What We Watch

I admit it, I'm kind of a TV junkie. 

I enjoy kicking back after the kids have gone to bed and watching a show or two before my eyes can no longer stay open and I give in to exhaustion. 

Jimm also likes to watch TV, however there are times when we can't quite agree on what to watch.  There are shows of mine that he "tolerates"; So you Think you can Dance and Project Runway.  Actually he doesn't really tolerate them, he just sits and works while I watch them.  And there are shows of his that I roll my eyes at such as "American Pickers" and "Pawn Shop". 

I have to say, I'm not exactly sure why I like Project Runway.  I'm not a fashionista by any stretch of the imagination.  I used to be more trendy before I became a mom, but I was never one for designer labels and much prefer the likes of Kohl's and Target.  I also do not sew at all; in fact I have extreme difficulty trying to get a button sewn back on to a pair of pants and most of the time will just pitch them and go buy a new pair due to frustration.  But I love watching this show.  I guess it might be the challenge of trying to figure out if the judges are going to find something innovative and creative or if they hate it.  I also love their comments.  And to be quite honest I just get a kick out of the contestants! They're hilarious.

I do know why I like So you Think you can Dance.  Because, quite frankly, it's the BEST show of it's kind out there.  I can't really dance, although I used to enjoy going out to the dance clubs in my younger, single days :-) And I have no idea what the judges are talking about when they discuss the technical stuff the dancers are doing.  I just know that when I hear the story behind the dance and choreography and the music backs up the intention of the choreographer and the actual dancers fly across the stage as if they are weightless it...well, it moves me.  I've written about my love for music and the fact that I've been a musician/singer since I was just a little girl, so I guess the connection of dance, music, creativity and the arts combined in this show just make me want to tune in every week. 

And then I sit and watch a waste-of-my time-and-life show like America's Got Talent.  It's- first of all- a joke of a title: The people that they put through on this show do not have talent and it's all about ratings and putting people through just to make a complete #@$ out of themselves.  But I still watch it because for some reason I thought that maybe, just maybe, this season they would come across someone with some real talent.  And, don't get me wrong, there are some talented people that DO make it on this show....it's just not the norm. 

As for other quality shows :-):  We have just starting watching Glee and I am happy to say that I'm enjoying it thus far.  5 episodes in and I'm becoming a Gleek!

We are enjoying watching the last few episodes of Entourage.  This is not a show for the faint of heart and also for those that can't handle foul language and crude jokes.  But Jeremy Piven has been a favorite actor of mine for quite some time and this is a role that he has mastered as Ari Gold. 

I can't wait to see the next season of Modern Family and catch up on 30 Rock (we still need to watch this last season).  I miss Arrested Development, Scrubs and Friday Night Lights.  I'm not sure how The Office will pan out without it's star this next season...but I will still watch it.  Parks and Rec has turned out to be absolutely hilarious the past couple of seasons!

We are also still big fans of the Amazing Race and Survivor. And CSI.  Those just never get old...

I think my love for TV is to escape reality.  I like watching other people, real or not, go on with their lives, conquer fears and make stupid mistakes from the comfort of my couch.  Sometimes it makes me think deeply about something and other times I just laugh at the practical joke Jim played on Dwight.  Regardless, it's an outlet for me.  I absolutely love to read as well, so no..I'm not inundating my kids with TV and we do read to them pretty much every day.  I go through books like water.  I am currently reading one of James Patterson's latest....which I almost put down because it has to do with a serial killer who's targeting mothers and babies.  Not exactly what I want to read late at night before bed.  Sigh. 

Anywho.....What do YOU watch and why?  Any good shows that have you hooked?  Even ones that are no longer on?  We watched 30 Rock, Arrested Development and now Glee on Netflix Streaming.....so we are always looking for other possibilities!