I’m a TV junkie and proud of it!

Okay, no surprise that.

This week marks the start of the 2007-2008 television season. Well, a handful of shows premiered last week, but the majority of shows kick into gear this week…and I’m excited. I love this time of year, reading up on all the upcoming shows to decide which ones I want to try watching, and anticipating the return of all my favorites.

Tonight marks the return of two of my favorite shows. Heroes and How I Met Your Mother. HIMYM is, hands-down, the funniest show on television. I watch a couple other comedies, but this one makes me laugh more than any other show. I do my best to get everyone I know hooked on it too. Last time Lisa came over I played her about half of the first season on DVD. And she loved it. So, see, it’s a good show. Try it out! A couple episodes from last season remained on my TiVo for months for re-watching pleasure. “Robin Sparkles/Slap Bet” and “Showdown”. All I have to do is mention the name Robin Sparkles and my husband starts laughing. We watched it so much this summer my seven year old, hubby and I can all sing the lyrics to “Let’s Go to the Mall…Today”.  You really have to watch it to understand, but suffice it to say that episode is probably the hardest I’ve laughed at television…ever. I’ve been waiting more than four months for a new episode, and will be glued to my TV tonight watching it, and laughing. That’s a guarantee.

I love paranormal shows, and generally give every one a try. Heroes was my favorite new show of last season. I love the mythology, the characters and the story. I love how Heroes isn’t just a TV show–it’s interactive. I really feel like Tim Kring, the creator of Heroes, is taking television to a new level, and I applaud his ideas and dedication to making Heroes a unique and original experience.

The new show premiering tonight I’m most excited about is Chuck. I rented a copy of the premiere episode from Blockbuster (included on the same DVD were the premiere episodes to Journeyman, which I’ll talk about next, and Life, which I’ll talk about on Wednesday.) The first episode of Chuck is awesome. The tagline of the show says it all: Computer geek by day. Government operative by night. I love stories that feature underdogs, and Chuck is that. Chuck is a member of the Nerd Herd (think Best Buy’s Geek Squad). He’s awkward around women, he’s got a supremely nerdy best friend, and his favorite past time is playing computer games–so much so his fingers are often in bandages. His whole life changes when his former college roommate sends him an encoded email transmission that downloads government secrets into his brain. The first episode has all the things that draw me in to a show. Fast, witty dialogue, fun characters, a great premise, action, adventure and lots of humor. Adam Baldwin, a favorite actor of mine–oh Firefly, how I miss you–brings his trademark over-the-top alpha obnoxiousness coupled with snide humor that I adore. Chuck is my top pick for brand-new shows premiering tonight.

As for Journeyman, I had high hopes for the show, based on the little I knew about it. I love time travel stories and thought the premise could be interesting. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it past the first fifteen minutes of the show. I need to be grabbed in the first few minutes–give me the hook, show me interesting characters I want to care about, make me laugh with fun dialogue, give me a reason to stay tuned in…this show had none of that going for it. The opening was bland, the characters unappealing, the dialogue trite and lacking any originality. My husband and I stared blankly at the TV for ten minutes, waiting for something to happen–and when the man first traveled through time, I couldn’t care less. It makes me sad when a show with a great premise doesn’t work for me…and maybe it’ll get better. But for now, I’m not sold on it and won’t be tuning in tonight. I’ll wait for the reviews of the next few episodes and maybe…maybe I’ll give it a second chance.

So now that you know what I’m dying to watch, what is everyone else looking forward to watching tonight?

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