TV musings

I did a search for "Fall Lineup 2007 TV" (yes, I miss my shows) and ended up at Futon Critic. Futon Critic shared a few disheartening things with me:

1) The New Adventures of Old Christine won't be back until 2008. What the heck? It's better than a lot of movies. Evan Almighty, for one. (Wanda Sykes is in both of them so it's easy to compare.)

2) Notes from the Underbelly, which I started to watch at the end of last season, is also delayed until 2008.

3) Something I've been dreading in the back of my mind finally happened: The Office and Grey's Anatomy will be starting at the same time. Since The Office is shorter, I can catch the last half of Grey's.

At least nothing is competing with Desperate Housewives.

Comments

Elsa said…
If I were you, I'd consider investing in a DVR or TIVO - that way, you can watch The Office and Grey's. We've had a DVR for at least a couple of years, and now it's one of those things we can't live without - especially if we go away - all our shows are there when we get back :)
10:01 AM
Bearette said…
elsa - that's a good idea! i think it may be incompatible with our cable provider or something, but we should look into it more.
9:40 PM
Elsa said…
Our DVR is from Comcast. My sister used to use TIVO with her Comcast, but switched to the Comcast DVR since it had a double-tuner which means you can record 2 things at the same time instead of just 1. Comcast charges $9.95 a month - and as I said, it is SO worth it. Good luck!
12:45 PM
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