Humpday Listday: TV Shows I've Seen

Here's a list of TV shows I've seen every episode of. I went a few years without cable, so I downloaded and Netflix'd a bunch of TV and watched it while crafting. Most of these are shows that have ended (some long ago), but a few are still going. Also, please keep in mind that not all of these have tons of episodes. Some had very few. And it's not like I watched these in one sitting. It has taken quite a few years to compile this list of geekery.

(* denotes that the show is still airing)

Drama

1. The West Wing
   
2. My So-Called Life
3. The L Word
4. Gilmore Girls
5. Dawson's Creek
6. Ally McBeal
7. House*
8. Grey's Anatomy*
9. Dexter*
10. Bones*
11. Rome
    

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Angel
3. Firefly
4. Dollhouse
5. Battlestar Galactica
6. Dead Like Me
7. Stargate SG-1
8. Stargate: Atlantis
9. La Femme Nikita
   
10. The Sarah Connor Chronicles
11. Farscape
12. True Blood*
13. Supernatural*

BBC shows (because they really are in a category all their own)

1. Doctor Who*
2. Torchwood*
3. Secret Diary of a Call Girl*
4. Robin Hood
5. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Comedy

1. Freaks & Geeks
2. Pusing Daisies
3. Sex and the City
4. Big Bang Theory*
   
5. Weeds*
6. Wonderfalls
7. The Office*
8. 30 Rock*
9. How I Met Your Mother*
10. Community*

Notice which category I've watched the most. Yeeeahhh. I'm a huge nerd.
xoxo

Humpday Listday: The Lipton 10

If you've ever seen Inside the Actor's Studio with James Lipton, you know all about "the questionnaire." If not, you should really go watch it. It's absolutely fascinating. At the end of every interview, Mr. Lipton asks the same 10 questions to the interviewee. Originated by French TV personality Bernard Pivot, the questionnaire is my very favorite part of the show. And to me, the most interesting questions the actors answer the whole time.

Here's Hugh Laurie answering the questions:

I've actually posted my answers on my blog before, but it's been such a long time that I thought I'd do it all over again. Here are my answers to James Lipton's 10 questions:

1. What is your favorite word?
Rambunctious. I love the word, how it sounds, what it means, and how it feels to be rambunctious.
2. What is your least favorite word?
Stupid, when used to reference a person. Or quiver. Quiver gives me the heebie-jeebies.
3. What turns you on?
Honest-to-goodness laughter. Not a fake chuckle, but really hearty, from-the-the gut, uncontrollable laughter. The kind where your sides hurt and you pee yourself a little. It's the best thing in the world.
4. What turns you off?
Snobbery. Any and all kinds. Yuck.
5. What sound or noise do you love?
A harmonica being played well. Nothing better than a song with good harmonica.
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
God, I hate my alarm clock. And snoring. Basically, anything that keeps me from sleeping.
7. What is your favorite curse word?
Shit, in any variety.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
A baker. Making pretty sweets all day and going home smelling like sugar would be wonderful.
9. What profession would you not like to attempt?
Any sort of politician. I can't imagine anything less appealing or scary to me.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"Welcome home."

If you were to ever sit across from James Lipton, what 10 answers would you give him? Leave it in the comments!
xoxo

Bazinga!

Today I love.... Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

More than a year ago, my cousin Rischa told me I should watch The Big Bang Theory. I'm not much for sit-coms. At least, that's what I tell myself. (Thursday nights on NBC tell a different story). But I watched the first season and half the second anyway, as that was all that was out at the time. I immediately fell in love with the show. And with Sheldon. He's probably my favorite TV character right now. If our cat (Liz Lemon) had been a boy, she would probably be named Sheldon Cooper.

Now that season 3 is over, I can't wait for the fall for new episodes! Anybody else out there a Sheldon fan?
xoxo

Happy Birthday, Buffy!

Thirteen years ago today, one of the greatest, most epic, and most influential TV shows of our generation made its debut on an infant network called the WB. And Pop Culture was never the same again.

(With 7 minutes to spare...)
Today, I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

The Office Baby

Today, I Love...

The Office Baby!

If you missed it, I'm sure you can catch it on Hulu tomorrow. FYI, Jim diapering a cat may make you spew whatever you're drinking out of your nose.

In real-life news, Chris' Dad came through the first phase of his back surgery today with flying colors. He'll go in again tomorrow morning around 8:30 for phase two. If you'd like to keep up with updates, you can create an account at CarePages.com and check his page here.

We've been up since 5am so we're pretty tired. I'll be back tomorrow.
xoxo

#11

Today I love...
The new Doctor Who trailers!

Matt Smith is no David Tennant, but I can't wait for Easter anyway.

Happy Saturday!
xoxo

No. 1 Ladies'

Today I love...
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency!

I just started watching the first season yesterday, but I'm already in love with it. It's a great show with fabulous characters, great acting and such wonderfully heartwarming stories! And it doesn't hurt that it is visually GORGEOUS, too.Here's the trailer for the pilot:

This No 1. Ladies' silhouette project can be found here, on the lovely Lavender and Limes blog.

The show airs on BBC and HBO.
And you can buy the complete first season here.
xoxo

The West Wing

Today I Love The West Wing! I should more accurately say, "This month I love The West Wing." Chris and I have been re-watching it at night before we go to bed.
Here are some pictures and great clips:

Leaving the Window Open

I read this article on NPR today and it made me think about how I approach music, movies, television, etc.

(Now would be the time to read the article if you plan on it.)

I am completely guilty of pop culture snobbery. I'm a music snob, tv snob, movie snob, and sometimes even a craft snob. I don't listen to Lady Gaga because everybody else does, even though "Just Dance" is supercatchy and I jam out to it every time I hear it on the radio. I roll my eyes at reality tv/ competition shows, but I'm just as guilty as the next guy about getting caught up in an episode of American Idol or Dancing with the Stars. Chris and I watched almost every episode of last season's America's Got Talent. We looked forward to it, even. I wanted to see The Hangover really really bad when I first saw the trailer for it. I never did because everybody was talking about it. When I overheard a girl (most likely a college student) at Hobby Lobby ask if she could just use "fabric and that self-adhesive velcro stuff" to cover her couch, I laughed at her under my breath instead of offering advice.

I tell people they've probably never heard of the music I listen to. I don't readily share my love for a certain teen vampire book franchise. I stop listening to music the second I hear it on the radio. Hey There Delilah played constantly on my iPod a month before it came out on the radio. Then it got deleted from iTunes entirely.

This article made me think about all of this. When something is uber-popular, didn't it get that way for a reason? Can't I listen to Neko Case and Taylor Swift? I say yes. Yes I can.

I didn't really make any New Year's resolutions this year, since I made my 25 Before 26 list, so I'm making one now. Leave the window open. Just leave it cracked a bit. As the article says "... just in case there's a breeze."

And to show my good faith, here's a song (Jessica, aren't you proud of me?):

Bored to Death

I'll watch anything with Jason Schwartzman in it.... this will be no exception:

Premiers September 20, at 9:30pm on HBO.