tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post4387144429217739486..comments2009-11-28T11:09:05.211-08:00Jacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363262167315655610jace@televisionaryblog.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-16643231451445681932009-11-28T10:48:13.504-08:002009-11-28T10:48:13.504-08:00i&#39;m watching all the same shows i&#39;ve been watching for ages now: house (but i really hope it&#39;s REALLY the last season. if not i&#39;m afraid they&#39;re gonna ruin a great show), the office (which is still hilarious!:D), castle (big fan:D), true blood (waiting for a new season!), lost (also waiting for it), gossip girl (pretty lame, but i like clothes:)), 90210 (better than gg by far, but still, i&#39;m watching it only for the clothes), mad men (i don&#39;t quite follow if there will be 4th season of what).<br />i&#39;ve given up on flashforward (too slow and complicated and boring), v (wth is THAT show!), i&#39;d seen the pilot of the vampire diaries - ohh cmooon... sooo not a hit.girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-55029665330914168362009-10-29T08:05:24.389-07:002009-10-29T08:05:24.389-07:00@Anonymous: Nope, still enjoying <i>Dexter</i>. Maybe it&#39;s not as complex as S1 or S2, but still enjoyable--a good mix of gripping and humor.<br /><br />Also, of course, can&#39;t wait for <i>Chuck</i>.sksthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215548041691636387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-35092143288776643152009-10-29T05:04:09.162-07:002009-10-29T05:04:09.162-07:00I&#39;m still watching way to much, but what can I say I love TV, but I&#39;ll leave it to new shows of this season.<br /><br />Mondays - Accidentally on Purpose. It&#39;s prety awful, but it always makes my wife and I laugh so we&#39;re still watching.<br />Tuesdays - We gave up on Melrose after one episode, just didn&#39;t care enough to keep going.<br />Wed - Modern Family and Cougar Town are both hilarious, so we&#39;ll be with them until they get horrible or cancelled, so hopefully many years. Eastwick is being DVRed but we&#39;re several weeks behind.<br />Thursday - Missed a few eps of Community but will catch up online and stil DVRing the others, Loving Vampire Diaries, so much better than I had expected. FlashForward is still being watched, but there&#39;s just something a little off about it that I can&#39;t place my finger on.<br />Fridays - White Collar.<br /><br />So far this season we&#39;ve also cast off One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, and Private Practice, mostly because we still had several episodes from last season we still had DVRed and hadn&#39;t watched and we just stopped caring about them.The CineManiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597232547026898685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-2543357454373610412009-10-28T21:37:28.411-07:002009-10-28T21:37:28.411-07:00STILL WATCHING:<br />Dancing with the Stars!<br />So You Think You Can Dance!<br />The Biggest Loser!<br />GLEE!<br />Modern Family!<br />America&#39;s Next Top Model!<br />The Vampire Diares!<br />Community!<br />The Office!<br /><br /><br />GAVE UP ON:<br />The Beautiful Life<br />Cougar Town<br />Flash Forward<br />Parks and Recreation<br />30 RockBekanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-35945988918307967882009-10-28T18:19:02.996-07:002009-10-28T18:19:02.996-07:00New shows I&#39;m enjoying...<br />Modern Family - I don&#39;t tend to watch comedies, but this one sucked me in. I&#39;ve actually found myself laughing out loud when watching by myself, which rarely happens to me.<br /><br />White Collar - Sure, it has only been one episode so far, but it was enjoyable, and fit the USA &quot;formula&quot; well enough that I think it&#39;ll be a keeper for me.<br /><br />New shows I&#39;m &quot;eh&quot; about...<br />Glee - love the musical numbers, hate the storylines that deal with the adults.<br /><br />Flash Forward - don&#39;t really care about any of the characters, so having a hard time caring about the show.<br /><br />Vampire Diaries - I like it well enough (especially Damon), but it hasn&#39;t fully captured me yet.<br /><br />NCIS: LA - I want to give it a chance because I like the original, but I just cannot get into it.<br /><br />New shows I&#39;ve given up on...<br />the forgotten - bland and uninteresting.<br /><br />Community - just didn&#39;t strike a chord with me. I really disliked the characters in the first episode and didn&#39;t care for the show overall.