Friday, September 23, 2005
A new season...
Oh, the glory of September. There ARE things to look forward to in fall and winter. Namely, the new television season. I hereby offer up to you my picks for this new season, and hopefully the promise of wonder and amazement will not fail to enchant viewers this year, like it did last year. So sad, last year.
But on to bigger and better things!!
Mondays
Mondays are pretty good this year. The Canadian phenomenon of “Corner Gas” airs Mondays on CTV. Sure, it’s only half an hour, but I look forward to that half hour, enjoying some Canadian culture.
Mondays also hold “Just Legal” on the WB, which we’re trying out. I have a loyalty to Don Johnson, not stemming from his “Miami Vice” days, but from his formulaic CBS police drama “Nash Bridges”. What can I say? I liked his car. I liked Cheech. I liked the easy-to-follow plotlines. I won’t apologize for it. This “Just Legal” was funny and had a great shot of Don decking a cop full force in the head, so I’ll keep with it a while.
And on Mondays, we have “Prison Break”, which Rob and I started watching prior to the season really ramping up, and we’ll stick with it and watch it to see if it gets better or worse. I’m torn, really, as to whether it’s a keeper, but it’s entertaining and something Rob enjoys, so it stays on the schedule.
Tuesdays
Tuesdays are the banner day for television this season. First, we have Supernatural on the WB, a replacement for the long-lost days of Buffy, Angel and The X-Files. I like the characters (well, the Dean character played by Jensen Ackles, anyway), and I like the content.
NCIS (CBS), one of Rob’s shows from last year, is back. It’s a watcher, not a taper. I won’t cry if I miss it, but again, it’s something we can watch together, so it stays.
Bones is a new show, and it has David Boreanaz on it, so I’ll watch it and see how it does. I’m not overly enamoured with the main chick on it, so it might drop off the schedule eventually. I dislike her intensely, actually, and think she is very stupid, but whatever. If Fox wants to waste its time with that, they can go right ahead. I will never forgive them for their shoddy treatment of Firefly, but what can you do?
House (Fox) is also on Tuesday evenings, and is one of the really big shows this year. Never miss it. Love the House. Due to scheduling conflicts, Tuesdays will invariably involve taping something. We are lucky in that we have cable and satellite, so we can catch or tape pretty much everything.
And another new addition is “My Name is Earl” (NBC), which was just fantastic on its premiere this past Tuesday. Fantastic!! It should be longer than a half-hour show.
Wednesdays
Ah, Wednesdays. Stupid Lost is on Wednesdays on ABC. How I hate, but cannot stop watching, Stupid Lost. I watched the season premiere on Wednesday this week, and am angry. It was stupid. I am sure that it will continue to be stupid, and take up lots of time, showing NOTHING AT ALL, like WHATEVER, GUYS, because the show’s producers are all 12-year-olds. God. I swear, if it gets any stupider, I am really going to have to stop watching it. Just watching it makes you stupid. Stupid Lost kills brain cells. It is like the crack cocaine of television. No, I take that back. Reality programming is like the crack cocaine of television. I’m not sure what Lost would be. Maybe cigarettes. You know it’s bad for you, you pretty much hate it, it’s not fun unless you’re a kid and think you’re immortal, but you can’t stop yourself from doing it.
Also on Wednesdays is Fox’s “Head Cases”. It’s alright. It’s light, and you need something light and funny if you’re going to watch before or after Stupid Lost.
Thursdays
On Thursdays, we have a dilemma this year. On the lineup are: Smallville, Everwood, ER, The O.C., Criminal Minds and Joey.
Criminal Minds is on CBS, and it may be shuffled around a bit, so maybe we lose one hour of programming on Thursdays, but that still doesn’t help us out all that much. Criminal Minds should be good. Again, I like the idea of the content, and I like Mandy Patinkin, so I’ll watch it. It may replace some of the shit-shows that drop off the schedule if they become too stupid to bear.
I have limited patience with Smallville (The WB) since last season sucked so badly, but I hear that James Marsters (Spike, from Buffy & Angel) will be the uber-villain this year, so I’ll give them a chance.
Everwood (The WB) is on thin ice, and I didn’t watch much of it last year, but I’d like to see if they pull it out of the shitter this year.
And ER (NBC) has been stupid lately, too, but was once a pretty good show and has a lot of big-name multiple-episode guests on this year, so it might be worthwhile.
