Seven Shows I Should Have Watched When Everyone Else was Watching Them
Posted November 9th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Helloooo Tim Riggins. How YOU doin?
I’m telling you this so that you’ll give me some sympathy, but I don’t control the remote control in our house. Just like with my children, sometimes you have to pick your battles and by the time the kids have gone to bed, I don’t have any fight left in me to argue about what to watch on TV. This means that most evenings I get to watch my husband’s favorite shows, including such exciting programming as Modern Marvels, How Things are Made, and Wednesday Night at Range. One good thing, I suppose, about all this “educational” TV that I watch is that I’m well versed on how windshields are installed in cars, how whiskey barrels are rotated, and the best stance to take when an intruder has entered my home.
All this knowledge AND I’m available for parties!
I get most of my TV knowledge and thus, my pop culture knowledge, from Twitter and Facebook. I live vicariously through everyone else’s television viewing. If it weren’t for my friend’s status updates, I probably wouldn’t know important information such as the Real Housewives names.
It’s statuses like these that make me feel so left out!
“Did you see what happened on so and so show last night!?!”
“I cried and cried at the finale of that show!”
“I’ve never been so angry, they cheated us out of an ending!”
“Can’t wait for such and such show to start! It’s my favorite.”
It’s because of this, I have a long list of shows that I plan to watch. Some shows I’ve already watched, but being a year or five behind everyone else means that I don’t have anyone to talk to about my shows. I’m dying to talk about the LOST finale, but yeah, I’m late to the party as usual.
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2011 and 2012 | Playgroups are No Place For Children | Playgroups are No Place For Children commented on Dec 31 11 at 8:58 amAlison commented on Nov 09 11 at 1:47 pmIf you’re not watching Parenthood, you should be! Really good show!!
I would say except for the West Wing and Modern Family, I haven’t watched any of the shows on the list either and there are a few I’d really like to!!
Holly E. commented on Nov 09 11 at 2:13 pmDefinitely Parenthood, The Killing and Revenge. A few of my favorites for sure. And, Big Bang Theory, Happy Endings and Fringe. Those are the ones I really like (a few my hubby really enjoys, too)!
Michelle Smiles commented on Nov 09 11 at 10:00 pmAlias was one of my all time favorites. And speaking of Rob Lowe – I loved Brothers & Sisters.
Stephanie Precourt (@babysteph) commented on Nov 16 11 at 7:30 pmI’m really into Parenthood, too. I am glad I stuck it out toward the end of last season. Also, I REALLY loved Downton Abbey on Netflix, as well as Six Feet Under (as always!) and Weeds. But oh how I miss FNL. I have nothing to watch right now so I actually just started watching Felicity again.
Steph
cameron commented on Dec 22 11 at 3:00 pmHopping on late…
I haven’t watched any of those shows either. Something about Dramas that start at 9 PM or later. Just can’t stay awake for them.
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