Despite the weird weather patterns we’ve been enduring this year, we all know that April showers bring May flowers. But in TV Land, April reruns bring May sweeps. And finales.
I really wanted to begin this post by announcing that I’m not watching nearly as much TV as I used to. Alas, that would be a lie. The truth is I’m watching less TV on my TV, but making up for it with my friend and yours, Hulu.
I mean, what am I supposed to do when even Big Bang Theory has full episodes online now?
So here we are again, with another post full of reasons why my house is never clean and my laundry is never folded. (And that e-book still isn’t written . . . but we’re not going to talk about that, okay?)
Even though it means saying farewell to some of my favorite shows for the summer* and no longer having an excuse (lame though it may be) for neglecting a sink full of dishes and basket full of clean towels, I’m excited for this month’s upcoming season finales.
*It does, however, mean saying hello to some of my other favorite shows for the summer, so just stay tuned for a post about that.
Here’s what I’m watching this month (not necessarily live, thanks to the Internet and my trusty VCR):
Thursday, May 5
30 Rock – 9 pm (NBC)
Thursday, May 12
Community – 8 pm (NBC )
Monday, May 16
Chuck – 7 pm (NBC)
How I Met Your Mother – 7 pm (CBS)
Castle – 9 pm (ABC)
Tuesday, May 17
Glee – 7 pm (FOX)
NCIS – 7 pm (CBS)
Wednesday, May 18
Breaking In – 8:30 (FOX)
Thursday, May 19
The Big Bang Theory – 7 pm (CBS)
Bones – 8 pm (FOX)
The Office – 8pm (NBC)
Wednesday, May 25
Modern Family – 8 pm (ABC)
Cougar Town – 8:30 pm (ABC)
Yeah, I know. That’s a lot of shows!
I’ve got my four favorite procedurals (Chuck, Castle, NCIS and Bones) and my four favorite comedies (HIMYM, Modern Family, Cougar Town and Community) from my original schedule. Plus, I’ve caught up on – and gotten caught up in – this final season of The Office for Steve Carell. And online television just makes it too easy to watch 30 Rock and Big Bang Theory (I can watch whenever I want! And it’s only 20 minutes long! I love watching TV!). And to top it all off, Mark and I have really enjoyed watching Breaking In, even though I’m sure it’s doomed to cancellation.
It’s worth noting (for all of you concerned about my TV-viewing habits) that I have let go of The Good Wife, even though I regret that decision every time I see a commercial for the show (or Jill reminds me that it’s the best show on television right now). And I only caught about half of this season’s episodes of Parenthood, although every single one made me cry like a baby. Also, even though Mark and I really liked watching No Ordinary Family in the beginning of the season, we got so far behind that our non-Plus Hulu couldn’t keep up. (I hear this show is also headed for cancellation, too, so I guess we dodged that bullet. You know, kind of like a super hero. Get it?)
What finales are on your TV schedule? (And don’t pretend like you don’t have one!)
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I’m dying to see the last three episodes of 24. Season 7. Wait? That’s not actually on right now?
Two summers ago, we watched all of LOST, two episodes a night or so. Last summer, we started 24, and have watched it most of this year. We should be done in early summer.
It’s so fun to have something like that that we look forward to watching together every night. Do you have any other (long drawn out type) shows you recommend like these?
Well, you already got my (ridiculous and accidental) nachos comment. But also – do you watch Chuck? Because you might like it if you haven’t watched it…
Definitely NCIS, but also NCIS: LA. I also watch The Good Wife — but On Demand. I have enjoyed The Event — but I also catch up with that On Demand. I love House and of course all of my contest shows (Top Chef Masters, Last Cake Standing, etc). I also LOVE Fringe (do you watch that? It’s one of my favorites).
I am excited for summer because I look forward to Psych returning, and I became addicted to Royal Pains and Covert Affairs (USA shows) through On Demand. On Demand is wonderful for me, because I don’t have to set up my DVR — the shows are just there. Haha!
I watch too much TV. :)
I started watching The Event but quit pretty early on. I was surprised to run across an episode the other night; I didn’t realize it was still on!
I didn’t really like last night’s 30 Rock, which made me sad. Looking forward to Chuck, The Vampire Diaries, and The Office. You should absolutely get caught up on Parenthood! I love that show and the season finale was as good as ever. This summer I might try to watch Fringe. I watched an episode last month and was intrigued but thoroughly confused- best to start from the beginning.
