I was highly amused by this article, not the least because one of my first thoughts was, "Oh yay, I'm not the only one that has this problem!" Or not even problem per se, but more just the fact that I'm glad I'm not the only person around who is so methodical about how they approach their television viewing. I was actually doing something similar not too long ago when I realized all of the new television shows were coming back. Of course, I don't solely watch genre shows, and I don't watch every genre show, so my list definitely looks a bit different than his does. Really my only crazy night is Monday, although Thursday is kind of full as well.
So I thought I'd throw my two cents on the table and give a rundown of what my viewing schedule looks like this season.
Sunday:
Family Guy on Fox, and that's it. I like this show, but for some reason I always need to psych myself up to watch it. Also, this is one I prefer to watch with my husband if possible. So this is one I'll probably watch live sometimes, if I am thinking about it and not otherwise engaged when it comes on, otherwise I'll just DVR it and catch it later.
Monday:
7 PM--Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother on CBS, Sarah Connor Chronicles on Fox, and Chuck on NBC. As you can see, that's three things at once for a whole hour, and I still have the DVR that will only record two. So, conundrum. I had to think about whether it would be SCC or Chuck that gets watched online, as I learned last season that on Monday nights I am going to be most likely to want to watch the CBS comedies live. Eventually I had to relegate Chuck to internet viewing because SCC is just a show that needs to be watched on a big screen.
8 PM--Heroes on NBC and Boston Legal on ABC. I'll probably watch Heroes live and catch Boston Legal on the DVR. I wasn't 100 % impressed by Heroes season two, but I didn't think it was nearly the disaster everyone else seemed to believe it was, so I think I am sticking with this one live for now.
Tuesday:
7 PM--Coupling on BBC America. This show is in reruns (of course, as it is no longer airing) but sometime over the summer it has become pretty much my favorite sitcom ever, so I will be watching this live if I can, though it is just as good recorded.
8 PM--Fringe on Fox. Loving. This. Show. Will, of course, be watching live.
9 PM--Eli Stone on ABC. This is a cute quirky show and I can't wait to see where the second season goes. I will probably end up watching live, but as my self-imposed bedtime on work nights is 10 PM, I may end up catching this one later some weeks.
Wednesday:
7 PM--Bones on Fox. Will be watching this one live, of course. I will probably use Wednesday as my mid-week catch up night to watch all of my DVR'd shows around this one.
Thursday:
7 PM--My Name is Earl on NBC and Smallville on the CW. Wow, this is a toughie. Unless season four of earl is way better than season three was, I probably don't want to watch this one live, and I really don't like 30 Rock, so if I do watch live, I've got nothing to do until 8. I was surprisingly not completely nonplussed by Smallville's season opener this week though, so probably I will watch this one live until it just gets too stupid to bear and I don't watch anything live in the 7 o'clock hour.
8 PM--The Office on NBC and Grey's Anatomy on ABC. Okay, yeah, The Office may be one of my favorite shows, but GA, as soapy as it is, just makes me happy, so probably I'll watch that one live. Also, I love watching The Office with my hubby, so that may become a Sunday afternoon view.
9 PM--Life on Mars on ABC. I am going to try it. We'll see. May or may not watch live, depending on if it's any good at all as well as how pooped I am.
Friday:
8 PM--Sanctuary on SciFi. Oh, huzzah! It looks like they're airing the reworking of the two original online episodes as the opener, and then everything after that will be all new. I am truly excited about this show, both to get to see it on a bigger screen, and to get to see more of it.
9 PM--Stargate Atlantis on SciFi. Sigh, it's the last season, but they're running it all the way through, most likely to be replaced by the concluding chapters of Battlestar Galactica in January. But yeah, unless I'm out actually having a life, I'll be there watching it.
Saturday:
8 PM--Primeval on BBC America. This show is just fun. I think they're just running seasons one and two all the way through and then I don't know what. Hopefully either new episodes of the shortened Torchwood season three or new episodes of Primeval season three if there is one, or perhaps they'll run Merlin for us. Because, man am I excited about that and I sure hope it comes to BBCA.
So there you go. Wow, don't you think I need to get a life now? I mean, obviously, I do have the DVR so should I wish to go out and do stuff or actually be social, I can just record and watch later. Though weekends are usually catch-up and DVD territory.
I can say things will definitely get interesting in January when Burn Notice, Psych, Monk, the Closer, Eureka, and maybe In Plain Sight all come back from hiatus. Ooh boy. Then will the juggling begin. Plus Dollhouse and Scrubs. Of course, I am sure some shows will get put on a break, moved around, or even canceled by then, so maybe there will be room for everyone.
Anyhoo, there's not a whole lot else going on. I have been blazing through DVDs this week (watched all of Jericho and Psych's second seasons and started on Birds of Prey). At this point I am just procrastinating packing for my trip. Mostly because I know the cats are all laying on top of the clothes I laid out, maliciously making sure we remember them while we're gone via cat hair. Sigh.
I guess I am off to do that. Hope you guys have a fantastic week!
Ciao,
C
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