While my summer TV viewing has been dominated by 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Six Feet Under,' the fall season is about to get rolling, and that means it's time to go down the hatch.
'Lost' premieres Wednesday, 21 September. I just had my appetite sufficiently whetted by hitting one of the pseudo-sites for 'Lost,' OceanicFlight815.com. There's a little "connect-the-dots" game under the Explore tab. The third bit, "The Hatch," features a short clip from the Season 2 debut. If you like the show, get clicking. You won't be disappointed... because I won't tell you what the clip shows.
At dinner Friday night, one of the topics of discussion was the "must-see" show list. Mine was 'Lost,' 'Galactica,' '24,' 'The Shield,' and 'The Sopranos.' 'The West Wing' was brought up, and while I would love to have been on that boat, I just didn't have time to get into it. A promise was made to trade DVD season sets.
With TiVo, DVD season sets, and other ways to catch the shows you care about, I wonder from time to time how well the networks are catching up to the ways we watch TV in these, the Aughts. My DVR is a godsend, and has been from the minute I got it. I constantly preach the Gospel of Tivo© to anyone who will listen, and the standard argument is "I don't watch that much television." My response is always "You don't change the amount of TV you watch, but the ways you watch it change." I could care less when 'The 4400' actually aires, because it will be waiting for me whenever I have 45 minutes to spare.
I don't know if it's a response to the times, or just a money-saving device, but I've noticed the networks have embraced the idea of rebroadcasting. I still have a VCR, and on Sunday nights it's locked onto FOX for Simpsons and Family Guy[not American Dad]. I still want to watch 4400 and Dead Zone. USA plays them later that night. I could even watch Family Guy later on Adult Swim. They've finally figured out it's cheaper to air something you already have, than pay for another Girls Gone Wild infomercial [sorry Joe].
Posted by: Mike G. | August 28, 2005 at 02:19 AM
We had a DVR back at the beach, and the only thing I ever used it for was to "pause" something I was watching while I went to get a refill, etc.
My must-see list includes Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Sopranos, and Arrested Development.
Posted by: kelly | August 28, 2005 at 08:46 PM