Thursday Thirteen 2/21/08

Today is smoke-free day 249, and thankfully it's already Thursday and time for...

With the end of the WGA strike, new shows will be airing before long (well, true for some shows, anyway - here's a really great list of what returns when if you haven't seen it yet), and in anticipation of such joy, here is a quick sampling of the kind of shows that float my boat.

13 TV Shows I Love Watching
(no particular order and far from a complete list):

1. Ugly Betty - because this is really one of the best shows on TV ever, period complete with satire, comedy, drama, and all good stuff that I didn't expect
2. Wife Swap - because "normal" typically falls between the extremes, but they are fun to watch because it makes me feel like I have my shit together
   
3. Lost - because I like it when questions are answered with more questions (instead of ever answering the old questions)
   
4. The Office - the first few seasons made this the best sitcom *ever*, and I hope this season isn't so over the top when it returns
   
5. ER - because it's habit, even if I no longer care whether everyone is killed off, but hoping it comes with dramatic previews shown for weeks in advance of airing
   
6. How I Met Your Mother - because it's just a fun show, and seeing Doogie Howser all growed up still entertains me (especially his smarmy character, Barney)
   
7. Parking Wars - because watching people get really mad when nobody is actually doing anything wrong to them is kind of funny, and these good parking people are just doing a job and paying the bills (similarly, I also liked A&E's Airline show back in the day)
   
8. Samantha Who / Aliens in America - together because I've never watched either when they aired, but both are good shows that I didn't think would be so good
   
9. Big Love - because I *love* this show, bigly, and await the return of a show that seems to show the good and bad of polygamy in an entertaining way (and Margene is just super cute) - for the record, I'm cool with whatever crazy entanglements people care to have with one another, just no teen brides or other icky, thank you
   
10. Kyle XY - because I like the characters and the storyline, mostly, and went to high school with someone who works on the show (as I found out during credits and almost fell of the couch but didn't because the potato chips had grown my ass enough to stop me)
    
11. Desperate Housewives - because it recovered after going off the deep end for awhile and is such a wonderful guilty pleasure to have on a Sunday night before the hell of another suck ass Monday
    
12. Pushing Daisies - because it's original and quirky and likable and features the Pie Hole
    
13. Supernanny - because if I were ever to have kids, I'd want Jo to help me when I ran out of all my non-parent-who-thinks-she-knows-it-all-about-raising-kids-anyway answers (no hate, thx)
    

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