As the new episodes are running out and the abyss of the strike is looming before us, I have to be prepared for the worst case scenario, in which the spring will be void of anything except reality television. It could be almost a year before some of our beloved shows return to us. All I can say is- Thank God for LOST. Those 8 episodes starting in February might be the only way that I keep my sanity next semester.
In light of all these things, I have started to think about what I can use this time to do in terms of reconnecting with old favorite shows and finding new ones. I enjoy my little television marathons a lot. Oh sure, when I'm done and finally emerge from my dark cave (I'm referring to my bed, which is the most comfortable place on Earth. It's on the bottom bunk, and my roommate's comforter hangs down over the side so that I literally crawl into it with my laptop and shut myself off from the outside world), it feels strange to go outside and see all the 3-dimensional people. But these marathons are like an amazing, all-consuming trip into another world. Since I started college, I have had marathons for Alias, The Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, Friday Night Lights, Brothers & Sisters, Dexter, Heroes, and Firefly. A season takes me about week because I do actually have to go to class and eat a couple meals, not to mention taking time out at night to watch my shows when they come on tv, but I can watch probably 6 hours of something on a weekday, 10-12 hrs. on a Saturday. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: it is pretty awesome.
Here's my list so far of things that I want to watch:
--Seasons 1-3 of LOST- this is first on my list because there's no better way to get excited about Season 4 than starting from the beginning again
--early seasons (1-5 ish) of ER- used to watch this show until all the good people left/died, but it's been awhile since I saw an episode (oh, how I miss that Dr. Ross)
--Rome, Six Feet Under, The West Wing, House, The Wire, Band of Brothers, Oz, Wonderfalls, Deadwood, The Tudors, Prison Break, 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, Coupling (UK version), The Office (UK version), Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Veronica Mars
That should keep me occupied for a little while...But I welcome any suggestions!
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six feet under, buffy, felicity,house, 30 rock, the practice, deadwood, rome, everwood,dead like me, twin peaks, sports night, freaks and geeks,my so called life, uk coupling, uk office, the wire, x files
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