The O.C. (Fox), while it fell off last year and the plotlines look terrible for this year, is something I would like to continue to see because it was so great that first year. I hate it when a show goes so far downhill that it is only a mere shadow of its former self.
Joey (NBC) has become a true gem, with the Bobby character (his agent), so that’s definitely something to watch, even if it bumps something else off the schedule, and it won’t kill you if you miss an episode here or there. I’m not keen on all the Friends alumni visiting the show, but I suppose people want to see that.
Fridays
On Fridays, we are entertained with yet another quality, quality television show, Numb3rs. I like the characters and the content, and the plots and everything, really. Sure, it’s kind of unrealistic, but there you go. I’m watching television to be entertained, not for reality. If I wanted reality, I’d go watch some crack cocaine shows. No thanks!
Fridays also have Nip/Tuck airing on CTV, delayed a season behind what you get in The U.S.. Rob likes Nip/Tuck, too, I think in part because of its scandalous plotlines and content, so we’ll have to keep an eye on this to see where it goes. Hopefully, it stays on Fridays so it’s not on an already-cluttered day.
Saturdays – nothing. Saturdays are for catching up on the taped television from throughout the week.
Sundays
Desperate Housewives (ABC) is back, although I’m not sure how much I want to see of them.
I hold out hope for Sundays because eventually (mid-season), Trailer Park Boys (Showcase Original) will come back for another short-run season. If you have not watched this, do yourself a favour and go buy the DVD sets and watch them all. They’re addictive. Like many people, I thought the show was stupid – I saw a few minutes in between other shows one evening several years ago, and heard from a few fans about how great it was, and summarily dismissed the entire thing. Trailer park life? Stupid. Low-brow. Not worth my time. However, it’s really funny. And fun to watch. You have to get to know the characters for it to work. There will be a Trailer Park Boys movie some time in the future, so be sure to look for that, too.
So that’s my official lineup for the new season. Some shows will fall off, I’m sure. I mean, I can’t maintain Thursdays the way they are, currently. I’ll have to ditch some shows. And there are others that I won’t mind catching, like the various Law & Orders, or CSIs, but again, it’s not a problem to miss an episode here or there on those things.
It kind of makes the turn in the weather seem not so dire. It kind of makes me feel like sitting home when it’s cold out. It kind of makes me miss that I haven’t been watching TV all summer, even though I was busy and there were so many other, more worthwhile things to do. It gives me hope.
But on to bigger and better things!!
Mondays
Mondays are pretty good this year. The Canadian phenomenon of “Corner Gas” airs Mondays on CTV. Sure, it’s only half an hour, but I look forward to that half hour, enjoying some Canadian culture.
Mondays also hold “Just Legal” on the WB, which we’re trying out. I have a loyalty to Don Johnson, not stemming from his “Miami Vice” days, but from his formulaic CBS police drama “Nash Bridges”. What can I say? I liked his car. I liked Cheech. I liked the easy-to-follow plotlines. I won’t apologize for it. This “Just Legal” was funny and had a great shot of Don decking a cop full force in the head, so I’ll keep with it a while.
And on Mondays, we have “Prison Break”, which Rob and I started watching prior to the season really ramping up, and we’ll stick with it and watch it to see if it gets better or worse. I’m torn, really, as to whether it’s a keeper, but it’s entertaining and something Rob enjoys, so it stays on the schedule.
Tuesdays
Tuesdays are the banner day for television this season. First, we have Supernatural on the WB, a replacement for the long-lost days of Buffy, Angel and The X-Files. I like the characters (well, the Dean character played by Jensen Ackles, anyway), and I like the content.
NCIS (CBS), one of Rob’s shows from last year, is back. It’s a watcher, not a taper. I won’t cry if I miss it, but again, it’s something we can watch together, so it stays.
Bones is a new show, and it has David Boreanaz on it, so I’ll watch it and see how it does. I’m not overly enamoured with the main chick on it, so it might drop off the schedule eventually. I dislike her intensely, actually, and think she is very stupid, but whatever. If Fox wants to waste its time with that, they can go right ahead. I will never forgive them for their shoddy treatment of Firefly, but what can you do?
House (Fox) is also on Tuesday evenings, and is one of the really big shows this year. Never miss it. Love the House. Due to scheduling conflicts, Tuesdays will invariably involve taping something. We are lucky in that we have cable and satellite, so we can catch or tape pretty much everything.
And another new addition is “My Name is Earl” (NBC), which was just fantastic on its premiere this past Tuesday. Fantastic!! It should be longer than a half-hour show.
