Here we are well into the new winter season...
My comments from this post in September 2007 are still pretty much on the mark.
While the grids I mentioned in this post from the previous September are still around, I found a new grid that's also quite good: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx
In general, the Futon Critic is really an excellent site. In addition to the really good grid, they have a plethora of other views that are really useful.
There are a couple of canceled shows that made us sad: Eli Stone, Pushing Daisies. I especially liked Eli Stone.
Shows we're currently watching or are glad are returning:
24, American Idol (J), Army Wives, Battlestar Galactica (D), The Big Bang Theory, Bones, Brothers and Sisters, Burn Notice, Chuck, Flashpoint, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes (D), How I Met Your Mother, Kyle X-Y, Life, Life On Mars, Lost, Medium, The Mentalist, Monk (J), NCIS, Numb3rs, Prison Break, Private Practice, Psych, Rescue Me, Sanctuary, Saving Grace, So You Think You Can Dance, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (D), Ugly Betty (J), The Unit
(J) means only Jeanie watches the show, (D) means only I watch it.
This season, Life On Mars is definitely at the top of our must watch list. Shows that are somewhat on the bubble (at least for me) include 11th Hour (it just never grabbed me), House (he's just too annoying for me) and Monk (it's stale). I'm glad at some level that Battlestar Galactica and Lost are ending this year, as it gives both series an opportunity to answer questions and wrap things up; I'll miss both, but I'm getting to the point where I think about five years is enough for an episodic series - at least one with big mysteries / unanswered questions.
I am looking forward to the new spring shows including Castle (I like Nathan Fillion), Better Off Ted and The Unusuals (we like Amber Tamblin from Joan of Arcadia).
We've already given up on Fringe (to far out, even for me) and Dollhouse (I was so hoping Joss would come up with another Firefly, but alas, no).
As I've lamented before, in many ways, I really wish there were fewer interesting shows on TV, as I know that were there fewer shows, I'd spend what little free time I have much more productively. Oh well, everyone has to have at least one vice, right?
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Posted by David at March 02, 2009 12:32 AM | Categorized under: TV