TV Loves

Today's post is dedicated to everything I love currently on television. Here goes:

- I don't know which is more upsetting - that it is close enough to the series finale of LOST that I can cue it up to record on my TiVo, or the fact that I am devastated by this fact. It is too soon! I am not ready to say goodbye! This show premiered when G was just a twinkle in my eye, and now here we are 6 years later! We have watched every episode at least twice and it has been fun to theorize about it. I am so sad for it to be over! There has never been a show like this for me. As a friend says, every time a show goes off the air, she feels like she is saying goodbye to friends. Judge me all you want, but I feel this way too. I just KNOW that I would be BFFs with the LOSTies...... (sigh). And I will so miss that crazy island.

- As a former Glee Club member, Glee is running a close second for my favorite show. Every song they sing (except for a few in the "Home" show) is a favorite of mine. It is like they are sneaking a look at my iPod. I love that they turn geeky into cool and that this mix of high school outcasts is getting their time to shine. The writers do an excellent job of making each character stand out. And how great is it that Matthew Morrison has made out with BOTH stars of Wicked? Kristen and Edina would also be my BFFs by the way. Especially Edina since we had baby boys on the same day. I love the fact that Glee is hurting American Idol's ratings because people are starting to tune out to AI because they are seeing how ensemble songs can really be performed. AI is so last decade. :)

- Have I not cried during any of the last three seasons of Biggest Loser? Nope. Alison Sweeney.....also a BFF. I am sure that perhaps by now you think that I need more friends in real life - I do have many friends, I swear! Anyway, that show gets me every time. A reality show that for the most part shows people at their best - who knew? It is so great to see the transformation through the weeks. And I love Jillian Michaels - she is the brunette doppelganger of a former instructor of mine, complete with the screaming and yelling and also the love and support. Anyway. I am pulling for Daris. He is an Okie like me and I love this guy!

- Amazing Race - I am in a pool with some friends and friends/relatives of friends where we bet on the last team to finish each week and it has been so fun this year. Especially toward the end when we "fixed it" so that we were guaranteed a Colorado win. No, we didn't cheat. We just strategized as a 4some on how to vote to ensure one of us wins. I came in 2nd for the 2nd time in a row. As my friend A (who is in the pool with me) says, "I know how to pick losers". Yes, it isn't Fantasy Football or March Madness, but it keeps it interesting. G and I watch this one together and I now have some ideas of where we can vacation when we win the Powerball! Dubai, anyone?

- Cougar Town - Yes, the title is a bit offputting. But this show, along with Modern Family, is HILARIOUS. Yep, another BFF on this show - Ellie played by Christa Miller. She is genius. I looked her up on imdb to see what else I could watch her in - and did you know she was on Kate and Allie? The ensemble is getting it more and more right every week. I so hope they don't cancel this show. If you aren't watching it, do. And before you do, call Nielsen and ask for a settop box so you can be a TV ratings household. Thank you very much.

- Lastly, I just want to give a shout out to my girl Betty. I am a sucker for the three GGs - Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl, but above all else, GOLDEN GIRLS. I not so secretly hope that I get to live with my three besties in a condo in Miami in my golden years, sashaying around in my mumu. Greg can stay there too. ANYWAY, I watch Golden Girls on Hallmark all the time and it makes me think of my grandma. When I heard about the facebook campaign for Betty to come onto SNL, I was so excited! I watched it this weekend and she did great. The one thing I didn't like (which is probably everyone else's favorite bit) was the death metal rendition of Thank You For Being a Friend. Some things are too sacred to parody. Here's to Betty, may the campaign to get you on Dancing with the Stars go as successfully! And if not, I can always catch your new sitcom on TV Land. You go, girl!