January 9, 2007
SFist Watches: Your TV!
I was going to compile a top ten list for the year, but then I remembered I hate end-of-the-year top tens. Or should I say, I hate writing them. My memory ain't what it used to be, and I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, let alone a TV show I watched back in February that I liked enough to write about again.
Also, I'm really, really lazy.
So, much like I did last year, I will instead offer readers a glimpse at the top ten shows currently on my TiVo Season Pass list. Please feel free to share your own Season Pass lists--or just the ten shows you make it a habit to watch--in the comments.
Let me preface this with an admittance that these ten shows don't really seem to represent what I actually love the most on TV, but such is the nature of TiVo's software. Anyone who's tried to reorganize their Season Pass list knows it can take an excrutiatingly long time to do it, so recording priorities can get a little out of whack. To wit:
1. "The Knights of Prosperity" - This ABC comedy has only aired once, and based on that single episode, I'd say it doesn't deserve to be in the top spot. It's a sort of "My Name Is Earl" in reverse, with Donal Logue leading a team of volunteer thieves with plans to rob Mick Jagger. Jagger's moments in the show were the best thing about the pilot, and he's going to be a tough character to top once his involvement with the show ends. Watch the pilot on ABC.com and see what I mean.
2."30 Rock" - I've been a fan of this series from episode one, and am happy to say it's only gotten funnier since then. If you aren't watching, you should be--and you can start by watching the entire season free on NBC.com!
3. "Medium" - I've limited my primetime crime procedurals to three this season. The other two are "CSI" and "Law and Order: Criminal Intent."
4. "Veronica Mars" - I was disappointed with season two--it was a confusing mess. Season three sees Veronica going to college, and the central mystery of the first half of the season involved date rape, and I think this show has had more than enough rape storylines in its three seasons on the air. Let's get back to something cheery. Like murder!
5. "Heroes" - I wouldn't call this series great--hell, I don't even know if I could call it good. But I have a great time watching it. The whole show is ridiculous, and their attempts to force a catch phrase down the nation's throat ("Save the cheerleader, save the world!") were pathetic, but regardless, the show continues to satisfy me. If you haven't given it a try yet, you can catch up by watching the entire season online. New episodes start up on the 22nd.
6. "The Nine" - No idea if this show will ever make it back to the air, as it was pulled back in November. I wasn't that engrossed, but I've put in the time, and would like to at least know how it ends.
7. "Brothers & Sisters" - There's no excuse for this to be in my top ten. None.
8. "The Simpsons" (new episodes) - Yes. I still love "The Simpsons."
9. "Everybody Hates Chris" - Amusing, but I always find my attention drifting to other things when I watch it, and I have no idea why.
10. "Desperate Housewives" - While there's no excuse for "Brother and Sisters" to be so high up on the list, there's even less excuse for this to be. Unless the show starts to introduce, I don't know, people returning from the grave as zombies or something, I'm going to have to delete it permanently.
Now it's your turn. What's on your TiVo?
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I don't have Tivo, but my fiancee does. Stuff that I watch while he's asleep/somewhere else:
Campus Ladies on Oxygen (awesome--very similar to the taboo-breaking and uncomfortable humor of the Office.)
Ugly Betty
Grey's Anatomy
Nip/Tuck
House Hunters (and various other HGTV-type shows)
Gilmore Girls (I'm not sure why I watch this lame show)
Veronica Mars (agreed, it's become a mess)
Dirt (on FX with Courtney Cox. The Pilot was on last week, and it's the most gloriously cliched tripe that I will probably become addicted to.)
What my fiancee and I watch together:
The Office (of course)
The Closer (great crime drama on TNT with Kyra Sedgewick)
House
Gene Simmons' Family Jewels (His family are jewels, and they make him seem 10 times more charming than when he is alone.)
Breaking Bonaduce (I couldn't handle the second season though.)
The Soup
Best Week Ever
Ugh, I just did a big list, and my comment got an error!
