Back to the tube
So, after many years of using older tv shows to keep me attached to my US identity and fight off culture shock, I have moved on beyond the Friends era. My new old TV show of choice is the recently (since I have been gone) released DVDs of Seinfeld, the best sitcom of all time.
In addition I find Scrubs (still on TV, but from my college years as well) to be the best show on TV and I am starting to like Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. This is probably due to my early years interest in Saturday Night Live and Studio 60 is basically an over-dramatized version of how they put SNL together (even if the show is about a competitor to SNL and often quotes them on success).
My Name is Earl is another show that has caught my attention recently. Not great, but for 3-4 episodes it is kind of addictive (then it gets old and silly).
I think my point here is that my life when I was away from America did consist of minimal TV watching, but I read books, went out for coffee with friends, and generally kept very busy. I only used TV shows (usually downloads or on DVD) to go to sleep, and watched the same ones over and over. Now that I am back in the US and not super busy, I spend a lot more time researching movies, tv shows, etc., and less time socializing and reading.
The odd thing is, I don't even have a TV nor do I live in a house with one.
In addition I find Scrubs (still on TV, but from my college years as well) to be the best show on TV and I am starting to like Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. This is probably due to my early years interest in Saturday Night Live and Studio 60 is basically an over-dramatized version of how they put SNL together (even if the show is about a competitor to SNL and often quotes them on success).
My Name is Earl is another show that has caught my attention recently. Not great, but for 3-4 episodes it is kind of addictive (then it gets old and silly).
I think my point here is that my life when I was away from America did consist of minimal TV watching, but I read books, went out for coffee with friends, and generally kept very busy. I only used TV shows (usually downloads or on DVD) to go to sleep, and watched the same ones over and over. Now that I am back in the US and not super busy, I spend a lot more time researching movies, tv shows, etc., and less time socializing and reading.
The odd thing is, I don't even have a TV nor do I live in a house with one.
3 Comments:
At 10/10/06 15:01, S!lent.Sp!r!t said…
I loved the series about the plane crash, which funny i can't remember the name, i guess "survival" or something .. (GOD I CAN'T DEPEND ON THIS MEMORY OF MINE...but i know it)
and also OC .. The house is very damn nice! and the blond guy too :P
At 10/10/06 15:03, S!lent.Sp!r!t said…
ohhhhhh remembered it .. its "Lost"
At 18/10/06 11:50, tooners said…
i love american tv. i miss it.
i've watched "my name is earl" and can't get into it either. my current fav series is Smallville. really good stuff. i'm not watching the series on tv - altho the 6th season has started, but have rented the dvds from season 1. it's much better than i ever expected.
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