If you're like me -- married and a big TV guy -- tonight's a busy one. Throw in "Giants Fan," and I'm struggling to plan my evening viewing.
Here's what I'm looking at:
8:00 - 9:00: The West Wing, 7th Season Premier. Santos/McGarry (Jimmy Smits/John Spencer) v. Vinnick/Sullivan (Alan Alda/Brett Cullen). The show has fallen since Aaron Sorkin stopped writing every episode, but they've earned my viewership for the life of the series. In real life, I'd say print up the Vinnick '05 t-shirts. But when every single known character is a Democrat, it's hard to believe they'll recast all those roles.
9:00 - 10:01: Desperate Housewives, 2nd Season Premier. Yes, I watch Desperate Housewives. But this week, the desperate programmers at ABC have shrewdly made this episode 61 minutes. That means my TiVo wasn't going to tape my 10 PM choice, Curb Your Enthusiasm. You can't trick me into watching Grey's Anatomy. Luckily, I've drawn up this viewing plan in advance.
10:00 - 10:30: Curb Your Enthusiasm, 5th Season Premier. Already a member of my Mount Rushmore of sitcoms, with Cheers, Seinfeld, The Office and Arrested Development. There's been one more great sitcom than great president.
10:30 - 11:00: Extras, Series Premier. How many weeks before "Rome" gets cancelled and these two shows move to 9 PM?
Throw in the Giants-Chargers game on ESPN and it's overwhelming.
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I can't believe I left The Simpsons off my Mount Rushmore of sitcoms. An unspeakable oversight.
That being said, I purposely left tonight's Simpsons episode off my viewing schedule. I haven't watched the original episodes for a few years now. I picture myself buying the Season 15 DVD when I'm retired, needing something to keep me interested. Should add 3-5 years to my life.
Ecch....
4 shows I could give a wet humping shit over.
Now, the Milton Berle Show?
THAT was television.
Did I mention that I was 103?
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Could or would?
Scaramouch, how about a "where are they now" on the lost etymology of nonsensical idioms?
"Could give a shit" vs "Couldn't give a shit". Presumably a bastardisation of "Like I could give a shit"?
"This thing is is..." vs "The thing is..." which I've always put down to laziness (perhaps it's just subconscious filler like an "errrnnmm" or a French "bof"), but am sad to notice is becoming more common here in the UK too - even Alan Sugar said it just the other day on Paul Merton's Room 101 while explaining his disgust at American English, the silly rich bastard.