What are You Watching these Days?

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The TV is always on in this house. We're not necessarily watching, but it's still on, and Roomie constantly complains how noisy it is.

Truth be told, I like the noise. Having the TV on in the background adds to the dynamic energy of my home, especially if it's on MuchMusic. It makes making dinner, cleaning up, and doing other chores much more entertaining.

A few weeks back, my friend Shai wrote a post about her TV watching habits, and it got me thinking about the shows that get me to stop and watch. Not many on the "watch" list, but a lot on the "wish I could watch" list, which was expected.

So, how about you? Do you like to watch TV? What are your favourite shows? Or do you have a TV-free household?

All Time Faves:
Shows I will watch if it happens to come on, or if I'm bored and have nothing else to watch. I will watch the reruns over and over and over... probably into my 100s!

Friends - I was the same age as Rachel at the time, so I basically lived my 20s with her, going through the exact same thing at the exact same time. We were even pregnant at the same time.

Futurama - Very clever writing that always makes me laugh.

* NewsRadio - I can't believe I forgot this! This, to me, is a classic. Excellent writing and excellent characters... a show that was never the same after they lost the late great Phil Hartman... but the episodes with him in them will always be my favourites.

* SCTV - They made my Friday nights when I was growing up in the 80s.

What I Currently Watch:
Will tape these for later consumption...

Digging for the Truth - I love archaeology & history (I was going to enroll in Anthropology if I hadn’t gone into Engineering), and Josh Bernstein is very easy on the eyes.

Small Space, Big Style - I fantasize about having a smaller, lower-maintenance dwelling. I currently live in only 1400 sq.ft., and it's still too big for me.

Shows I Wish I Can Catch Up On:
Really cool shows I watched in the beginning, but I've missed too many episodes to keep up to the story arcs.

Battlestar Galactica - I watch the original as a kid, and want to see this. Will definitely get the DVDs.

Smallville - I've seen the first couple of seasons, but missed episodes of the next few... now there are characters I don't recognize and stories that make me go 'wha-?'

Heroes - Saw the first 5 episodes

Eureka - I still catch an episode or two of this... don't need to watch them in order... the lead guy is super cute.

Stargate Atlantis - I watched SG-1 religiously and never really got into the first season of this show because of that... now that SG-1 is done, I wish I'd watched Atlantis from the start.

* Corner Gas - Canadian humour is among the best in the world.

I never got into Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Ugly Betty... And I wish I did because my friends have raved about them. I love watching Home and Garden and Food Network too.
I still have a ton of movies on DVD and video just waiting for me to watch on a rainy day or a quiet moment. Oh, and because my kids watch TreehouseTV, I get to enjoy shows like Miss Spider and Yo Gabba Gabba from time to time.

Can't wait to learn about your TV habits!

* - Updated on March 29, 2008