You know that whole "I don't really watch TV thing?". It's true, mostly. I do not remember the last time I sat in front of the television and watched scheduled programming. A few years ago I noticed that the TV went on in the morning for the news at 6ish and stayed on until about midnight. It was a constant presence in our home, and I'd stopped reading. I was resistant to making plans because such-and-such was on this week and I just had to know what was going to happen to whomever... I have such an addictive personality and I decided to just go cold turkey for a year. It stuck. The addiction was broken (it took weeks and weeks for it not to be hard) and it's lasted pretty much ever since.
Joel and I do though, get seasons of TV shows that we like and watch them together at night. We love NCIS (sigh...Very, very, VERY Special Agent Gibbs), Criminal Minds (Oh Derek!) and we got hooked on Homeland - watching it in a week (VERY Fast for us).
Anyway, I recently did a search of Australian TV shows that had been on in the past 5 years (It's been about that long since I switched off. So I have never seen MKR (I think that's the one people are talking about atm?), Packed to the Rafters, Master Chef, Underbelly etc). But I read about Rescue: Special Ops, and both of us having loved Police Rescue, we thought we'd give it a go.
Joel was Meh. I was hooked from Episode 1. So in the past 7 days I have watched every single episode. It's insanity. Obsessed. (I can't find Season 3. I'm dying). I read 9 books in January. I was so chuffed and SOOOO in reading mode. (My next post will review those).
It's the 8th of January and I have read a total of 1 page of my latest book. 1 measly page. What to doooo? So much for my good start to the year. I thought I was well on my way to my 52 in 52. Stupid decent-quality-programming-for-a-change! :D
I'm all out now. Done. So hopefully I'll get back on track. I have 3 other TV shows waiting for me to watch. Downton Abbey. Lost in Austen and the several seasons of NCIS that we're behind (we're just finishing season 5).
Intervention Time. Tell me NOT to start them! :D My IQ is dropping by the day. ;-)
Make me feel better - what TV shows had you hooked? And are there any ABC or SBS dramas that look good (see - there I go, asking for more!!)? I hate reality TV now (there were some Foxtel shows I liked. I loved Deliver me and Grand Designs and some of the wedding ones, but am happy to have ditched Foxtel). Was Crownies any good? What do you watch?
UGH. Stop me! I've fallen and I can't get up.....
