So much TV, So Little Time
Can't believe the first month of the year is already almost over. Swear the time has just flown by. I'm still working on my resolutions for the year. One is to watch more television especially more shows that I can introduce my fiance to. I'm really enjoying introducing him to stuff and getting to enjoy it together.
It started with Once Upon A Time. Before the show first aired, Jean and Mike seemed interested in the show when they saw the promos but they never watched it when it started. On New Year's Day they were having a marathon of the first season and I decided, even though I'd seen the episode, I'd watch it out in the living room and maybe if they saw it when they got home they'd watch and enjoy. Jean ended up coming home before the first half of the first episode had ended. And she watched it, and when Mike and Greg came home they watched it too and everyone loved it. Since then they've kept up with it, which is one of the only scripted shows Jean even watches. Mike doesn't watch it as often anymore, but he'll watch with me if he's awake and he's waiting for The Walking Dead.
So after that I gradually started introducing Mike to more stuff. I think after that I started him on Merlin. Mike saw me watching it every now and again and seemed somewhat interested. So I showed him the first episode and he pretty much loved it right away. He enjoyed a lot of the comedy and laughed a lot. I think Gaius was his favorite. But after awhile Mike started to lose interest. He told me that when he started watching "Harry Potter" he really liked it, but as it became darker he didn't enjoy it as much and he felt the same way about Merlin. We still haven't watched the fifth series together. The fifth series isn't my favorite, so part of me doesn't care if he finishes, but the complete-ist in me want to get him to at least finish out the show.
Before we finished Merlin I watched the first episode of Sherlock. I adored it. While I wasn't positive Mike would like it, I decided I had to show it to him. He ended up really loving it. We watched the next two episodes and he was really into it. He asked when it was coming back and I wasn't sure. A few weeks later, he asked again and when I told him it wouldn't be back for months, he was really bummed out.
After those two successes I really wanted him to watch all of my favorites. I wanted him to watch Doctor Who and Torchwood and Supernatural. I think the next one I tried was SPN. The first time I tried to show it to him he was distracted and mostly messing around with his phone, so I wasn't sure if he really paid attention to anything. We watched the first four or five episodes So a few months later, I tried again with the first episode and he fell asleep. Given his love of horror, I was sure that he would love the show, so I decided to try one more time. By the middle of the first episode, he said he'd seen it already and described everything that was going to happen. The same thing happened with the next few episodes. So I guess he was paying attention that first time. We got through that first season pretty fast. I always know when he's really into a show when he voluntarily asks to watch it a lot. He did that with Merlin and he's done that with SPN a few times. When we were on vacation he told his sister about it and told her how much he liked it. He told me today that it's becoming one of his favorite shows. We're halfway through the eighth season. He's had no problem with season six. I know that a lot of people don't like that season, and I've never considered seasons six or seven a favorite of mine, but they're not that bad. Watching the series again I realized I missed a huge chunk of six and a few episodes from seven as well. I didn't even remember the mini-big bad Eve or how Cas turned "evil."
I was really happy when he said that he preferred it when the brothers get along because I'm definitely not a fan of the constant conflict and contrived crap used to drive Dean and Sam apart. He actually said that he's enjoyed every episode. Which was hilarious because almost the next day we watched the episode "Bitten" and as soon as it was over he turned to me and said that was the worst episode ever. I had read that people hated that episode but I didn't remember it being that bad until we watched it again and I realized how boring it was.
I think after we get through with the eps on Netflix, depending on when we finish, I might hold off on starting the latest season. We were watching an ep the other day that ended on a cliffhanger, and he started complaining about it, even though we were going to watch the next ep right away. LOL. He joked that he didn't think he could sit through cliffhangers like that and wait around weeks to see it revolved. He'd quit the show first. I thought to myself that it's a good thing he didn't see the last new episode.
Even though I hated the last few seasons of Torchwood I decided to show him that, since I loved the first two seasons. I was kind of regretful that I hadn't started him with Doctor Who first, since I started with Torchwood and had wished I had started with Doctor Who instead (just for continuity's sake not that it made a huge difference.) Plus, given what he had told me about Merlin and liking it better when it wasn't so dark, I thought he might prefer the lighter DW to the darker TW but we'd already started Torchwood so it was too late. He ended up liking Torchwood and to my chagrin even said COE was probably his favorite season.
