Welcome. Covered shows

If you have been watching TV in the last five years or so, you will have realized that we are in a golden age of TV (that the departure of LOST has dimmed a little, but still…) Movies have all the money and effects, but TV has the good stories and acting that keep us hooked. There is time to delve into complete characters (Friday Night Lights) and create tension (Breaking Bad). It’s not just sitcoms anymore.

The fall season is coming up, and if you aren’t caught up, you can get most shows on DVD to prepare. If you don’t have Netflix, well, I don’t know what you are doing with your life, but fix that.

This blog is about all things TV (but if we see a good movie worth checking out, we will include that. There are so few lately). We will comment on what’s going on, make fun lists, debate, and scour the internet for spoilers and news. Here are the shows that will be covered. This is by no means an exhaustive list. All times are Eastern. Do your own math.

True Blood - currently on air
Weeds - currently on air
Rookie Blue - currently on air
Secret Life of the American Teenager - currently on air
Big Brother - currently on air
Psych - currently on air
White Collar - currently on air
Covert Affairs - currently on air
Scoundrels (if it comes back) - currently on air
Jersey Shore (if we can stomach it)

America’s Next Top Model - Wednesday Sept. 8 at 8:00
The Vampire Diaries - Thursday, Sept. 9 at 8:00
Gossip Girl - Monday, Sept. 13 at 9:00
Life Unexpected - Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 9:00
Parenthood - Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00
How I Met Your Mother - Monday, Sept. 20 at 8:00
Chuck - Monday, Sept. 20 at 8:00
Hawaii Five-0 - Monday, Sept. 20 at 10:00
Glee - Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00
Modern Family - Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 9:00
Cougar Town - Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 9:30
Community - Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8:00
Bones - Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8:00
The Big Bang Theory - Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8:00
30 Rock - Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8:30
The Office - Thursday, Sept. 23 at 9:00
Grey’s Anatomy - Thursday, Sept. 23 at 9:00
Fringe - Thursday, Sept. 23 at 9:00
Dexter - Sunday, Sept. 26 at 9:00
The Good Wife - Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00
South Park - Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 10:00
Friday Night Lights - Wednesday, Oct. 27
Lie to Me - Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 8:00

Returning 2011
Southland
American Idol - January 12, 2011
Pretty Little Liars - January 2011
Breaking Bad - July 2011
The United States of Tara - 2011

Unknown Return Date
V - probably November
The Bachelor - unknown
The Bachelorette – unknown
The Cape - Spring 2011
Off the Map - Spring 2011
So You Think You Can Dance - Summer 2011

And here are the new shows that will be covered, at least until we figure out if they suck:
Nikita - Thursday, Sept. 9 at 9:00
The Event - Monday, Sept. 20 at 9:00
Mike and Molly - Monday, Sept. 20 at 9:30
Detroit 1-8-7 - Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00
Undercovers - Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 8:00
The Whole Truth - Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 10:00
My Generation – Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8:00
Blue Bloods - Friday, Sept. 24 at 10:00
No Ordinary Family - Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 9:00

Shows that will never be covered:
Family Guy
Two and a Half Men
One Tree Hill
Survivor
The Apprentice
Smallville
House - Someone is sick, House is grumpy and he has a limp, the patient is about to die and no one knows why, people argue, House figures it out in the 11th hour, and the patient is cured. There. Show covered. For all time. And it’s never lupus.
NCIS
Rules of Engagement
The Rachel Zoe Project

So never ask…