30 Rock was disappointing to me, too! I have several friends who watch Fringe. It might be one I try on DVD later, too.
I am trying to cut way back on TV. So I have limited myself to four shows that I make sure to always watch. Bones, Castle, The Big Bang Theory and CSI New York.
Down to four shows? That’s awesome. I might be able to do that this summer! ;)
First of all: YOU DON”T WATCH THE GOOD WIFE???!!!!!!! Because, in my humble opinion, it IS the best drama on tv right now! And it just keeps getting better and better and better!
Second: I am soooo behind on Modern Family. I love that show, but it’s on at 8 on Wednesdays and that’s right as I’m getting home from choir practice. So, I usually miss it. I hope to catch up this summer, which is also when we watch Parenthood. We caught the season finale, since The Good Wife wasn’t on, and it was great. I can’t wait to fill in the holes of the plot I’ve missed.
And third, and finally: you should watch Traffic Light on Fox Tuesdays. I think it’s online, and like any other Fox show, I’m sure it will be cancelled, but it is SUPER hilarious. It’s sarcastic and well written/smart. The tall guy from Flight of the Concords is in it, and Roy from The Office. The whole cast is really great, actually, and it’s worth watching if you can squeeze it in.
One show we watched was Harry’s Law. I like David E. Kelley’s writing, so it was a great show to me. It was only on for half of a season though. And of course we watch Glee, the Office (only for Steve Carrell), and 30 Rock. There were a few episodes of 30 Rock where Tracy Jordan was gone that we didn’t really think were that funny. But he’s back now and the shenanigans are back to normal!!
First – I KNOW. Just one more show to put on my watch-on-DVD list.
Second – I caught Parenthood’s finale after missing episodes, too. I’m not sure I’ll fill in the blanks, but that finale sure was good!
Third – Traffic Light is HILARIOUS, and I am so bummed it’s canceled!!!
I finally caught up on Glee last night. I still have the finale to watch but I watched three other episodes. Kurt is SO good. A bit over the top for the show – or any TV show, really – but WOW. Amazing talent!
I hear you, Mary. I’m just as bad. If it’s not on Hulu, I find it somewhere else! Sigh… (including past seasons, so now I’m almost caught up on ‘Chuck’! Sheesh!) I did manage to keep up with ‘No Ordinary Family’ also (online), but I think you’re right about it getting canceled. That last episode was just, well, wow. I think it’ll be sort of like a cult classic now or something. So cheesy (but I kind of enjoyed it too:). I just recently watched the pilot of ‘Breaking In’ online! I think I saw a commercial for it where they were going to ComicCon or something and so I checked it out. Not sure though. I was gonna just stop there (or at least I thought), but now that you’re recommending it… thanks a lot. :P ‘The Office’ credits without Michael this week made me sad. :(
I still recommend Breaking In – I definitely think you’ll like it (if you haven’t already watched all the episodes!). I did read that Fox is considering un-canceling it. Fingers crossed…
OK, I think I know what shows all those pictures are for, except the top far right.
It’s Cougar Town.
We only watch {regularly} 30 Rock, The Office and Modern Family. So those are the only finales I’ll be glued into.
Well, if you have to choose, I’d say those are three good ones!
I absolutely love Modern Family, but it is hard to keep up. When did they start only having a few episodes online? Was it always like that? Bummer! Maybe I can get it from Netflix eventually. I’ve heard a lot of good things about The Big Bang Theory, may need to start watching that.
My fave fave fave show right now is Parks & Recreation. It is so much better than 30 Rock imo. Seriously, my friend was telling me about it for a year and I finally watched it. Super hilarious!! I like Royal Pains and can’t wait for that to be back this summer. I do not have a DVR or even a VCR, which is probably a good thing for me. But, we do have Netflix and can stream it through our DVD player, it’s pretty awesome. I have been watching some old shows (some now cancelled), and it is lovely. I was even thinking of canceling our cable. Did you ever watch Pushing Daisies? I just watched the entire series on Netflix and really enjoyed it. Sad it was cancelled.
I think when Hulu came up with their paid service (Hulu Plus?) they started carrying fewer episodes of most shows. Annoying! Oh, I’ve heard great things about Parks & Rec, but I’ve never watched it. Maybe I need to add it to my watch-on-DVD list!
I did watch Pushing Daisies, but not every episode. I liked it a lot!