DVR Slave

I'm slowly weeding out some of the new shows I was trying to watch, because I was at risk of trying to keep up with 14 shows (not including Days of our Lives every day). I'm quite the TV junkie, but that's a bit much even for me. I decided to drop Reaper, Big Shots (which I was only trying for Michael Vartan), and Moonlight (which I was mainly watching for Jason Dohring). I'll keep my eye out for news that any of these shows are improving (especially Reaper, because it was my favorite new show the first week of the season, but the second episode didn't hold my attention at all). I was determined to try a lot of new shows this year after spending a large chunk of my summer catching up on shows I'd heard were good from last year (Ugly Betty, Heroes, Friday Night Lights, etc.) I didn't have a DVR until a few weeks into the season last year, and I was in the process of moving when all the new shows were starting, so I tried very few (or I was so scattered while trying to pack that I couldn't focus on the ones I did try). I've overdone it a bit this year, though. Chuck and Pushing Daisies are still only maybes for me. What I'm most excited about, TV-wise, is watching the Friday Night Lights DVDs over and over before giving them back to T. I just know that I'll finally give in and buy my own copy right when the price goes up over $20.

Embarrassingly, I got totally hooked on I Wanna Be a Soap Star in the last few episodes (and watched the marathon Soapnet ran over the weekend). I'm not sure why I find it so hilarious, but I love the montages of the actors performing the scene - it just highlights how dumb soap operas are. I didn't bother voting for the final two, but I think I would prefer to see Jimena win over Ashley (Ashlee? Not sure how she spells it), just because Jimena acts in a more natural fashion. Ashley always seems to be so hard, and a little over the top. I have no idea what storyline either would fit into on Days but since I watch that anyway (kinda, out of the corner of my eye while The Lovebug naps) I might as well have some background on this new person.