The How I Met Your Mother Blog

So there’s no new episode tonight. I’m not sure what repeat they’re showing because I’ll be busy watching other TV. I thought, therefore, this might be a good time to take a step back from HIMYM and talk abit about what else we love on television. Here, I’ll start.

Tonight I’ll be watching Chuck. Outside HIMYM, this is probably my favorite show on TV currently. I liked it last year but this season has really turned it up a notch. I love Josh Schwartz to begin with, and what he’s created here is really something special. I like that the character of Chuck isn’t played as a loser, that we actually see how he does make a decent spy and could make the stunningly beautiful women on the show fall for him. Speaking of which, Jordana Brewster has the finest bone structure and jawline of any woman working in television or film today. Yeah, gauntlet thrown.

Other than Chuck, I love Pushing Daisies (hate to see it get cancelled.) It’s just so different from everything else on TV. Lee Pace is terrific. I think I need to see a show with him and Peter Krause. Speaking of which, don’t get me started on Dirty Sexy Money. That fell face-first in the shit-pile in season two and hasn’t come out yet.

I’ve become a big fan of True Blood, though a bit inexplicably since it’s not REALLY that great a show. There’s just something about it I look forward to each week. Crazy finale, lots of setup for the future.

My second favorite show of all time has got to be Lost. I love Lost with the passion of the craziest fans out there. I spend hours on the Lostpedia, I analyze the episodes with a fine-tooth comb, I’m definitely “that guy”. As someone with a high attention for detail, I appreciate a show like Lost that respects their audience enough to give the hard-core fans something extra.

Rounding out the list, I’m a fan of Big Bang Theory, Entourage, House, Psych, The Office, 30 Rock, and Top Chef.

Quickly I’ll say I’m not at all a fan of any reality show (other than the aforementioned Top Chef,) or any of the CSI-style procedurals. I find all of that to be tedious, base, unintellectual time wasting rather than anything that entertains me or makes me think. Feel free to tell me I’m wrong however

So, what else do you guys like and why? What’s worth watching on TV that isn’t HIMYM? Battle it out! Make new friends! I’m curious to see what your guys’ taste is.

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