<br /><br />Three Rivers - I love Alex O&#39;L, but the show is pretty dull.<br /><br />Stargate: Universe - I really wanted to like this to fill the BSG void, but I had to force myself to make it through the premiere episode.<br /><br />Returning shows I&#39;m really enjoying...<br />Castle - what&#39;s not to love? The characters and writing are excellent, and it is a fun, entertaining show.<br /><br />NCIS - Tony is annoying me, but I like the rest of it for the most part this season.<br /><br />Bones - I disliked the end of last season, but it has gone back to being good again, with the right mix of humor and drama.<br /><br />Supernatural - the apocalypse story has really kicked the show into high gear again. <br /><br />The Mentalist - pretty much just for Simon Baker.<br /><br />Law &amp; Order - I like the current cast&#39;s chemistry.<br /><br />Returning shows I&#39;ve given up on this year...<br />Grey&#39;s Anatomy/Private Practice - they just got to be too much for me and (with the exception of a couple of characters) not so much fun to watch.<br /><br />SVU - the first few episodes were too over the top for me, so I bailed.Meredith44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-68358761951184449662009-10-28T18:12:18.069-07:002009-10-28T18:12:18.069-07:00I&#39;m anon from the top - LeAnn, I think both Without a Trace and The Forgotten are Bruckheimer vehicles, right? With a similar theme? I could be wrong about this but that&#39;s what I meant. Of the two, I really wish we still had Without A Trace to watch.<br /><br />Since I&#39;m in the mood to hate on some more shows...is anyone else giving up on Dexter lately? I just feel like they&#39;ve dumbed it down SO much. I noticed a huge difference when they switched showrunners before Season 3. To me, the show hasn&#39;t been the same since and has lost a lot of its former edge and intelligence. I am still mourning it since it was so formerly great but I&#39;ve finally given up watching.<br /><br />Another thing I&#39;ve noticed...the writing on Castle is getting better while the writing on The Mentalist is getting worse. How long can both fake detectives last I wonder? Seems like people like both. I am sort of meh on both but I like Castle more lately.<br /><br />Also, while I still like Flash Forward, someone really needs to tell Joseph Fiennes to dial it down a notch. Or ten.<br /><br />Mad Men continues to rock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-20594789053458102152009-10-28T14:43:53.958-07:002009-10-28T14:43:53.958-07:00I just moved to another state and, since I have yet to find a job, am currently DVRless, which means that the only things I&#39;m watching ON television are Heroes (hit or miss: more Samuel and Edgar, please), The Biggest Loser (guilty pleasure), Community (much funnier than I&#39;d hoped) and The Office.<br /><br />I&#39;m watching Dollhouse, Flashforward and Glee on Hulu - and am adoring Glee. I&#39;d like to see the last few Castle and House episodes that I&#39;ve missed and, if the joblessness keeps up, I&#39;ll probably catch up with Fringe which I gave up on halfway through S1.Friend Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10508344668185037119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-78156629058925949632009-10-28T09:46:51.091-07:002009-10-28T09:46:51.091-07:00I&#39;m also trying to ration my time in front of the tube. Tried Glee and Community but no click there, Current schedule:<br /><br />Mon: Castle (I&#39;ll watch anything with Nathan Fillion).<br />Wed. Eastwick (I&#39;ll watch anything with Paul Gross).<br />Thurs: Flash Forward (like others, I live in hope), Modern Family (just discovered this, think it hilarious, The Office/30 Rock, passed on them last season. <br />Fri. Stargate Universe, intrigued but not fascinated<br />Waiting for V, have White Collar recorded but so far unwatched. That&#39;s it. Clearly didn&#39;t give many new shows a chance but on the flip side I&#39;m reading moreAntproofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08583024372122846321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-81921622406911065202009-10-28T09:43:26.484-07:002009-10-28T09:43:26.484-07:00I&#39;m hooked on Sons of Anarchy and Always Sunny in Philly this year. I just started watching them. Cable is where it&#39;s at!! Almost gave up on mad Men though... they keep repeating the storylines with Don and