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[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

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!

I now officially hate you I haven't seen all of Season 4 yet. I knew Julie Benz was going but that was it.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I now officially hate you I haven't seen all of Season 4 yet. I knew Julie Benz was going but that was it.

Well, what did you think was going to happen to her? Go on a long vacation somewhere??

[Amlyn]

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.

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

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!

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

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

I too watch all the housewives shows. All though i gave up on Atlanta about half way through the most recent season.

And I hope Tamra follows through and claims her independence from her overbearing husband. Maybe next season we will see her dating Slade.

I can't watch Jersey Shore. Just can't get myself to do it. I have too many of my own memory of Seaside Heights. My brother is horrified to admit he went to high school with "The Situation."

[skcin]

I can't watch Jersey Shore, Kardashians or any of the Housewives. I've tried and I just can't. I have to draw the line somewhere, and apparently my fine shaky line is somewhere around Rock of Love and Celebrity Rehab.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by Amlyn

I can't watch Jersey Shore. Just can't get myself to do it. I have too many of my own memory of Seaside Heights. My brother is horrified to admit he went to high school with "The Situation."

What's pathetic is is that I'm actually impressed by this.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by skcin

I can't watch Jersey Shore, Kardashians or any of the Housewives. I've tried and I just can't. I have to draw the line somewhere,

Oh, so that makes you think you're better than us, eh?

[Erin]

Hmm...currently I watch:

Comedy:
The Simpsons
Clevland Show
Family Guy
Glee (Okay a dramaedy)
Modern Family
Community
The Office
30 Rock

Dramas:
Masterpiece Classic (PBS)
Lost (can't wait for this to come back)
Fringe
Dollhouse (this only has a few episodes left)

Reality:
Intervention
Hoarders (I find it compelling, it also inspires me to clean more! How do people get like that?)
Lots of stuff on Home and Garden, TLC, and the Food network when I'm flipping through channels
The Soup (Joel McHale is awesome)
Chelsea Lately (so funny I can't even stand it. I love Ross Matthews, Loni Love, and Chris Franjola)

[chiliD]

Well, since I moved and no longer have the Premium Digital package or a DVR (basic cable is it, and a VCR as a recording device...UGH!), my TV watching has gotten down to Football, NBA Basketball (ok, Lakers specifically) or almost nothing (compared to a few months ago when I'd be watching a ton of stuff I'd recorded on my DVR).

COMEDIES: The Office, occasionally 30 Rock (used to watch more consistently), Psych

DRAMAS: House, The Closer, Bones, Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Castle...and when it's on, Burn Notice.

REALITY: Dancing With The Stars (and ONLY DWTS)

LATE NIGHT: Used to be a big Letterman fan, but now I can't stand ANY of the late night shows. I'll watch something on SyFy or History channel instead.

If I had a DVR, I'd still be watching: Fringe, CSI (the original) and Numbers & the final season of Monk...all of which have fallen by the wayside of my TV watching....and a ton of stuff on the aforementioned SyFy or History channels that conflicted with something I was watching live.

The News I get online, not from TV....unless there's something really major going on (i.e. 9/11, an assassination, etc)

I think what I miss MOST about not having the Premium Digital package, is the on-screen channel guide. I'm back to having to refer to the miniscule log in the daily newspaper....what is this, 1980 again? I'm definitely living in some sort of weird time-warp.

[Amlyn]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

What's pathetic is is that I'm actually impressed by this.

My brother said that the way the guy acted on the show was the same as he was in high school. I'm going to see my brother tomorrow and I'll have to ask him some more about it.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Oh, so that makes you think you're better than us, eh?

Yes. Isn't it apparent that my TV standards are much higher than yours?

Originally Posted by Erin

Hmm...currently I watch:

Comedy:
The Simpsons
Clevland Show
Family Guy
Glee (Okay a dramaedy)
Modern Family
Community
The Office
30 Rock

Dramas:
Masterpiece Classic (PBS)
Lost (can't wait for this to come back)
Fringe
Dollhouse (this only has a few episodes left)

Reality:
Intervention
Hoarders (I find it compelling, it also inspires me to clean more! How do people get like that?)
Lots of stuff on Home and Garden, TLC, and the Food network when I'm flipping through channels
The Soup (Joel McHale is awesome)
Chelsea Lately (so funny I can't even stand it. I love Ross Matthews, Loni Love, and Chris Franjola)

I can't believe I forgot the bolded shows above. See what happens when network TV is all reruns for a few weeks?

