Favorite active show that is; my overall fav is the syndicated Candian show Da Vinci’s Inquest.

I usually follow no more than two shows a season, and DH is on probation this year since character growth seems a bit lacking.

Boston Legal needs to pick it up a bit as well, but I’ll always give William Shatner the nostalgic benefit of the doubt.

I think Desperate Housewives has become more of a “they did that again?!?” drama, I’m leaning towards giving up on the show because the characters keep making the same mistakes. It’s feeling less like a witty soap opera and more like a sitcom with multi-episode story arcs.

Scott, it’s a replacement because I’m not looking to increase the amount of time I spend watching TV… I’d like to cut back, actually (which is the silver lining for me when shows I watch get cancelled). And there’s only so much over-the-top “they did what?!?” drama I need in my brain.

I will admit that DH isn’t quite what it has been… but that seems like they are still in set-up mode for the rest of the season.

Actually, BL has been a bit lackluster in its opening episodes, too.

Hmmm… maybe I’m just getting old.

It’s good, truly. And Kara “Starbuck” Thrace deserves your attention as one of the best female characters on TV, in or out of the genre. (End plug.)

The poorly acted, stupid Bones, but not the much better executed House?

To each his own… :)

I have absolutely no interest in BG, although I’m glad it hits the right buttons for so many of my friends. I just don’t want to watch the interstellar war stuff.

You mean…?

Caruso standing, with fingertips on boney hips, looking pensive.
Caruso standing, with fingertips on boney hips, looking troubled.
Caruso standing, with fingertips on boney hips, looking confused.
Caruso standing, with fingertips on boney hips, looking completely lost since he left NYPD Blue.

I haven’t tried Everybody Hates Chris, because out of all the press and ads last year, none of it made me laugh.

With Ugly Betty, I’m really curious to see how it continues. It’s so close to Devil Wears Prada, and it mentioning that film in the most recent episode doesn’t excuse it. It comes really close to trad sitcom when it could be more.

~chris, to some degree, I think, for once that’s the point of Ugly Betty. She’s unstylish, not ugly but surrounded by the perfect dolls at the fashion magazine, she’s seen as ugly in comparison. That theme kinda got telegraphed in the second episode with a subplot about digitally retouching photos.

My Wife thinks it’s a bit… over the top, shall we say, but I keep telling her that that is part of the charm. Like the music and sound effects, the characters and acting are paying homage to the show’s humble beginnings.

I loved Christopher Eccleston’s take on the character, but have to admit that the new guy is doing a decent job.

Cheers again, JOHN :0)

I’ve seen several episodes of Gilmore Girls at my brother’s house (my niece is a huge fan) and really enjoy it, but I plan to borrow the DVDs in the future, not become a regular viewer of the current season.

Typical Hollywood: put glasses and braces on a gorgeous actress like America Ferrera, and that makes her “Ugly Betty!” *rolleyes*

I just do not enjoy being strung along for an entire season with so many mysteries that never get revealed. The premier of Lost Season 3 was just awful, and I fear that the viewers are more lost than the characters.

I’m all for a good mystery, but decent writing should give a viewer or reader an actual chance at figuring out what’s going on. With Lost, I feel like I’m reading a book with pages torn out of it, and I hope that Heroes doesn’t follow suit.

Cheers, JOHN :0)

David, Heroes also sounded dry to me, and I think this long serialization trend is a bad idea. If I sign up for a drama, I want humor and suspense and satisfying single episodes, which is why I stuck with Grey’s.

KC watches Lost, but at this point, I’m hearing so much backlash that I don’t want to try it.

Ken, thanks for the Legion reminder! Yes, and Legion, although I hope that this next episode is more like the first than the second.

On Mondays I try to tune into:

2 and a Half Men – I thought it hit a bit of a lull last year in places, but still fun overall.

I wanted to watch Studio 60 after being very impressed by the premiere I watched on a DVD from Netflix but forgot it so will wait for DVD. It reminded me of Sportsnight in places which is good.

I’m trying Heroes when it’s replayed on other channels during the week.

Tuesdays and Wed. -

I need to find something here with both Eureka and Life on Mars (which I used to watch together when I got in from work)

Guilty pleasure is South Park I guess.

Thursdays it is the new Dr. Who which amazes me in how it seems to get better each time. Even the new Doctor is better than the last, who was the first one I actually liked.

I wish I could find my Grey’s Anatomy first season DVD set, it got lost sometime last year around the time Hurricane Rita caused so many problems.

I’d watch some of the shows on CW, but can’t get it and oddly even if I had the local Time Warner cable I couldn’t get it as they are refusing to carry it after it changed over to CW.

Veronica Mars was interesting in places watching the DVDs, but I found myself disliking the characters after a while.

Gilmore Girls I’d like to catch up on, I stopped watching it in Season 3 because the dad reminded me too much of my dad (in how he looked, acted, etc) during the year he passed away.