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[skcin]

Couldn't find the old thread. Figured it's probably old & outdated anyway, so why not start a new one.

What's everyone watching these days? Anyone want to chat about their shows?

I'm loving ABC's comedy lineup on Wednesdays. Old Christine, The Middle (esp. Brick), Modern Family. Even Cougar Town is pretty good. Other comedies I try to watch are Big Bang Theory & How I Met Your Mother. Waiting for Rules of Engagement to return (not sure if it will?)

Dramas? I gave up on The Closer & Saving Grace, I lost track last summer, was just too busy. I will try to watch Damages when it returns. Still watch Supernatural & Grey's and Brothers & Sisters faithfully. Medium & Ghost Whisperer if I happen to catch them. Love the new show Mercy too.

Reality shows. Biggest Loser, Amazing Race & Idol on network TV. Project Runway (new season starts soon - woohoo!), Launch My Line & Top Chef on cable. I missed the first Worst Cook in America, but I'm going to try to catch the rerun & see if it's any good.

Silly cable shows (don't know what else to call them): Pawn Stars. I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant. Deliver Me (LOVE this show.) My First Place. House Hunters. Hoarders (so sad. so gross.) Renovation Realities. Daily Show, Colbert & Chelsea Lately when I happen to catch them, which is not often enough.

Have to say that I used to love the Girls Next Door - guilty pleasure. No idea why I liked it but I did. Well, I saw 1 ep. with the new chicks - awful. I won't watch it again. They're really boring.

[petep9000]

Modern Family and The Good Wife are very good, I watch every week. Plus, Brothers and Sisters. Can't wait for Damages to come back, and Project Runway.

[David]

Originally Posted by skcin

What's everyone watching these days?

I finally have DVR. It's a godsend. And it's pretty cheap, too, thanks to AT&T U-Verse.

I use DVR to record the following:

1. JUDGE JUDY. I couldn't live without Judge Judy, one of humanity's brightest lights & a beacon of justice, reason, & wipe-the-floor-with-their-stupidity good sense. She's like H. L. Mencken & Ethel Merman all rolled into one.

2. TWO & A HALF MEN. This brilliant show combines wit with truth. Some of the jokes fall flat, but overall it's the best American sitcom since MARRIED WITH CHILDREN.

3. COPS. A superb series built on a simple-enough idea: Thanks to squad-car video, we get to experience the thrill & the pleasure vicariously of chasing, smacking down, & busting the dregs & the thugs on the street. One complaint: The cameraman ought to use a Steadi-cam device.

4. REBA. This sitcom took a season or two for it to find its bearings. Initially, the character of Reba was the sole foil for everyone else's shenanigans & idiocy. But since then, the character has been allowed to be an occasional idiot, too.

5. FOX NEWS. Their programs are too often gummed up by grandma-&-apple-pie sentimentality, but the Fox pundits & their typical guests are still the most unapologetic right-wing commentators to be found in the mass media. Bill O'Reilly, please: Less "culture wars" & more emphasis on violent thuggery & activist judges, who are doing more to destroy the fabric of civilization than anyone who prefers to say "Happy holidays."

[Amlyn]

I'm excited for Big Love which is starting its new season on Sunday. Anyone watch?

[GODDESS6]

love the middle, modern family~
i also watch:
the vampire diaries
v
ugly betty
desperate housewives
true blood
all the real housewives on bravo
teen mom
csi vegas
icarly, i have a 10 year old, it's a cute show all the same~~
& alot of cnn & lmn~

[FMlex]

Pawn Stars is my new addiction. That show is fantasic!!! I love all of those guys, they're awesome.

[HejiraNYC]

I need an Intervention intervention. Love. that. show. There are some truly sick people out there.

Also love Tabatha's Salon Takeover. I'm starting to use her trademark phrases in everyday speech- "I'm taking oy-vah." "I was gob-smacked!" "This is absolutely disgusting!" All bow to Tabatha.

And when it was on... Dexter. The 4th season, especially the finale, was brilliant.

And can there ever be enough "Jersey Shore" on MTV? Best. show. ever!