Betty&#39;s maritial problems and infidelity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-4244162100084758842009-10-28T09:42:22.262-07:002009-10-28T09:42:22.262-07:00I also checked out Fringe, but it just made me curious about X-files and now I&#39;m hooked on the vastly superior X-files. Gave up on the the rip-off called Fringe - which is too slow, too stand-alone, and needs to advance the story faster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-18774883784277595472009-10-28T09:39:52.133-07:002009-10-28T09:39:52.133-07:00I gave up on FlashForward. It became a boring melodrama and the visions weren&#39;t that interesting or mysterious. The lead characters are BORING (Joesph Fiennes and Sonya Wagner). John Cho has some spark, but it wasn&#39;t enough to keep me hooked. Even with an end date the show still feels like it&#39;s dragging it&#39;s feet and I&#39;m waiting for these boring visions to come true.<br /><br />For a show that ripped of Lost they should have paid closer attention to Lost. Also, marc Guggenheim was a bad pick to showrun. Note to execs -- it really does matter who you hire. You can&#39;t just stick a melodrama guy on a sci-fi/drama and expect it to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-74882808929627412502009-10-28T00:05:29.828-07:002009-10-28T00:05:29.828-07:00I&#39;m watching a lot less television. The new shows I&#39;m watching are Vampire Diaries and Flash Forward, nothing else has really caught my attnetion. Otherwise, I&#39;m still watching Supernatural, Private Practice, and Gossip Girl. <br /><br />Will definitely watch V really enjoyed the pilot at Comic conAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-45428910515706611852009-10-27T22:10:01.048-07:002009-10-27T22:10:01.048-07:00I watch a lot of TV as it is, so I haven&#39;t picked up too many new shows.<br /><br />My current schedule is as follows:<br />MON-How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Greek, Lie to Me, Gossip Girl<br />TUE-Sons of Anarchy<br />WED-Glee<br />THURS-Fringe, The Office, FlashForward, Bones<br />SUN-Dexter, Mad Men<br /><br />I will be giving V a shot I think.<br /><br />I am close to giving up on Gossip Girl, as it&#39;s getting boring. It was never a ~good show, just a guilty pleasure, but it&#39;s losing my interest.<br /><br />Very excited for the return of Lost and Friday Night Lights. May watch the new season of 24.LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-81506160512550822512009-10-27T21:58:47.197-07:002009-10-27T21:58:47.197-07:00I know with is long, but here is my Monday to Friday viewing schedule.<br /><br />Monday: House, Heroes..still hoping it will get better or end soon, Big Bang, How I Met Your Mother, Lie to Me. Tried to get in Accidentally on Purpose but could not do it. But my must watch show of Monday is Castle.<br /><br />Tuesday: NCIS, NCIS:LA, and Son of Anarchy...best show on television.<br /><br />Wednesday: Gary Unmarried, The Middle, and Modern. They are some of the best sitcoms on TV. I tried to watch Hank for about five minuets before I had to turn it off and I gave it up and Cougar Town was just creepy after watching Courtney Cox do such good serious acting on Dirt. I love Glee, but it is over the top a lot. Glad Nip/Tuck is back. I also have to catch Top Chef on Wednesdays.<br /><br />Thursdays: I have to watch Bones and Fringe. I hope Fringe gets renewed. I still like the original CSI and Grey&#39;s Anatomy. Digging FlashForward...for now. I want to see how the first season will end before I put to much faith in it. I can not forget about Its Always Sunny. As for NBC and their comedy block, I gave up anything good coming out of NBC since they canceled Kings.<br /><br />Friday: It is ruled by USA with Monk and White Collar. USA really knows how to develop a quirky, smart show. Also I still love Numb3rs. I also will be watching Dollhouse till they drag it off the air.<br /><br />All in all, I tried to watch most of new shows. Some are great like The Middle, Modern Family, and Bored to Death. Others like any of the crap on the CW (I&#39;m a straight male in my mid 20s so I&#39;m no way their target audience and the fact they canceled Reaper make me not care at all about that network) and NBC (the exception is that I did like Community&#39;s pilot, but I a can only handle the three other shows I&#39;ve commited to during that time slot) are mostly garbage that I could care less about.