I have a tendency to not jump on the bandwagon for new TV shows right away. I think the only ones I have been watching from the beginning are Glee (and I didn’t even watch that preview they had months before the actual season started) and The Walking Dead – and that was due to Dave and I watching something on AMC right before the season premiere, and then we didn’t change the channel and became hooked. (It’s back on February 12!!) Anyway, I was thinking about all my favorite that I am currently into, and a large chunk of them I am seasons behind in – because I’ve finally given in to friends telling me to watch. Examples:
The Big Bang Theory – I almost choked laughing when I watched the episode where Penny gives Sheldon an autographed Leonard Nemoy napkin for Christmas. We’re not up to any season on this show, since we’ve just been catching it whenever it’s on TV in syndication. But I did just add it to my Netflix queue so I can start from the beginning. Not gonna lie, Penny’s character kind of annoys me, but I’ll deal with it for the rest of the crew.
How I Met Your Mother – Almost at the end of season 2 on this one. I have to say, I love this show, but sometimes I find it annoying and a little too over the top. But it is something good to have on in the background. Marshall and Barney are probably my two favorite characters. Also the episode with the “cockamouse” is amazing. I’m pretty sure I just want to be Jason Segel’s friend, especially after seeing him in The Muppet Movie. Also my friend Britt was Robin Sparkles for Halloween a few years ago, and now I finally get the reference.
The League – someone PLEASE tell me how I lived for so long without this show in my life. It. Is. AMAZING. I can definitely say that the fact that I played fantasy football this year (AND WON!) peaked my interest, but you don’t need to know about FF to watch the show. It’s just freakin hilarious. I can’t express in words how much I enjoy this show. It’s hysterical, crude, sarcastic humor with the friends on the show ripping on each other all the time – and I love the couple of the show – Kevin and Jenny. They remind me of Dave and I – down to the teasing, and the fact that she’s better at FF than him. 
Also, if you’ve never heard of a “fear boner“, you need to educate yourself now. (Click the link. Trust. Also enjoy the use of the word “anticiperection“.)
Other shows I’ve hopped onto the bandwagon late in the game include The Office, Arrested Development and Mad Men (what was I thinking?!)
Do you start watching new shows right from the premiere? Or do you wait a bit like me? I just can’t see devoting the time to start getting involved with a new show right away… unless its something I’m super excited for, or love the actors or something.
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