Functionally ReTodded

This last year more than any other, I’ve found myself overall pleased with what the networks and pseudo-networks (F/X) are airing.

All reality television aside (save Survivor) that is.  I really can’t wait until next year or two years from now when the realization hits the networks that “Hey…Friends, Seinfeld and The Simpsons may not really be enough to maintain our syndication plans.”

Also, keep in mind that it is difficult to add new programming to our viewing rotation, even with today’s advanced DVR technologies.  The think the Japs haven’t figured out how to make more available is time.  I have three kids which, on a good weekday, allow me roughly two point five hours awake and allowed to choose what I want to do, watch and /or  eat.

When you think about it, that’s really not much.  And I also mean that is two point five hours on a GOOD day.  That doesn’t include when I have to do my ten percent of the housework, feed / bathe kids, any work I might have to do for my job, etc.

As you can see, not only is my viewing list going to be small, but once I commit to a show, it’s difficult to get that pushed aside in favor of something new.

Anyway, to recap:

I currently view:

The Family Guy - usually on DVR after the wife’s asleep. Not that she doesn’t like it, but if she’s up, we’re watching something else.

Survivor, My Name Is Earl, The Office - This is now a household standard.  Thursday night means Wild Wings take-out, no baths for the kids, and cold beers for the grown ups.

Some parts of various NASCAR programming (could be Busch racing, trucks, Cup, practice, qualifying, happy hour, news, the race, or whatever, but there’s always some of that).

Mike and Mike In The Morning (ESPN2 in HD) - this is my coffee viewing from six to seven am.

Shark’s not terrible, and I’ve actually found James Woods’ overacting to be extra entertaining at times.

FSN - I love my Saturday and Sunday morning English Premier League soccer.  I don’t see entire games, but I can occasionally get five or ten minutes before one of the kids says “How come I NEVER get to watch MY shows?”

All Auburn Football games, Major league playoff games if I choose, The Masters, The US Open, The British Open, some Falcons games or important NFL games (part, never all), post season NFL games, NCAA Bowl Games, Thrashers games if there’s no conflict with her programming or if I’m alone.

Now that last paragraph sounds like a lot, but they are one time a year or short period events.  They just look impressive all listed that way.

(What is sad is that’s not all of it, but it’s all of it enough that I just had to IM the old lady to ask what else I watch that she watches).

Over the past two seasons, I reluctantly started watching Damages and Rescue Me, and fell in like with both.

Despite my efforts to resist, I became a fan of HOUSE as well.

I have won the battle to no longer allow Desperate Housewives and that Ty Pennington build a house while crying show in my home. But

I have not won the battle to stop Cold Case from being recorded.

But the point of this entire post was, have any of you seen “Pushing Up Daisies” yet?

(No Avitable, I did not say “Pushing in Daisy” or “Pushing in Daisy’s stool” or “here’s a show about screwing a snake or giving a horse a hand job.”)

My wife really likes it and I really really hate it.  Boobs aside (all the chicks are wearing miracle bras and low cut clothes, including that blonde mini me that played the republican hottie on “The West Wing”), the show makes me generally nervous, agitated and angry.

I am not fond of Daniel Stern-esque narrated shows, especially when the narrator isn’t one of the characters.  This show is also too colorful and cartoony, sort of like the movie Beetlejuice was.

And before you say anything, I fucking hated that movie.  Maybe more than any five Richard Gere movies combined.  It was absolutely awful, not funny and stupid.  And this show is like that coming back once a week.

I need some help.

So, what are your thoughts?  What do you watch, not watch, etc?