Here's what I watch on my fiancee's Tivo when he's asleep/somewhere else:
Campus Ladies on Oxygen (hilarious, taboo-breaking and uncomfortable humor very similar to the Office)
Ugly Betty
Grey's Anatomy
Nip/Tuck
House Hunters (and other misc home shows)
Gilmore Girls (not sure why I watch this lame show anymore)
Veronice Mars (agreed, it's become a mess)
Dirt on FX (w/Courtney Cox, just watched the Pilot last week, and it's the most gloriously cliched tripe that I will surely become addicted to.)
What I watch w/my fiancee:
The Office (US verson)
The Closer on TNT (awesome crime drama with Kyra Sedgewick)
House
Degrassi on The N (this high school drama "goes there")
Gene Simmons' Family Jewels (his family are jewels and make him seem 10 times more charming than he really is.)
Breaking Bonaduce (Train wreck! I couldn't handle the second season though. My fiancee can't wait to watch Saving Sizemore, but I think I'll pass.)
The Soup
Best Week Ever
1. "Lost" - But it's on probation until they actually DO something.
2. "The Venture Brothers" - Now that "Lost" sucks, this is the best series on television.
3. "Battlestar Galactica" - I finally got into this show with the episode where they escape New Caprica, and now I'm hooked.
4. "Doctor Who" - I was surprised as anyone that the first few episodes of the series reboot were so awesome. It kind of petered out, and I think they still try a little too hard, but every once in a while there's an episode that's just incredible.
5. "How I Met Your Mother" - This went from something I'll watch if it's on, if I think about it, to being one of my favorite sitcoms ever. The last couple of months have had just one solid, hilarious episode after another. "Slap Bet" was brilliant.
6. "Passport to Europe with Samantha Brown" - I've had a crush on Samantha Brown ever since she did those travel channel shows about Walt Disney World.
7. "Heroes" - This started out SO bad, but somehow managed to work itself into an intriguing series. There's still at least 10 stupid things every episode, but they always have at least one kick-ass scene that keeps me coming back. I'm not proud of it, but I'm definitely hooked.
8. "Legion of Super-Heroes" - I started recording this because I thought it was going to be like "Justice League," a superhero cartoon show that adults could actually admit to watching. Turns out it's a kids' series on the former Kids WB. And I'm still too lazy to take it off the list.
9. "30 Rock" - This one started out pretty dire, but turned around and actually ended up really solid. I don't think Alec Baldwin is even carrying the show anymore. And the baby episode was hilarious.
10. "Monk" - I didn't think it'd be any good without Sharona, but I think I actually like it better with the girl from the pizza place.
Most of the shows at the top of my list are HBO/Showtime and aren't on most of the year so I'll add a few more than 10.
1. Big Love
2. Sopranos (I've gotten seriously bored with this show but my partner still digs it.)
3. Weeds (started to drag a bit towards the end)
4. Dexter (has the most delightfully disgusting opening credits I've ever witnessed)
5. Real Time with Bill Maher (don't know why I bother)
6. Battlestar Galactica (Is this not the best show EVER?)
7. Doctor Who (god I miss Christopher Eccleston)
8. Nip/Tuck (love some boy ass)
9. The Office
10. How I Met Your Mother (what a surprisingly funny show but the name SUCKS!)
Honorable mentions:
Gilmore Girls (I'm hanging on until the bitter end no matter how much I want to gouge my eyes out)
Bones
New Adventures of Old Christine (again with the shitty name)
1)Lost- but the show is losing me
2)Battlestar Galactica- Yes, it might be the best show ever
3)the Office-Oh my GAWD,-- JIM AND PAM 4EVA!!!!!!
4)The Daily Show
5)Colbert
6)Arrested Development- G4 is showing the reruns and the show is even funnier the second and third time through
7)PTI & Around the Horn-- I like sports
8)Scrubs- I've been watching the reruns and I've been knd of digging the show
9)South Park- the episode about Cartman and the Wii that turned into a meditation on religion vs. atheism was brilliant
10)It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia- can somehow make light of abortion, racism, molestation and that's just the beginning.