And I concur with Chili - the DVR & the channel guide are gifts from god.

[JazmenFlowers]

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.

three of my favorite shows.

Originally Posted by Amlyn

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

can't wait! I'm in trial so I'll have to DVR them and watch them when I get back.

I watch:
Project Runway
Flipping Out
Rachel Zoe
Hoarders
Obsessed
Bridezillas
American Idol
Moving Up
Big Brother
Real Housewives
Kathy Griffin
Renovation Realities
True Blood
Nurse Jackie
Wipeout
Survivor
Dancing with the Stars
Bill and Guiliana (just started watching)
Keeping up with the Kardashians

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

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!

rita always irritated me but once i saw julie benz on some talk show (regis & kelly? jay leno? i can't remember for the life of me), i was over her completely. i can't even make up my mind whether i think she's a good actress or not, i just can't stand her.

i actually liked la guerta and batista together, but maybe that's because i want to bone lauren velez so bad it hurts. seriously though, i don't think it came out of nowhere. batista was single and lonely and la guerta is/was so uptight she probably needed a shoehorn to take a sh*t. with the two of them spending so much time together at work, it seemed inevitable to me.

i hope you're wrong about rita returning as a figment of his imagination, but i could see it happening, especially since he's deviating from the code of harry.

the evolution of dexter's character is fascinating, and the true genius of the show is the way it taps into not only everyone's vain fantasy that he/she is an outsider but also everyone's fear that he/she is a monster.

sharona - i'm really sorry, i should have used a spoiler alert

[LukeA]

Just about everything is available for streaming/download online these days. Its getting to the point that I only actually "need" my cable service for sports in HD... and occasionally the convenience of having the DVR to pause/rewind live TV. I'm seriously considering dumping cable entirely- its too ridiculously expensive when considering how much out is out there for free.

[David]

And Carrie let's not forget SPORTS SOUP on Versus channel. It's modeled of course on SOUP, but it has far more heart & a lot less of that preppy sneer & "I'm So Clever" attitude that ruin David Letterman's show, Rachel Maddow's show, & even Jon Stewart's show (all three of whom constantly put themselves above not only every item they report but every viewer interested in those items). Letterman, Maddow, Stewart et al. are alienating; the great Matt Iseman is all-inclusive.

SPORTS SOUP represents what's best about American entertainment & the American spirit of play & humor.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Just about everything is available for streaming/download online these days. Its getting to the point that I only actually "need" my cable service for sports in HD... and occasionally the convenience of having the DVR to pause/rewind live TV. I'm seriously considering dumping cable entirely- its too ridiculously expensive when considering how much out is out there for free.

i ditched my TV 2 years ago and i don't miss it at all.

Originally Posted by David

And Carrie let's not forget SPORTS SOUP on Versus channel. It's modeled of course on SOUP, but it has far more heart & a lot less of that preppy sneer & "I'm So Clever" attitude that ruin David Letterman's show, Rachel Maddow's show, & even Jon Stewart's show (all three of whom constantly put themselves above not only every item they report but every viewer interested in those items). Letterman, Maddow, Stewart et al. are alienating; the great Matt Iseman is all-inclusive.

SPORTS SOUP represents what's best about American entertainment & the American spirit of play & humor.

your crib notes are showing, david.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910/satire

http://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/...ama/index.html

i hardly ever watch letterman. i used to watch jon stewart religiously, and i have no issue with him. he's on comedy central, for chrissakes. who is he alienating? palinites? sweet, they're not his demo.

i agree that maddow's sneering attitude bugs. and on that note, so does keith olbermann's. in particular, that maudlin, patronizing monologue he gave some months back about gay marriage & prop 8 made vomit rise to dangerous levels in my esophagus.

however, i don't expect much else from the MSM in a world where the up and coming generation is as jaded, insincere, and apathetic as this one is.