Random Lists about TV

5 new shows I was surprised I liked:

• Elementary – Jonny Lee Miller is a total badass Sherlock.
• Hannibal – Pretty brutal and bloody.
• Bates Motel – I think the acting is weird and over-the-top but I like the story.
• Nashville – It’s really soapy.
• Revolution - There's lots of secrets and fighting.

5 shows that will make the summer tolerable:

• Breaking Bad – What are you going to do, Hank?
• Dexter – What are you going to do, Deb?
• Arrested Development – Disappointing AD is better than no AD.
• The Newsroom – It’s weird to think that Jeff Daniels is almost 60.
• King and Maxwell – Just to see Ryan Hurst from Sons of Anarchy - man, summer TV is bleak.  Turns out he plays a high-functioning autistic with no beard.  That's 2 very, unsexy strikes and the show is just awful.  And he wears giant Grandma glasses and white gym shoes - I miss Opie!

5 Shows I will catch up on this summer:

• Justified
• Scandal - Done in a weekend.  Why are there gay Republicans ever?
• House of Cards
• Sherlock
• The Hour – I really don’t want to hear Dominic West using his British accent.

5 shows you should catch up on this summer – what else do you have to do?  Oh yeah, jobs and family and what not…

• Sons of Anarchy – I NEVER want to hear Charlie Hunnam use his British accent.
• Battlestar Galactica – It’s not about creepy aliens and monsters - it's about robots that look like people and it's awesome.
• The Wire – One of the best shows ever and the reason I'm used to Dominic West speaking like a Baltimorian.
• Nurse Jackie – Half hour episodes – you breeze right through them.
• Episodes – Douches are rampant in Hollywood, but this is Joey Tribbiani swearing and being slutty.

5 shows I don’t really want to watch anymore but I feel obligated:

• True Blood – This show is terrible.  Please start following the books, yet keep Alcide and Eric naked, story permitting, of course.  First 2 eps, effing torture.
• Nikita – I have 19 on my DVR, ugh!
• Wilfred – It’s something to put on, but it mostly makes me angry.
• Burn Notice – I’m a season or two behind, I think I'll just watch the finale.
• Boardwalk Empire – I need it to come back to OnDemand because I have time now - too much.

5 shows I’m sad were canceled:

• Happy Endings – I was a late-comer to this, but it’s better than any CBS sitcom.
• Go On – It was not as bad as Mr. Sunshine – pretty shocking it got the axe.
• Ben & Kate – Quirky and fun.
• Don’t Trust the B**** in Apt 23 – James Van Der Beek was great as James Van Der Beek.
• Smash – Yeah, I developed a crush on Jack Davenport – I’ll have to watch Coupling now, Nowak!

5 shows I’m glad I have never seen an episode:

• Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice – The epitome of sappy chick shows.
• The New Normal – I fast-forward through Nene when she’s on Glee.  Boo, for putting her on a show!  YAY for canceling it!
• Any show with Kardashians or Housewives or Jersey trash – Please, make a gigantic suicide pact.
• Anger Management – Charlie Sheen doesn’t need to work, stop giving him the opportunity.
• Everything with Tyler Perry’s name on it.

5 shows I wish were shown in syndication:

• The West Wing – I used to wake up to it on Bravo, but it’s gone now.  I couldn't commit to something new and now I'm half-way through Season 1 - Big Block of Cheese Day!
• Buffy – It used to be on F/X and then Logo, now nothing.
• Friday Night Lights – Can’t lose.
• The Shield – Bad cop, Bad cop.  I found it on NUVO - it's in English, but the commericals are in Spanish.  Andale!
• Ally McBeal – I don’t want to watch the DVDs, but would flip to it given the option.

5 shows I wish would stop being shown in syndication:

• Friends – It really doesn’t hold up well.
• Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – Never watched it, never will.
• The Golden Girls – I still don’t find it funny.
• According to Jim – It was never funny, please let it die – soon.  Please.  Really.
• Everything by Tyler Perry – TBS, stop this madness.  Show more Cougar Town or My Name is Earl, anything.