The short answer is, not much.
The longer, better answer is:
Grown up TV:
- House – He’s back and brought his A game. This may be the best season ever. House is off his Vicodin and realizes that life has a purpose. And did I mention he’s not in charge of the team? It’s making for very interesting television. (Fox)
- Stargate Universe – This one’s not as great. I’m drudging through the first three hours. My wife was complaining that they took out the funny. She doesn’t even like Stargate and she can see what’s wrong with the show. Also, it’s too much like Star Trek Voyager. More on this later. (Syfy)
- Heroes – Watching is a strong word. It’s on because the DVR is recording Heroes and House at the same time and I don’t like watching House while the kids are up. (NBC)
Cartoons:
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold: it’s good. It’s Batman that is not dumbed down for kids, but even my 2 year old can appreciate the stories. (CN)
- Ben 10 Alien Force – When there’s absolutely nothing else on. I loved the original series, but the relaunch has left me (and my kids) more than a little cold. I am, however, looking forward to the new live action movie coming out in November (and on DVD in December), Ben 10 Alien Swarm. (CN)
What am I not watching that I should be watching?:
- Lie To Me – The problem for me is the House formula only works with House so far. (Fox)
- Dexter – Just haven’t gotten to it yet. I can’t keep up with when they’re playing new episodes and when reruns are on. Yes, I need to watch it on the On Demand. (SHO)
- Marvel Super Hero Squad – Zimm keeps telling me how good this series is. I just have to find what time it’s on and set the DVR to record it. (CN)
- Big Bang Theory - This is another show Zimm keeps suggesting I should watch. Lot's of geek references. (I forgot this one and added it later. 10/15/09 12:03 am) (Fox?)
What am I looking forward to later:
- Lost – It’s season six. The final season. This is the one where we find out if they really did know what they were doing to just screwing with us all along. (ABC)
- 24 – I can’t believe this show is still on for an eighth season. I like it a lot. It’s not great television, but it’s decent and they pack a lot into a season. Some seasons are better than others for sure. Season seven was much better than season six. I know it’s supposed to be 24 hours, but for me, I tend to think of each season as three days to two weeks of real time. (Fox)
- The Mentalist – I’ve only seen a few episodes of the first season, but I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen. It’s a bit too CBS for me, but still enjoyable. (CBS)
That’s a pretty sad list, especially when you consider what I pay for cable each month. I’m frequently a TV addict. Lately the addiction has been curbed, between fighting with my kids and wife for control of the TVs, transporting the kids to activities, being busy with work, and various other time wasting activities. I guess it helps that there isn’t that much good TV at the moment.
Am I missing anything? Let me know what TV you recommend in the comments. Or if you have comments about what I’m watching, that’s OK too.
3 comments:
After watching several episodes of the SHS, I would pass. Unless you are 3 to 5 and know nothing of the characters, I would pass.
That actually sounds like 1/2 of the target audience of my household.
Although, I suspect it's too dumbed down for even Emma.
Zimm, Big Bang Theory is the other show you recommended to me that I forgot in my list! I'll add it.
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