[vivfox]

One Life To Live.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by Amlyn

I'm excited for Big Love which is starting its new season on Sunday. Anyone watch?

hell yes. i can't even describe how much i love that show.

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

And when it was on... Dexter. The 4th season, especially the finale, was brilliant.

i just did a 2-day dexter crack binge of the 4th season. ho****. good riddance, rita. i never could decide who was worse: the actress or the character.

i was so irritated with the baby premise and how plot-devicey it appeared that i refused to watch it till the season was over. they really laid on the mom-and-baby BS thick, but they did manage to make it relevant and it offered some interesting color & context to the story arc.

[TrueFaith77]

I watch too much TV!

Currently:

Tough Love
Frank The Entertainer(?) - basically ALL of the VH1 Dating Shows and their spinoffs
For the Love of Ray J - basically ALL of the VH1 Dating Shows and their spinoffs
American Idol
The Real World
Jersey Shores
Taking the Stage (premieres Jan 28!)
Fox News (try to catch Ann Coulter whenever she's on)
McLaughlin Group
THE SOUP <---this keeps me sane
The only show I'm embarassed to say I watch is Celebrity Rehab

Also: constantly dvr'ing Turner Classic Movies

[GODDESS6]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I need an Intervention intervention. Love. that. show. There are some truly sick people out there.

Also love Tabatha's Salon Takeover. I'm starting to use her trademark phrases in everyday speech- "I'm taking oy-vah." "I was gob-smacked!" "This is absolutely disgusting!" All bow to Tabatha.

And when it was on... Dexter. The 4th season, especially the finale, was brilliant.

And can there ever be enough "Jersey Shore" on MTV? Best. show. ever!

jersey shore is a hot mess, i have caught a couple of episodes~

i like intervention too~ i watch it w/ my son & use it as a learning tool of sorts~ especially seeing that we have an uncle who literally lives under a bridge, because meth is his mistress~

anywho, during intervention they show the previews to the hoarders shows & i can't handle that~ i can barely sit thru the preview let alone thinking of watching an entire episode~ that show freaks me out~ maybe because i am ocd about being clean~

don't you also watch the realhousewives of nyc?~ bethenny is preggers & i just saw her hawking her latest book on qvc~ & kelly posed nude for playboy~ should make for an interesting season~

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by carrie721

i just did a 2-day dexter crack binge of the 4th season. ho****. good riddance, rita. i never could decide who was worse: the actress or the character.

i was so irritated with the baby premise and how plot-devicey it appeared that i refused to watch it till the season was over. they really laid on the mom-and-baby BS thick, but they did manage to make it relevant and it offered some interesting color & context to the story arc.

I think it's brilliant how they always manage to refer back to previous seasons for plotline elements. The only thing I didn't care for this season was the way La Guerta and Batista got together- from completely out of nowhere. And talk about zero chemistry! And yeah... Rita had to go- she spoiled all of the fun! I think Julie Benz is a terrific actress (with a great boob job!), but Rita as a character was insufferable. Unfortunately I think she will be returning in future episodes as a figment of Dexter's imagination (like Harry). But I have to admit I felt elated to see her sitting there in a bathtub full of her own blood!

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by Amlyn

I'm excited for Big Love which is starting its new season on Sunday. Anyone watch?

Love that show. I'm also wathcing Dexter, Real Housewives (can't get enough of these bitches and now Tamra is getting a divorce! ) Jersey Shore (yes I admit it) and a bunch of other stuff.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by GODDESS6

don't you also watch the realhousewives of nyc?~ bethenny is preggers & i just saw her hawking her latest book on qvc~ & kelly posed nude for playboy~ should make for an interesting season~

Yes, I have to admit that I am fascinated by the Housewives. All of them, even NJ. They are all absolutely the most repulsive people I have ever seen, but it's interesting to observe their antics, no matter how vapid or egregious. Call me a glutton for punishment. I am definitely looking forward to the new season of NY Housewives!

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Love that show. I'm also wathcing Dexter, Real Housewives (can't get enough of these bitches and now Tamra is getting a divorce! ) Jersey Shore (yes I admit it) and a bunch of other stuff.

I'm so happy for Tamra. Her husband Simon is a stubborn, pious chauvinist piece of crap! Good riddance, I say.