THE FAVORITES
The Office: I started watching sometime in the middle of the second season. At the time, all of my favorite shows had ended, and I wasn’t watching anything regularly. I watched only sporadically for a while, but then it became my show–perhaps my favorite of all time. I love dry humor, though sometimes I actually have to walk away from the TV, because I can’t handle the awkward stuff. Watching has become easier since they minimized the uncomfortable pauses. I’m excited for this season; the premiere gave me the feeling that this is going to be a season that moves the characters forward, but draws still on all that stuff we love.
30 Rock: Don’t tell The Office, but in the last year, 30 Rock has made a serious play for the #1 place in my heart. I love Tina Fey like everyone else. The flashbacks to her time in college are too much. Alec Baldwin? He’s always cracked me up. And, Kenneth! Oh, Kenneth.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: This is a new one, but I’ve been watching the whole series over and over all summer. At first, I found it kind of annoying listening to jerks yell at each other, but eventually they won me over. Same kind of dry humor as the others–people acting completely ridiculous, but taking themselves completely seriously. I don’t actually have cable, but thank you universe for hulu.com.
How I Met Your Mother: I started watching in the first season. I don’t care that much about the unconventional style, but I like Ted as an everyman, Barney is hilarious, Robin is . . . Canadian, and Lilly and Marshall are nauseatingly adorable.
THE SECOND STRING
48 Hours Mystery: I started watching this show because it’s the only thing on on Saturday night before SNL/Mad TV. I stay because I like real-life criminal mysteries, and each episode has some ridiculous title like “Storm of Murder” or “Love and Death in Alaska.”
The Big Bang Theory: I really love this show, and it should be in my faves, but, for some reason, I often forget about it. A lovable nerd, a hot girl who’s also very sweet, and Sheldon. Love it.
Family Guy/American Dad/King of the Hill: Love them all, but don’t usually catch them on the first airing. King of the Hill is actually one of my favorite shows ever.
SNL/Mad TV: I usually switch back and forth, landing on Mad TV more often, because it’s consistently funnier. But, when SNL hits, it really hits.
Daily Show/Colbert/Leno/Letterman/Conan/Craig Ferguson: I tune in sporadically, and watch only the monologues and intro skits, but I love ‘em.
THE ONE I’M EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT
Lipstick Jungle: It’s a decent show, but I continue to watch probably because a) the episodes are available on hulu, and b) the guy who plays Kirby sometimes works out at my gym.
I swear I used to watch dramas, but I’m not interested in any right now. Let me know if you have any recommendations.
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haha I like your tier-ing system. I can’t wait for 30-Rock to come back! and that is some good incentive to go to the gym ;)
Interesting shows; when it comes to TV, I don’t think I’ve watched anything since the O.C. There isn’t as much appeal – though I miss a good mix of old and young soap opera like the O.C. Keep me posted if anything like that ever shows up again.
I know very few girls who love sunny, so it is always nice to find another one who likes it as much as I do. The story lines are inappropriate for the most part and I actually do feel a little guilty for laughing, but I Tivo it and it is my new Friday night ritual!!
Oh, it’s so inappropriate, and it doesn’t always justify itself, but there are so many laughs.