Telefizzled
Kind of burned out on television a little bit last year. I don’t know if it was the WGA strike, the inconsistent quality in shows I watch or just getting over watching a ton of telly. I suspect, now that I typed that out, it is a little bit of all those things.
So, I guess it comes as no surprise that my schedule this year is pretty light, which is a good thing. I deliberately decided not to glom on to any new hour long shows this year. I am going to try a couple out, but other than that, I am just saying no. I am also going to try out a new 1/2 comedy and re-adopt one that fell to the wayside last year. Finally, I am going to try and write a little bit about shows each week just to judge my interest, and yours, in them. That means comments people!
That said, here’s my fall schedule (new shows in bold):
- Sunday: Nada
- Monday: Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Gossip Girl, Chuck, Heroes, My Own Worst Enemy
- Tuesday: Eli Stone
- Wednesday: Gary Unmarried
- Thursday: Smallville, The Office, 30 Rock (re-adopt), Life on Mars
- Friday: Nope
- Saturday: Uh-uh. Do they show anything besides College Football these days?
Too bad Monday is so stacked. You can add The Hills (don’t ask why) and Friday Night Lights (when not on DirecTV) somewhere in there. I fully expect all three of those new shows to be canceled. The first two are simply for eye candy — Madchen Amick and Paula Marshall respectively — and the last because it looks cool and has an interesting cast.
Yes, Eli Stone. I got sucked in after Lost last year. I guess sometimes that lead-in thing works, but I genuinely enjoyed the show.
Yes, Gossip Girl was a joke. Really. The Hills? Not joking. It is a train wreck I can’t stop watching. GG? Joking. I mean it.
I will have more on midseason, or second season as it might as well be called now, shows when more is known later this year. For now I am planning on Lost, Reaper, Scrubs and Dollhouse.
Look for my first post about weekly watching at the end of this week!
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Ed
Tue :: 23 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 11.00 am
I will never watch anything with Jay Mohr in it. He’s too much of a callback to your last post. Yup, he’s the Felger of Comedy.
Here’s my current schedule:
Sunday – Nothing
Monday – Recorded Heroes last night. Now we’ll see if I watch it.
Tuesday – Watched the first Fringe and have had no desire to watch the second one I recorded.
Wednesday – FNL (when it premieres on DirecTV on October 1st), Pushing Daisies
Thursday – The Office
Friday – Nothing
Saturday – Nothing
I’ll pick up Lost when it returns and will give Dollhouse a chance even if Fox will cancel it before it even airs.
Sean
Tue :: 23 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 07.43 pm
Same here WRT Heroes. They aren’t doing themselves any favors with a two hour premiere. I can only take so much of Sylar.
Your schedule is too light. You need to adopt Chuck. I think you will like it, especially if they are killing Morgan off. Starts next week. It is not too late!
Ed
Wed :: 24 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 11.42 am
I don’t know – I’m actually really into catching up on my huge backlog of movies so between playoff baseball, Netflix, games and the few TV shows I have (plus keeping up with the Blog and finishing the play) – I sort of have the time pretty full. That’s why I’m keeping things lean.
Jen
Thu :: 25 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 09.04 pm
I watched Monday’s 2 hour episode. And I have to say I’m kind of on the fence as to whether I want to keep it on my roster. I really want to like this show. It’s a great concept or was in the beginning when they introduced the different characters finding out their special powers. But now it’s just rehashing the same stuff over and over– Sylar is a cool character, but I’m over him doing the whole head splitting thing to people. I’ll give it another try next week, but I too am trying to keep my tv watching to a minimum so I’m leaving it to Lost and Project Runway as my must-see viewing.
Sean
Fri :: 26 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 01.18 am
Yeah, I still haven’t watched Heroes yet. If I don’t watch it by the time it has three recorded I am pulling the plug.
That said, I did watch 4 episodes of the The Hills tonight. Maybe I should start watching Project Runway too and the deal will be sealed…
Ed
Fri :: 26 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 09.57 am
Sean wrote: “That said, I did watch 4 episodes of the The Hills tonight. Maybe I should start watching Project Runway too and the deal will be sealed…”
You should know, my people are watching this new development with great interest… Our prediction stands.
Ed
Fri :: 26 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 10.03 am
As for Heroes, it has now sat in my DVR queue for 4 days now – sight unseen. I’m not sure I’ll crack into it this weekend as Netflix just dropped The Bourne Ultimatum on my doorstep. I’m really looking for any excuse to jettison the show and everything I have heard is that it has simply lost the magic.
What I love about this is that the year Heroes debuted, people were falling all over themselves to proclaim Heroes the new king and Lost dead. I think this is what we call a one-trick pony. While Lost has proven they have a master plan and overall arc to the whole series (and has succeeded in whittling away inconsequential characters for the benefit of the overall story) – Heroes just keeps throwing every stolen idea at the wall in hopes something will stick.
Now we have dudes with magnetism powers and glimpses into a future war between mutants and humans and yet Tim Kring continues to say he knows nothing about comics. The guy has stolen wholesale from X-Men and Watchmen and its a wonder this show hasn’t been sued yet. Jeph Loeb or no Jeph Loeb, I know DC and Marvel like money so I’m suprised they’re not all over this.
…and if the rumors I hear are true (that Mohinder has now developed another special power – in addition to his mastery of exposition) then I am officially off this. Does absolutely everyone have to be a mutant?
Ed
Fri :: 26 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 10.05 am
Oh – and while I am not a fan of when comedies expand to one-hour episodes (I thought NBC really hampered The Office last year when they demanded the first four episodes be an hour) – I thought last night’s premiere was very funny all the way through. That’s probably becuase I think fat people are funny. I giggle in the shower every morning.
Jen
Fri :: 26 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 10.12 pm
Yes, Mohinder has basically turned into the Fly. His testosterone level have apparently skyrocketed, (thus his hookup with Maya), he started climbing walls, and then parts of his skin fell off (delightful). Does anyone care about Mohinder? EW.com last season called him a “Mohindrance” and I agree wholeheartedly.
PS- The Hills- really?
Sean
Fri :: 26 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 10.40 pm
@Jen: Really. “The Hills? Not joking. It is a train wreck I can’t stop watching.”
Ed
Sat :: 27 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 10.03 pm
Alright – I just broke down and watched it (mainly because I’m between Netflix deliveries right now) and I actually enjoyed it more than any single episode from last season. Not as good as the first season but not as terrible as last season – meaning I’ll give this a go for a little while.
Although Pushing Daisies and Friday Night Lights start this week (along with the Playoffs) so we’ll see if things get too crammed.
But – Sean – all in all, I’ll say its worth a peek.
Telefizzled w.1 :: OB1og
Sun :: 28 :: Sep :: 2008 :: 11.56 pm
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