We now return to our regularly scheduled program.
Posted on October 20, 2009 in TV, reviews | 1 Comment
I’ve ignored posting for a week or so. I’m going to blame Eddie, since he gave me a copy of the latest in Diana Gabaldon’s “Outlander” series. I finished it the other night and spent a day or so seething over the ending, so I guess that I can post some more again.
We’re slowly whittling down the amount of prime time shows we’re recording on the DVR. Heroes was the first to go after just an episode, since it really hasn’t been any good since the 2nd season. We dropped Fringe last week, since the episodes drag on for 45 minutes and then there’s a big 15 minute climax. The problem is sitting and focusing on the TV for those first 45 minutes of it. Dollhouse was on the list of shows we thought were just sort of “meh”, but the last episode redeemed itself and it’s off the list for the time being.
Also back for another season on our DVR are House and Castle, because they’re just fantastic and made of awesomesauce. We’ve picked up Rescue Ink on National Geographic, because it’s got people and animals but doesn’t make me bawl like Animal Police will do. We’ve finished the latest season of L.A. Ink and the last season we could get of Skins on BBC America, and we’re eagerly awaiting the time when we manage to record episodes of Torchwood and Doctor Who that we haven’t seen yet. We get the sitcoms and stuff thrown in the mix as well – Big Bang Theory, Accidentally On Purpose, and How I Met Your Mother.
Of course, we do have a dirty little secret on the DVR. We record The Vampire Diaries because it’s an ever-loving train wreck. Think Twilight was bad? The Vampire Diaries makes it look like Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre. It’s bloody awful, and I can’t stop watching it just to see what part of Twilight they rip off every week.
So what’s on your list of must see TV?
And I’ll get a picture of him on the desk for you!
House! YEAH!