The Fall Season is Back, or How to Lose a Wife in Five Days

People who are even casual readers of this blog (and really, how many of you out there aren't "casual" readers?) have seen that I am a devotee of television. Between my dedication to Lost and my other random postings on The Office, game shows, Survivor, and the like, it is clear that I love the boob tube and almost everything that is on it. Well, the holiday season has begun for me again, as the new television season has begun. So, like I did for the past spring season, here is what I am planning on watching this fall (new shows in italics):

Sunday: The Amazing Race, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Desperate Housewives, Bored to Death

Monday: How I Met Your Mother, House, Heroes, Lie to Me, Trauma

Tuesday: The Biggest Loser, So You Think You Can Dance, The Good Wife, Shark Tank

Wednesday: So You Think You Can Dance, Glee, Modern Family, Eastwick, Top Chef

Thursday (The Hell Day): Flash Forward, Survivor, SNL Thursday Update, Parks & Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock, Community, Fringe, The Mentalist, Project Runway

Friday/Saturday: Nada

Obviously, there will be a lot of time-shifting/DVRing going on. Part of the reason I get to entertain myself with this much programming is that my wife is not usually home at night, as she is a Broadway actress (as I mentioned below). What complicates matters now is that while she has off on Monday nights while she is still in Billy Elliot, she will have ALL of her nights off when she goes to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Now, of course, I love my wife and enjoy every minute I get to spend with her, but as she doesn't enjoy the TV as much as I do, well, I might be doing a lot of catching up on Saturday afternoons.

That said, I might try to pick up The Big Bang Theory. I keep hearing how amazing it is, but I've never seen it. I may have to pick up the DVDs so I can catch up. As far as the time conflicts above that my DVR can't handle (can only tape two different programs at once, and you have to watch one if you have the TV on), on Mondays I'm going to tape/watch House, and tape How I Met Your Mother, then catch Heroes on Hulu.com later. CBS holds their episodes a week before releasing them online, so not taping HIMYM is out of the question. Heroes will be up immediately the next day on Hulu. For Thursdays, I'm planning to tape/watch Flash Forward (promising to be the breakout show of the fall) and tape Survivor (my wife actually looooooves this show and we have gatherings with friends to watch it). SNL and Parks & Recreation will get the Hulu treatment too. I'm not sure how NBC will be shifting its Thursday night comedies in a couple weeks when SNL is over and 30 Rock returns, so this may change. Besides these situations, I think I'm clear as the cable shows are always rerun later at night so I can tape those out of conflict with the network programming.

So, there you have it. I will be posting about these shows as they unfold, probably leaning towards Flash Forward (as it is sure to be full of Lost-ian mysteries), The Office and probably Survivor. A number of these have already started (NBC Thursday comedies except 30 Rock, Survivor, Entourage, Biggest Loser, So You...Dance, Glee) so get online and catch up! Please drop comments into the post about what you are watching and what you'd like to talk about. It's sure to be a great season.

Enjoy.

More Opportunities to Embarass Myself

As I have stated before, I'm a big fan of Survivor. Well, great news for me and those that are like-minded. Two more seasons of Jeff Probst heckling the malnourished and egotistically deluded!

What I Watch

If we are going to have a discussion on television, I thought it best to let you know what it is I currently watch. For those that might be concerned that this blog will solely be about TV, it won't be. It's just that I can write about TV pretty quickly, and still concentrate on work. There will be other topics to come, I swear. Anyway, here is my current TV universe:

Sunday: Desperate Housewives, Big Love, Flight of the Conchords, The Amazing Race

Monday: Chuck, Heroes, House, 24, The Bachelor, How I Met Your Mother, Worst Week, Trust Me

Tuesday: American Idol, Fringe, The Mentalist, Scrubs

Wednesday: Lost, American Idol, Lie to Me, Life on Mars, Top Chef, Damages

Thursday: Survivor, The Office, 30 Rock, My Name is Earl

Friday/Saturday: Nada

When I Can Catch Them: The Rachel Maddow Show, Mythbusters, Cash Cab, Meet the Press

And, of course, I try to fit in the NJ Devils and NY Mets when they are on. Wow, I think I might have a TV addiction. This is what happens when your wife is a Broadway actress and not at home weeknights. Thank God for DVR and online episodes! Anyway, if you watch any of this stuff, let's talk about it. And if you have any suggestions, please fire away. However, I give you this warning: I will not watch Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters or Private Practice. I've seen an episode or two, and hated them. Sorry for their fans. You can try to persuade me, but it will be difficult. OK, off to watch last night's Lost again!

I'm a Survivor, I'm Not Gonna Give Up

Although it may not appear so, I do enjoy TV shows other than Lost. No, really, it's true! One of my other obsessions is Survivor, which, incidentally, premieres its new season next Thursday, February 12 at 8pm on CBS. My love for this competition is so complete that I often dream about the show. I truly believe I would have an excellent shot at winning the million bucks, so I have auditioned a few times to be on the show. Here is my video currently under consideration:

Pretty good, right? I'd pick me. I have a couple other audition videos somewhere. If I can find them in the right format, I'll post those too. God, I hope this gets me a call from the Survivor folks in the next couple weeks.