I am so addicted to television…
SUNDAY
Alias at 8pm, becoming a weekly custom at the Cutler’s house. We get to hang out with great friends and their completely adorable baby while watching Sydney kick international butt. Pretty cool, though not as cool this season because Vaughn is married. Big sigh.
MONDAY
Every other week I have bible study… Thus I’m not hooked to Monday night tv.
TUESDAY
NYPD Blue… I enjoy watching Sipowicz and gang workin’ hard, crackin’ cases down at the 15th precinct. Connie is pregnant — yay!
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday evenings find me bolting half a city block, from my junior high bible study at Zion to The Grand’s viewing of The Bachelor in order to catch The. Most. Exciting. Rose. Ceremony. Ever! The show is the one that earns me the most odd looks (and I’m certain, internal judgment calls) when I reveal that I’m a watcher. It’s a guilty pleasure.
THURSDAY
Hold on to your hats — this is the Nite of Nites for television watching… 7:00pm. Friends — it’s the final season and it’s must-see tv. 7:30pm. Survivor — though I don’t get to see the first half, the second half is always exciting. I have just enough interest invested to care about the tribal councils. (By the way, I don’t think the recent “twist” is a fair idea. Here’s hoping Burton and Lil get voted out again!) 8:00pm. Extreme Makeover — don’t knock it ’til you’ve seen it. Everyone needs a meeting with Sam the Stylist. 9:00pm. ER — I’ve watched this show since I was in high school and I can’t quit now… But it kinda stinks. I’m tired of the ridiculous high drama found in the County ER. Give me the more personal storylines anyday.
FRIDAY/SATURDAY
This is a recent addition… House Rules, where three couples compete in home renovations. Yikes! I heard that a couple should never attempt to wallpaper during the early years of marriage (or, in our case, put up mini-blinds), much less renovate a home. Quite entertaining!
That’s it. That’s my week in front of the life-sucking boob tube. I know that once I become a mother I’ll rarely watch television again — so really, I’m doing myself a favor by such indulgences now. Hee, hee.
5 Comments
bethany Nov 9, 2003 4:34 PM
i sadly have little time for television of late, but the shows i do still watch with consistency are gilmore girls (tuesday night, 7 pm) and the west wing (wednesday night, 8 pm). tww has been quite sucktacular this season, which is very sad, because it is an excellent show. seriously. the first season comes out on dvd later this month; i defy you to watch 4 episodes of that set and not be hooked.
charity Nov 10, 2003 11:04 AM
I am with you on Wednesday and Thursday nights! You can’t miss the Most. Exciting. Rose Ceremony. Ever. And Thursday nights’ must see tv. Well, that says it all, its “must see tv!” At least till friends ends. I am still bummed that they moved Extreme Makeover from its prime spot following the Bachelor to its odd spot before ER. Post-bachelor tv watching is crap. Who cares about Karen Sisco? Bleh.
andrew Nov 10, 2003 3:25 PM
argh…right now i’m addicted to watching re-runs of the restaurant on bravo. i broke a month long binge on days of our lives this summer so i think i can beat this one too.
lindsay Nov 10, 2003 4:43 PM
gilmore girls and survivor are my favorites! other than that, i don’t watch much tv, aside from a sporadic simpsons rerun now and then.
rebecca Nov 10, 2003 6:05 PM
tv addiction is all about storylines… we continue to watch the same shows to see what the same characters are up to.
i started watching ‘dawson’s creek’ reruns some time ago. back-to-back episodes are true time killers! finally, finally, finally the series finale came about and i said au revoir to my friends dawson, joey, pacey, jen and others. (by the way, the finale is torturously sad. i was weepy for a solid two hours. sobby weepy. all for a television program.)