TV Treats

I’m in a good mood. I’m in a bra-matches-the-panties-matches-the-shirt sort of good mood, if you know what I mean.

OK, maybe half of my readers got that reference. The other half got a cheap thrill. Uh, yeah. What I meant was that things are going smoothly here. Got the kids off to school on time and without a scream. Got in a run around the perfectly circular pond with the power walking seniors. Then breakfast on the porch with my new print edition of the Times.

The stupid Times Select policy didn’t push me into getting home delivery. I was planning on doing it anyway, because I can read print faster than online text and because I would rather read on the porch than in the office. So, I read the top secret, unbloggable op-eds, had a shower, and here we are.

It’s Friday, so let’s talk TV. Poo-pooh to Tom DeLay, Karen Hughes, and Judith Miller and other political topics of the day. What’s worth watching this fall?

We don’t answer the phone during Lost and House — the two best shows on TV. Hugh Laurie is still fantastic as the curmudgeonly forensic doctor. And Lost has a plane full of interesting characters, as well as the scary non-plane characters like the Carpenters-loving Desmond in the hole.

On Sunday nights, we watch Rome, which is all blood and orgies — a winning combination.

I will watch the occasional reality show. We watch Survivor, of course, because of all the little life lessons that they like to throw out. For example, “Don’t dump the old people, because they bring wisdom. A team full of youngsters is bound to have a hormone induced meltdown.” Another favorite is “Don’t underestimate the girls with the fake boobs. They do very well in the swimming events. Buoyant.”

Is ER still on? Why is that show still on? Who is watching it? The same sad person who still watches Trading Spaces?

And I’ve been sampling the new Fall line-up. I’m liking Kitchen Confidential. It’s not like the book — the lead character doesn’t chain smoke or head off to a methadone clinic after lunch service. Still it’s okay. It also has the advantage of including Zander from Buffy is in the cast. Alyson Hannigan, also an ex-Scooby, is on a sitcom on CBS at the same time. You can hit mute and flip back and forth between the two channels remembering the old days.