[tv] wallowing in guilty pleasures
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inulroI admit that I watch too much TV, and have picked up some more guilty pleasures.
I also hit a whole new level of sadness - I decided I couldn't wait for terrestrial TV to pick up season 2 of True Blood so I increased our cable package so we could get the channel that shows it. I haven't read enough of the books to decide, but on balance I think I like the TV version better - the sense of place is amazing - palpably swamp-like - and there's a lot more to it.
ITV2 is carrying The Vampire Diaries, another teen vampire series. It's refreshingly honest about teens drinking and having sex, for a US series. The books came out back in 1991-93 but the TV show is new, so they insult Twilight a lot.
When we discontinued our cable package with the whole loss of Sky 1 kerfluffle, I missed two seasons of Grey's Anatomy. Season 4 is finally out on DVD and I've been getting through it really quickly from the rental company. There is no excuse, but I find it very comforting. And they're all so pretty. I have two episodes left and then I think I'll be illegally downloading season 5.
In other, not guilty pleasure news, on those rare occasions we run out of rental DVDs, we're working our way through The West Wing from the beginning and are up to the middle of season 3. If anything, it's more amazing on repeat viewing.
I also hit a whole new level of sadness - I decided I couldn't wait for terrestrial TV to pick up season 2 of True Blood so I increased our cable package so we could get the channel that shows it. I haven't read enough of the books to decide, but on balance I think I like the TV version better - the sense of place is amazing - palpably swamp-like - and there's a lot more to it.
ITV2 is carrying The Vampire Diaries, another teen vampire series. It's refreshingly honest about teens drinking and having sex, for a US series. The books came out back in 1991-93 but the TV show is new, so they insult Twilight a lot.
When we discontinued our cable package with the whole loss of Sky 1 kerfluffle, I missed two seasons of Grey's Anatomy. Season 4 is finally out on DVD and I've been getting through it really quickly from the rental company. There is no excuse, but I find it very comforting. And they're all so pretty. I have two episodes left and then I think I'll be illegally downloading season 5.
In other, not guilty pleasure news, on those rare occasions we run out of rental DVDs, we're working our way through The West Wing from the beginning and are up to the middle of season 3. If anything, it's more amazing on repeat viewing.
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Date: 2010-03-04 09:01 am (UTC)I am unrepentant about loving my telly. Watch too much? Probably, but I can watch and knit, so it's not as though I'm not doing anything constructive with the time.
Bizarrely, the only channel I specifically set aside time to watch is FX, precisely for the new NCIS/ True Blood eps.
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Date: 2010-03-04 06:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-05 08:59 am (UTC)