Toe Dip Into TV Land

I don't watch much episodic TV (unless you include Monday Night Football). About the only exception is Mad Men. It's mostly a time thing, but also much of what I've seen is cringe-worthy.

Last night the HB slept over at a friends' and the NZS went to a party. The wife and I made plans to maybe hear some music or catch a movie after she got back from a happy hour she and a co-worker were hosting for some people helping them on a project. Well, that whole thing turned out to be a clusterfuck, so she didn't really feel like going out. Besides, by the time she got back we had missed all the movie times. So, we ran out and got some dinner and a bottle of Pinot Noir and hit the video store (there wasn't anything particularly good on PPV).

After perusing the movies, we worked our way towards the TV epdisodes. Every now and then we'll rent a few episodes of shows, particulary ones on HBO or Showtime, just to check them out. Last night we rented some episodes of Weeds.

One thing about watching a few episodes back-to-back is that the theme songs get annoying. I think they're only meant to be heard once a week. I thought the show was only OK. It's well acted and all, but the writing completely lacks subtlety. And aren't there enough shows that skewer the 'normalcy' of suburbia?

With no serious college football on today (except the lower division playoffs) I've put together a list of things to do around here. Also, the wife and I are going to check out a place for my parents' 50th. But, dealing with all of that will have to wait for another post.