An Endless Avalanche of TV

[andraste]

Just when I think I safely caught up on all my currently airing TV shows, or will be as soon as Merlin finishes ... magically appearing on my hard drive by the power of magic ... I recall that Batman: The Brave and the Bold is screening new episodes. There are now half a dozen that I haven't seen. Catching up on the Birds of Prey plus Blue Beetle and Booster Gold is going to be no chore, naturally, but it it does once again remind me that I am never going to watch all the shows.

I am not even keeping up with that many! At the moment I am just watching Castle, House, Fringe and Merlin along with some things that air on Australian TV. I am planning to take a look at Undercovers as soon as someone inserts extra hours into the day.

You would think that an unemployed student would have more time for television, but between schoolwork, writing, vidding, reading, communicating with the internet and the occasional spot of eating, sleeping and doing housework I only watch around an hour and a half a day. Perhaps I need to rejigger my schedule if I am to have any hope of ever catching up on my 'TV shows I really should watch' list. (There are one hundred and one things on it at the moment. One hundred and one! This is ridiculous.)

Comments

[lilacsigil]

I know! We watch one show a day, every day, very diligently and yet we'll never catch up!

[andraste]

We watch one show a day, every day, very diligently and yet we'll never catch up!

There is simply too much TV. Although the problem has never reached the proportions of my 'books I must read' list.

[jhall1]

"I recall that Batman: The Brave and the Bold is screening new episodes. There are now half a dozen that I haven't seen. Catching up on the Birds of Prey plus Blue Beetle and Booster Gold is going to be no chore, naturally, but it it does once again remind me that I am never going to watch all the shows."

Especially if you ever decide to move on beyond the letter B. :)

[andraste]

Especially if you ever decide to move on beyond the letter B. :)

Heh. I had no realised how many Bs there were in that paragraph. (Maybe I should just watch everything in alphabetical order, although then it would take me a very long time to get to The West Wing and The Wire.)

[st_aurafina]

It's just impossible to keep up. I feel like an underachiever! I have 30=50 minutes exercise time most days plus one extra show to watch with dinner, and I'll still never catch up. I wish I could mainline shows like I used to, but I lost my stamina for TV marathons somewhere in my twenties.

*is ancient and creaky*

[andraste]

I wish I could mainline shows like I used to, but I lost my stamina for TV marathons somewhere in my twenties.

I still marathon sometimes, but the problem with that is that I always feel the need to go back and watch again later so I pick up more of the details. So that just means whatever show it is takes me twice as long!

[evilfuzzydoom.livejournal.com]

I've heard that sleep is a negotiable activity. :D

[andraste]

I've heard that sleep is a negotiable activity. :D

Unfortunately, I am a cranky old lady and if I don't get my eight hours I am all 'ANDRASTE SMASH!!!'

I suppose in theory I could spend less time gaming. In theory.

[evilfuzzydoom.livejournal.com]

Now that is a funny mental image.

Perhaps a marathon of some sort needs organdising, in order to combine the spending-time-with humans and the television.

Speaking of which, I was wondering if I could borrow Babylon 5? I think it's floated back to the top of my "to watch" list.

[lizvogel]

The housemate & I frequently joke that if civilization ended tomorrow but we still had electricity, we would still have a lifetime's supply of unwatched TV.

Trouble is, we're not really joking. ;-)