Scott Freeman

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    Browsing Posts published in March, 2007

    Just incredible. Scrubs has introduced me to so many classic tunes. This is at the top of my list, by Augustana. Seriously, listen. Great song.

    And here is my all-time favorite Scrubs moment featuring the beautiful Colin Hay song “Waiting For My Real Life To Begin”

    I watch too much TV. It’s keeping me from watching movies :D (And there is a whole slew of documentaries I want to see. And yes, I am that much a nerd.) I also find myself overwhelmed with keeping up with them all and keeping the DVR at a manageable level.

    So, I have to trim some shows from my weekly rotation. I only watch TV shows from the beginning. I won’t start watching in season 2 or 3. It has to be from the pilot or I’m not interested. As a result, I get attached to a show or at least I get too comfortable to just hit the delete button. And since we got the dual-tuner DVR it’s even more of a problem.

    So, I need to trim a few shows. I’ve knocked off a few in recent weeks: Monk, Psych, Desperate Housewives (after finally admitting that the show is horrendous), Studio 60, and Brothers and Sisters.

    There are some shows that are untouchable, that I am going to keep watching: NBC’s Thursday Night Comedies, Gilmore Girls, Heroes, What About Brian, Jericho, How I Met Your Mother and House.

    Here are the ones that are potentially on the chopping block:

    24–I hate the torture. It goes against everything I believe. But I’ve watched from the beginning and I like the nuance of Jack’s character this year and the realization that torture is not the answer. But I have a moral dilemma.

    Prison Break–It’s extremely repetitive and Wentworth Miller whispers too much.

    Lost–My issues with this show are many. First and foremost is the fact that they have no clue what they are doing. And the fact that I don’t really like any of the characters except Hurley.

    ER–This is a hard one. A couple of summers ago I watched the first 10 seasons to catch up and fell in love with the show. It’s not the show it once was, however and I find myself plodding along a lot of the time. The one thing keeping me going is the realization that last year will probably be the last and I hate to bale so close to the end.

    Yeah, I’m a dork. You don’t have to tell me that.

    What you can tell me is which show(s) should I scrap? Which one(s) should I keep on with?

    Control my remote.