Wednesdays
Ah, Wednesdays. Stupid Lost is on Wednesdays on ABC. How I hate, but cannot stop watching, Stupid Lost. I watched the season premiere on Wednesday this week, and am angry. It was stupid. I am sure that it will continue to be stupid, and take up lots of time, showing NOTHING AT ALL, like WHATEVER, GUYS, because the show’s producers are all 12-year-olds. God. I swear, if it gets any stupider, I am really going to have to stop watching it. Just watching it makes you stupid. Stupid Lost kills brain cells. It is like the crack cocaine of television. No, I take that back. Reality programming is like the crack cocaine of television. I’m not sure what Lost would be. Maybe cigarettes. You know it’s bad for you, you pretty much hate it, it’s not fun unless you’re a kid and think you’re immortal, but you can’t stop yourself from doing it.
Also on Wednesdays is Fox’s “Head Cases”. It’s alright. It’s light, and you need something light and funny if you’re going to watch before or after Stupid Lost.
Thursdays
On Thursdays, we have a dilemma this year. On the lineup are: Smallville, Everwood, ER, The O.C., Criminal Minds and Joey.
Criminal Minds is on CBS, and it may be shuffled around a bit, so maybe we lose one hour of programming on Thursdays, but that still doesn’t help us out all that much. Criminal Minds should be good. Again, I like the idea of the content, and I like Mandy Patinkin, so I’ll watch it. It may replace some of the shit-shows that drop off the schedule if they become too stupid to bear.
I have limited patience with Smallville (The WB) since last season sucked so badly, but I hear that James Marsters (Spike, from Buffy & Angel) will be the uber-villain this year, so I’ll give them a chance.
Everwood (The WB) is on thin ice, and I didn’t watch much of it last year, but I’d like to see if they pull it out of the shitter this year.
And ER (NBC) has been stupid lately, too, but was once a pretty good show and has a lot of big-name multiple-episode guests on this year, so it might be worthwhile.
The O.C. (Fox), while it fell off last year and the plotlines look terrible for this year, is something I would like to continue to see because it was so great that first year. I hate it when a show goes so far downhill that it is only a mere shadow of its former self.
Joey (NBC) has become a true gem, with the Bobby character (his agent), so that’s definitely something to watch, even if it bumps something else off the schedule, and it won’t kill you if you miss an episode here or there. I’m not keen on all the Friends alumni visiting the show, but I suppose people want to see that.
Fridays
On Fridays, we are entertained with yet another quality, quality television show, Numb3rs. I like the characters and the content, and the plots and everything, really. Sure, it’s kind of unrealistic, but there you go. I’m watching television to be entertained, not for reality. If I wanted reality, I’d go watch some crack cocaine shows. No thanks!
Fridays also have Nip/Tuck airing on CTV, delayed a season behind what you get in The U.S.. Rob likes Nip/Tuck, too, I think in part because of its scandalous plotlines and content, so we’ll have to keep an eye on this to see where it goes. Hopefully, it stays on Fridays so it’s not on an already-cluttered day.
Saturdays – nothing. Saturdays are for catching up on the taped television from throughout the week.
Sundays
Desperate Housewives (ABC) is back, although I’m not sure how much I want to see of them.
I hold out hope for Sundays because eventually (mid-season), Trailer Park Boys (Showcase Original) will come back for another short-run season. If you have not watched this, do yourself a favour and go buy the DVD sets and watch them all. They’re addictive. Like many people, I thought the show was stupid – I saw a few minutes in between other shows one evening several years ago, and heard from a few fans about how great it was, and summarily dismissed the entire thing. Trailer park life? Stupid. Low-brow. Not worth my time. However, it’s really funny. And fun to watch. You have to get to know the characters for it to work. There will be a Trailer Park Boys movie some time in the future, so be sure to look for that, too.
So that’s my official lineup for the new season. Some shows will fall off, I’m sure. I mean, I can’t maintain Thursdays the way they are, currently. I’ll have to ditch some shows. And there are others that I won’t mind catching, like the various Law & Orders, or CSIs, but again, it’s not a problem to miss an episode here or there on those things.
It kind of makes the turn in the weather seem not so dire. It kind of makes me feel like sitting home when it’s cold out. It kind of makes me miss that I haven’t been watching TV all summer, even though I was busy and there were so many other, more worthwhile things to do. It gives me hope.
