilty about how much effort i put into watching it. With the invention of the DVR my "workload" has significantly improved, although there are still a few messy weeks at the beginning of the season, when i start the arduous task of narrowing down my "must watch" list.

so i thought i would put out there what shows i am watching this year, which new shows i am watching and which shows i may have to give up on...although not any have made that part of the list yet. i also usually relegate some shows to "computer watching" and some of those get bumped to the regular "big teevee" now and then.

So far this season:

Sundays (sort of a full day)

9:00 Rubicon. Bryan and i are totally digging this nerdy sort of spy/intelligence/mystery. I have heard some complaints that it is moving too slow, but so far, the pacing seems right for a steady build up of the overarching mystery. solid acting, great character development.

10:30 The Big C. i LOVE Laura Linney. Always have, always will. and although this has a serious subject matter, i have found each episode to be extremely uplifting so far.

10:00 Weeds. i like the new direction, although was a little surprised it got renewed already for next year. but sticking with it. i need to see how it ends for the Botwins.

coming soon:

9:00 Dexter. i have NO idea how they are going to top last season, but i say that every season, and each one is better then the last. although i can't imagine another season ender like the last one...


Mondays

9:00 The Event. while nothing could ever take the place of "Lost", this show gave me a few tingles here and there this week. I already know some of what is going on, i think, but am still enjoying the direction the first episode went in. and who knew i missed Carrie Weaver as much as i did! Laura Innes has always been sort of an underrated actress in my mind, so i am excited to see her in something regular.

10:00 Hawaii Five-0. so i DVR'ed this without any expectations and LOVED it when i finally got to it today. While i initially tuned in to see Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, i enjoyed the rest of the cast (Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan, who i am more familiar with from the "Ocean's" movies) and especially loved seeing Jean Smart. May get bumped up from DVR status.

10:00 Chase. this one was off my radar but finally, one of the commercials made me think it might be good. it may be my love of kick-ass lady leads (thank you, Lynda Carter) but i watched this live on monday and must say i am interested enough to watch it again. i think i will end up switching this with "H5-0" in the rotation, and catch it the next day or during a dead time during the week. but i found the acting to be decent and loved seeing my favorite "Prison Break" dude in a new show (Sucre, Amaury Nolasco)


Tuesdays

8:00 Glee. whatever. i love this cheesy ass show. all of it. every single little piece of cheddar. love it. and this season, MORE BRITNEY!

9:00 Raising Hope. this one started out not being on the list, but last night made me laugh for some reason, so i will watch a few more times to see how i feel. the big bonus for me? Cloris Leachman. i mean, what what? she was Betty White before Betty White. and i mean that with no disrespect to Betty.

9:30 Running Wilde. another show i am keeping low expectations for, since "Arrested Development" can never be replaced. the first episode had some moments, i will keep watching to see how things turn out, but i worry about the future of this show already (first ep. was retooled and rewritten after the original didn't go over too well, so i would have hoped for more steady laughs). I am hoping to see more funny stuff in the background, which was a big reason i loved "AD". I saw a few things last night. cautiously optimistic.

coming soon:

No Ordinary Family. Seems like a Disney version of "Heroes", but i am a comic geek, so i might like it!

ok, more to come, off to watch Modern Family!