<br /><br />Also, to make this a complete article for Televisionary, I must mention that I am ready for a new season of Chuck until NBC manages to screw up and cancel it.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003353058800361472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-40074525409802546322009-10-27T19:30:14.713-07:002009-10-27T19:30:14.713-07:00Ok, I was just going to read everyone else&#39;s, but I feel I must join the party.<br /><br />Monday: Heroes (what can I say, I like Jack Coleman); Lie to Me (Tim Roth); Castle (it&#39;s my Monday fun show)<br /><br />Tuesday: The NCIS&#39;s and I sorta watch The Good Wife<br /><br />Wednesday: reruns of Leverage on TNT and sometimes CSI:NY<br /><br />Thursday (I watch some of these online later since I am DVR-less): FlashForward (I hold out hope); Fringe; Community (I teach, nuff said); Bones; and Private Practice sorta<br /><br />Friday: Sanctuary; Dollhouse; Psych; White Collar<br /><br />I don&#39;t think I tried anything I&#39;ve given up on. <br /><br />Looking forward to: V, Chuck (woo hoo!), Caprica, The Prisoner, Burn Notice, Leverage, and probably some others I&#39;m not thinking of.Tempestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-61633100350868993692009-10-27T17:39:28.726-07:002009-10-27T17:39:28.726-07:00watching:<br /><i>modern family</i> - best new show<br /><i>parks and recreation</i> - unbelievably improved<br /><i>glee</i> - even though it suffers from early <i>ugly betty/desperate housewives</i> syndrome - stupid storylines and dodgy continuity made bearable by likable performances and sheer entertainment value (plus jane lynch is the breakout star of the season)<br /><br />dropped after three episodes:<br /><i>flashforward</i> - didn&#39;t know enough about the characters to care about what happens to them in the future<br /><i>community</i> - didn&#39;t laugh once<br /><br />dropped after one and a half episodes:<br /><i>cougartown</i> - truly awfulpar3182http://www.blogger.com/profile/03647653154201086767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-15938858390875650132009-10-27T15:41:26.638-07:002009-10-27T15:41:26.638-07:00<i>Glee</i>: Excellent.<br /><i>Cougar Town</i>: Funny.<br /><i>Community</i>: Witty writing.<br /><i>Modern Family</i>: Original writing.<br /><i>The Big Bang Theory</i>: Still funny and intellectual.<br /><i>Secret Girlfriend</i>: Surprisingly original and funny, but crude.<br /><br /><i>Heroes</i>: Not as tight as it was, but still good.<br /><i>Nip/Tuck</i>: Not as good as it was.<br /><br /><i>Parks &amp; Recreation</i>: Good, but I could drop it.<br /><i>The Office</i>: I hope they tie it up soon so I can drop it.<br /><br /><i>Stargate Universe</i>: Could drop.<br /><i>FlashForward</i>: The book was better. Could drop.<br /><br /><i>White Collar</i>: Haven&#39;t seen pilot yet.<br /><i>The Prisoner</i>: Looking forward to it.<br /><i>V</i>: Looking forward to it.sksthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05215548041691636387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-39854166741287738292009-10-27T15:15:56.760-07:002009-10-27T15:15:56.760-07:00I think it is a good year for TV although I gave up on Heroes, Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty.<br /><br />New shows I added to my series recording: Modern Family, Flashforward, Glee and White Collar. <br /><br />Shows I still love: SYTYCD, Big BangTheory, Castle, Fringe, Amazing Race, Top Chef, Project Runway, Psych<br /><br />Shows on the bubble: Community, The Mentalist, Dollhouse, Numbers<br /><br />I will give V a try but not sure if I will like it.<br /><br />Shows I will watch when they come back on:<br />Better Off Ted, Lost, Breaking Bad, Damages, Chuck, Burn Notice, Saving Grace.katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-2248521267442939542009-10-27T15:11:39.947-07:002009-10-27T15:11:39.947-07:00Watching: &quot;Fringe&quot;, &quot;Dollhouse&quot;, &quot;Stargate: Universe&quot;<br /><br />Waiting for: &quot;V&quot;, return of &quot;Burn Notice&quot;, &quot;Chuck&quot;, &quot;24&quot; and &quot;Lost&quot;<br /><br />Watched: &quot;Warehouse 13&quot;<br /><br />Gave up on: &quot;Flash Forward&quot; in 3 eppies, &quot;Defying Gravity&quot; on opening night<br /><br />Missing: &quot;Alias&quot;Page48http://www.blogger.com/profile/09728079057077761364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-81794362096382872772009-10-27T14:41:22.473-07:002009-10-27T14:41:22.473-07:00Friday - I&#39;ll start with Friday because I love White Collar - it is probably my favorite new show of the season. I watch Dollhouse and Stargate online over the weekend. I too am very disappointed in Not a Real Stargate.