Television
I don't watch a huge amount of TV, but I do my fair share. Here's a list of shows that I'll make an actual effort to watch.
pic of 3-D HomerThe Simpsons. Mmmm...Sacrilicious. Sure, they've been down a little in quality this season, but that doesn't keep me from watching the reruns every night. That's about all that needs to be said about those guys.

The Gang from 90210
Beverly Hills 90210. Ok, so they average thirty years of age and they're playing college students. And none of the stuff that happens ever happens to real people. That doesn't stop the show from kicking ass. You've got the ever-hot Kelly, the goin-down-the tubes Val, great-below-the-chest Donna, freaky Clare, and horny Susan. Too bad there's no cooler-than-cool Dylan anymore, but you've still got boy-scout Brandon, dumbass-pimp Steve, gettin-cooler David and clueless Joe runnin' around.


Kramer coming inSeinfeld. This is show that started the sitcom revolution. Nowadays, nearly every new sitcom has some sort of Seinfeldian element to it, but the original remains the best. It's died a little in popularity, especially since no girls like it anymore. They've all switched over to Friends, which has to rely on soap-opera love stories to retain its viewers. All Seinfeld does is be funny. With even more interconnections, especially between episodes, and Elaine looking better than ever, it'll never die.

Malibu Shores. This is yet another show by creative genius Aaron Spelling, the force behind Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place. Too bad it was cancelled. It had a bad time slot, dammit! Give it a chance! Oh, oh well. I'll keep the picture up here in memory anyway.


Old Picard and QStar Trek: The Next Generation. Ok, so this show isn't on the air anymore. I put it in here because it's the best show that's ever been on TV. Thanks to my brother, I watched it from the beginning to the end. In the last few seasons, people started figuring out that it was actually a good show and not just something for nerds. Too bad all of my friends at school still think it's for nerds, so I never watch the reruns anymore.

Starship Voyager Star Trek: Voyager With the end of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager tried to take its place. DSN just plain blows, but Voyager falls somewhere in between the two. It's watchable, and I keep waiting for it to get really good, but it just doesn't have the actors or the characters to push it to the next level. But it's enough to hold me over until the next movie comes out. I hope.


Norm and SteveThis Old House Hey, don't call me a dork until you watch it! I used to watch this all the time, along with its Norm Abram-featuring counterpart, The New Yankee Workshop. If a whole sitcom was based on these shows, there must be something good about them. I mean, how can you beat the power lineup of Steve Thomas, Norm Abram, Tommy (and Dickey) Silva, and Rich Trethewey? The answer: you just can't.

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