FALL TV Begins TONIGHT!

Tonight begins my favorite time of year, FALL TV Season. With so many new shows beginning and old favorites returning, I have to weed through the hype and dazzling promos and make firm cuts to my weekday lineup. My DVR can only hold so much. If a show makes it to my DVR, it is a must watch.

Starting with tonight, here's my DVR lineup...I'd love to hear yours!

Monday: Castle 9pm (ABC). Hart of Dixie (CW, 9/26)

Tuesday: Glee 7pm (Fox). New Girl 8pm (Fox). Parenthood 9pm (NBC)

Wednesday: Up All Night 7pm (NBC). Modern Family 8pm (ABC). Happy Endings 830pm (ABC). Revenge 9pm (ABC).

Thursday: Person of Interest (CBS, 8pm)...yes, you read correctly. I am not planning on watching Grey's. I believe I have fallen out of love.

Sunday: Good Wife 8pm (CBS). Boardwalk Empire 8pm (HBO). Pan Am 9pm (ABC)

*You will notice there is NO Brothers & Sisters listed. It has been cancelled. I am sorry if I am the one to break the news to you. I will miss is dearly too*

A few shows I may flip to/sample are:

• Two Broke Girls (CBS, Mon 730pm)
• Dancing with the Stars (ABC, Mon 7pm/Tues 8pm - I always like to catch a few dances and pick a favorite)
• The Playboy Club (NBC, Mon 9pm)

Shows I will 100% NOT be watching:

• Two and 1/2 Men (CBS, Mon 8pm)- too hyped, really don't care. Ashton's long hair bothers me. I think the show's been played out for a while.
• Charlie Sheen Roast (Comedy Central, tonight 9pmish) - really, really, really don't care. I hate roasts and Charlie Sheen freaks me out these days.
• X Factor - (Weds and Thurs) I hate American Idol. I will take The Sing Off and The Voice any day over these over-hyped, over-publicized, over-paid television juggernauts. Vomit.

What's Missing?

This may or may not seem like a full line up to you...depending on your level of love for television. However, what is not listed are any of David's television programs. As always, there will be plenty of football watching in my house. Thursday - Monday night there is always a football game (or several) to watch. There is also the never-ending Storage Wars marathon. I do enjoy an occasional episode, but the constant "Yyyyyiiiipppp" is wearing thin on my nerves. (you have to watch to know what I'm referring to). Finally, the second to last season of Jersey Shore. Although I still watch it with David from time to time, I think their stars have faded. Once Deena and Snooki became a couple...I checked out.

If I haven't listed one of your favorite shows and you want to know when it begins, check out my favorite TV website. It has more info than you could imagine.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/

Anyway, I'm looking forward to an eventful season of television. I hope to update my reviews on the new shows as often as possible....but we'll see what really happens.

Happy Watching!

Post Holiday Television

The holidays are a festive time. Egg nog. Three day work weeks. A Christmas Story marathon. But for TV lovers, it is a drought. Networks begin stunting with holiday programs like "Kenny Rogers: Home for the Holidays". Or cheesy Lifetime movies like "All She Wants for Christmas" (real title). There are no original run episodes because sweeps is over. So, with the promise and hope of a New Year, also comes the second half of the 2010-11 season. Whoop Whoop! Today is Monday, Day One. What am I watching? And what am I DVR'ing? I started my evening with the Premiere of the last season of Greek on ABC Family (see pic above). This has been one of my favorite shows on television. Not for the refreshingly creative writing or deep and complex characters, but for the pure simplicity of college life. Most days of my 815 to 530pm work week, I dream of taking a 3pm nap on my college sofa while watching Oprah. Will Greek win an Emmy? A Golden Globe? Not so much. But for one hour each week, I am transported back to a time when finding a Grub Date was the most important part of my week. And whether or not to eat Cane's or Mellow Mushroom was the question of the day. I miss it. From 9-10pm, I'm watching Castle. Yet another show that may not win an Emmy for its intense crime solving mystery, but you will fall in love with the characters. All of them. The silly, yet loyal and competent team of detectives. The flawless, strong willed Kate Beckett. The debonair, yet teddy bear like Rick Castle. And of course, the adorable flirtation between the last two. Each week, I find I'm not even paying attention to the crime...I'm just watching to see how Castle and Beckett interact. It's similar to how I feel about Benson and Stabler on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit...except without all the incestuous rape, violent child abuse and brutal domestic violence. And for tomorrow, I have a two hour premiere of The Bachelor DVR'd. Only problem...I hate Brad Womack. Literally, I do not want to watch him. YUCK!