What year is it? I am now officially hooked on two – count ’em, TWO! – shows on the CW. The last time that happened, Veronica Mars and The Gilmore Girls were still with us.
*sigh*
Look, I’m not saying I’m proud of this. Normally, I mock the CW like any other grown adult who pretends she doesn’t love all things soapy and teeny bopper. And the first show I started watching on the channel this fall (Ringer, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Krisoffer Polaha and, oh yeah, Sarah Michelle Gellar) is admittedly ridiculous. But Hart of Dixie, which I watched for the first time this week? It is really good!
The basic premise of this hour-long comedy drama starring Rachel Bilson is pretty much a rip-off of the movie, Doc Hollywood, which I also liked very much. Big city doctor ends up in small town, and somehow she ends up liking it and fitting in. Kind of. Maybe.
The show is full of real characters, lots of sarcasm, thick accents, country music (which I love and don’t you mock me!) and apparently two actors from Friday Night Lights. (I say “apparently,” because I had to look it up. I haven’t watched that show yet, but yes, I will soon, I promise, so don’t bug me about it!) It has the same warm but quirky small-town feel of Ed and The Gilmore Girls, two of my all-time favorites. I think I even read somewhere that it’s filmed on the same set as Gilmore Girls. The town sure looks familiar, either way.
I don’t really have time to add another show to my Monday night (Hart of Dixie is on at 8 pm CST), but I’m going to anyway. Hart of Dixie is a keeper, so I’m glad I got around to checking it out!
Have you found any new shows this fall? {Do you watch the CW? Go ahead, admit it. We won’t judge!}
I watch Hart of Dixie, Ringer and The Vampire Dairies on the CW and I’m 49!! Of course I’m watching Ringer because of Sarah Michelle Gellar (loved me some Buffy!) and I found Hart of Dixie by watching a commercial for it and decided to give it a try. I caught up online the episodes I had missed and now record it on Mondays. It’s pretty good and there’s nothing else I watch on Mondays.
Have you watched American Horror Story on FX? If so what do you think?
Angela, I haven’t watched American Horror Story. That is WAY out of my comfort zone; I’m a big scaredy cat!
I proudly admit to watching CW shows. I have watched Hart of Dixie a couple of times and I cannot miss Vampire Diaries. Be not ashamed, Mary. The other new show I’ve been watching is Revenge, which is delightfully soapy itself.
I’ve heard good things about Revenge but haven’t seen it myself. As for Vampire Diaries…it gets really good reviews, but it looks…um…well, we’ll go with soapy, I guess? :) But after watching the first four eps of Hart of Dixie online (and seeing commercials for Vampire Diaries over and over), I kind of wanted to check it out! :)
I keep hearing about it but just haven’t had time to check it out. I’m currently on a Mad Men kick.
And yes, check out Revenge. I’ve enjoyed the first few eps. I’m not sure it can hold its own long-term but for now it’s good.
I hadn’t heard of Hart of Dixie yet, so I may have to check it out!
One other new show that my husband and I have been watching has been “Last Man Standing.” We laugh and laugh — mostly because I can picture the drama that we’ll have at our house when our 2 daughters are teenagers!
Okay I am a TV junkie. I am into Heart of Dixie, Pan Am, Revenge (excellent), 2 Broke Girls, etc. I love coming home to my DVR after work and getting lost in my TV shows. Nobody is asking me for anything and I do not have to have a smile on my face.