Looking out of the window

Hey, here I go again.  Starting one more of my famous segments. I know it’s a little weird that I keep doing that given that there are no comments to show anybody is reading what I write.  But then, you know… Blogs are anyway about seeking attention, or so I read in The Hindu once.

So I watch a lot of television, and I mean a lot. But the thing is, Its not really on TV as such.  Its largely American shows that I download from the internet. I kinda gave up on Indian TV a long time ago. Right about the time, I started college and went to stay at a hostel. Having no TV of your own, forces you to resort to finding other means of entertainment. The momentous discovery of utorrent has probably been the most defining point of my life. Given the sacharine dipped, melodramatic fare that is served to you on Star Plus and Sony, I think I made the right choice in switching loyalties to ABC, CW, CBS, NBC and Fox. Call me unpatriotic, snobbish, west -obsessed, or whatever. I think a selected and emphasis on selected here, portion of American primetime programming is really phenomenal compared to the staggering, repeat motion sequences of our soaps and reality shows.

For one, these shows are seasonal and weekly. You don’t need to agonize over missing a day or sit glued to the television all year long. Secondly, they actually have something of a plotline, not just families in over-the-top clothing, sitting in their living rooms and talking about themselves. They also have more genres of programming. Not everything is a love story or a family soap. There are investigative series, teenage dramas, sitcoms, variety shows, comedies and such.

So given the obvious advantages and my own aversion to soppy content, I have now regularly timed myself with the fall season of the US. Ask me about season premieres, returning series, hiatus, holiday specials, cancellations and I can tell you exactly what they mean. Ask me who’s playing Tulsi on Kyunki.. I won’t have a clue.

So here’s a list of the shows I watch- Desperate Housewives, Fringe, Priveleged, The Big Bang Theory, How I met your Mother, Bones, Psych, The Colbert Report, Saturday Night live and 30 Rock.  So here’s what I am going to do henceforth. Taking inspiration from some of my favourite television blogs like RTVW and TV aholic , I am going to try and do some reviews and commentary on these shows. While part of it will be as proffesional as I’ve learnt from three and half years of journalism, sometimes I’ll just engage in some feel-good gushing.

So watch out this space in case you’re looking for any help in deciding your schedule.