<br /><br />Monday - Waiting for Chuck - my favorite. Also catch Castle - so great and Lie to Me. Castle and Lie to Me have both really improved this year. Based on other comments I may catch up on House but I dislike 13 so much I could not start watching again.<br /><br />Tuesday - Always watch NCIS. LA is not as good but still watchable. The Good Wife is such excellent tv. The actors are great.<br /><br />Wednesday - Glee. Dislike the wife intensely and the pregnancy plot. So stupid.<br /><br />Thursday - Supernatural is fabulous this year and Fringe is so much better this year. FlashForward is slow but I am still on board. Bones if I have time.<br /><br />Looking forward to the return of Legend of the Seeker and start of Life Unexpected, Parenthood (although I will miss Maura Tierney) and Human Target.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-35491479259218699592009-10-27T14:33:49.231-07:002009-10-27T14:33:49.231-07:00Actively watching (first thing I check on my Tivo):<br /><br />- Mad Men, House, Bones, Grey&#39;s Anatomy, 30 Rock, Project Runway, Top Chef<br />- Glee, Modern Family, Good Wife <br /><br />Second choice:<br /><br />- Dollhouse, Lie to Me, Fringe, Heroes (I like the new carney folk), Office, Numb3rs<br /><br />Guilty pleasures:<br /><br />- Ghost Whisperer, Sanctuary, Castle, Smallville<br /><br />On the bubble:<br /><br />- Flash Forward, Community, Stargate Universe, Cougartown<br /><br />Ready for:<br /><br />- V, White Collar (based on recs here!)<br /><br />Gave up on:<br /><br />- Brothers &amp; Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Vampire Diaries (may get a second chance)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-22613080525856707382009-10-27T14:30:12.715-07:002009-10-27T14:30:12.715-07:00Still watching: Fringe, NCIS, Castle, MadMen, SuperNatural, Big Bang Theory, Dexter<br /><br />Dropped: Modern Family - rarely funny at all, Flash Forward - flat characters and stupid action sequences<br /><br />Desperately waiting for: Lost and ChuckOldDarthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-79445991117267842452009-10-27T13:53:00.869-07:002009-10-27T13:53:00.869-07:00Currently Watching:<br /><br />Mondays - House, Heroes, Accidently on Purpose, Californication<br />Tuesdays - NCIS, NCIS LA, The Good Wife<br />Wednesdays- Dragons Den, L + O SVU<br />Thursdays - Bones, Vamp Diaries, Supernatural<br />Fridays - Ghost Whisperer<br />Sunday - Brothers and Sisters<br /><br />Will be giving up on (if no improvement is show asap!)<br />Law and Order SVU, Heroes, Accidently on Purpose, Ghost Whisperer NCIS LAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-55288172338225549882009-10-27T12:23:29.012-07:002009-10-27T12:23:29.012-07:00Out of new shows I&#39;ve been keeping up with Glee, The Vampire Diaries, and Eastwick. Out of returning shows I&#39;m watching Dollhouse, Desperate Housewives (not sure why), The Office, Fringe, Ghost Whisperer and Supernatural.<br /><br />I like Modern Family, The Middle, Community, P&amp;R, 30 Rock, The Forgotten, Bones, Medium, and several others that I plan to catch up with when I can.corynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21973613.post-55585670862036516782009-10-27T12:20:41.053-07:002009-10-27T12:20:41.053-07:00I have no DVR and only the most basic of basic cable (I&#39;m cheap), so here&#39;s what I watch live:<br /><br />Monday: How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory (I wish CBS&#39;d put them back together as a comedy hour.)<br /><br />Tuesday: Nothin&#39;<br /><br />Wednesday: Glee<br /><br />Thursday: All of the NBC comedies, The Office is a mixed bag, but the rest are wonderful.<br /><br />Friday: Dollhouse<br /><br />Sunday: 60 Minutes<br /><br />What I&#39;ve stopped watching:<br />Modern Family, sorry but my enjoyment of singing and dancing and Jane Lynch wins. Maybe with the World Series I&#39;ll be able to catch up.<br /><br />FlashForward, starting the pilot in the middle of the actual episode and then flashing back really bothered me and the second episode just bored me.<br /><br />I&#39;m very curious about V and hope it&#39;s really good and I&#39;m excited for the return of Lost and Chuck and 24 this winter.ticknarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801355244098858109noreply@blogger.com