After that I thought we would give Doctor Who a shot. I wasn't positive he'd like it, but given the other things we'd watched and that he'd enjoyed, I thought he might. We watched the first episode of New Who and his reaction was similar to mine the first time I was really exposed to DW. I like Sci-Fi/Fantasy, but there are a lot of stuff in that genre that I find too weird and don't interest me. It's why, until the recent movies, I'd never seen any versions of Star Trek. When I first saw some of DW, I think it was the ep "Stolen Earth", it seemed a little too out there and didn't interest me. Mike said that the plot for the first episode of DW was a little too weird and confusing. He had trouble keeping up with the rapid fire of some of the dialogue. I admit, I really like the show now, but even I still lose a lot of the dialogue, and 80% of the plots go above my head. But I wanted to see if he would give it another shot and I showed him an ep, which is one of my favorites, "Midnight." His reaction was kind of eh to it. But I don't know if that was a real reaction to the ep or he was just too tired.
We watched "The Eleventh Hour." He laughed a couple of times and said it was okay. I laughed because he also said that Eleven reminded him of Drop Dead Fred. I asked if he'd want to see more, and he said he'd be okay with watching some episodes. From the series five preview he was interested in the Cybermen. I guess DW does have some season long arcs, but I supposes I could pick and choose my favorite episodes to show him, without him getting too confused if he hasn't seen everything.
I still have to see Amy and Rory's last episode and the catch up on the rest of the show. After Merlin's crappy ending, I figure I can handle any characters' departures, but I still haven't been able to bring myself to watch "The Angels of Manhattan." Luckily, somehow, I've remained relatively unspoiled.
So far, my one strike out with him was DW. I also started him watching Raising Hope. We both loved My Name is Earl so it felt like a no brainer. We really love it and it's one of the only sitcoms, other than The Big Bang Theory that we watch together.
Mike's even taken the initiative and got us watching things together. I had wanted to get him to watch The Walking Dead because like I knew he would probably loved SPN, I had a similar feeling about TWD (I actually have fond memories about the beginning of TWD and the beginning of my relationship with Mike. The first planned extended weekend I stayed at his house was Halloween weekend when TWD first debuted. We thought about watching it, but we went out and saw Paranormal Activity 2 instead.) Except there were a couple of times I was out in the living room watching some season 2 episodes and the family would see bits of the episodes and they never seemed completely interested. So I hesitated on showing it to him. But Mike was always telling me about a guy at his job that kept telling him about TWD and how great it was and that he had to watch, so one day he wanted us to start watching it on Netflix. We got through the first two seasons really fast and caught up just in time to start season 3. I was really surprised that even when the show was slow in season 2, he still was really engrossed in it. It was kind of hilarious that when season 3 had its mid-season finale and Mike first saw the promo that the show wouldn't be back for a few months he got really upset. He's not used to watching things as they air.I remember when it was on hiatus, and then again in between seasons 3 and 4, he constantly asked me when the show would be back. When he ranked the shows we watched together, TWD was at the top along with Sherlock.
After the recent finale we had an interesting discussion about the show. He made me laugh with a lot of the things he said, at one point I even told him he should probably write for the show because a lot of his sensibilities seem to line up with the writers. He was really glad that they finally left the prison. He never enjoyed the Governor. More blasphemously he said he was kind of glad they killed Hershel. Not because he didn't like Hershel, but because he felt that kind of moral character kind of slowed things down on the show and prevented some good drama. I had to veto him when he said he thought Rick should die next. He didn't like how crazy Rick is. I told him Rick's my favorite, so Rick stays. He also said funnily enough that he missed the triangle. I think more because he really loved the tension and dynamic between Rick and Shane and says the show isn't the same without it.
Along with a lot of shows, I had meant to start Breaking Bad, especially this summer before it's final season. But I started other shows instead. Part of me was kind of put off a little by the hype and the "best show ever" surrounding the show.But Mike's sister recommended it, so we started to watch that as well. It's really good so far, we've just got through most of the first season. Another show his sister recommended was Sons of Anarchy. I've never been all that interested in watching it, especially this last season and hearing how violent it is, but I came home last week and he had just started the first episode. It's okay, not sure when or if we'll get back to it.
I wasn't planning on watching Sleepy Hollow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, or Almost Human just because I'm wary of starting any new shows in fear of cancellation, especially serialized shows. But he wanted to see them so we watched them. I've kind of stopped watching AOS because I was having trouble connecting with the characters or caring about the adventures. AH is okay so far. I've only seen the first two episodes and have the same problem, to a certain extent, that I have with Sleepy Hollow in that I really like the friendship between the two main characters, but the main arc of the show I've seen doesn't really grab me. I've been trying to figure out why so many friends of mine adore the show, but I'm still not that into it. And I figured out that I really like the characters, but I care not one bit about the whole mythology of the show with the Headless Horsemen. Actually maybe my problem with it, is I like some of the characters, but just not enough to put up with the storyline. I love Abbie and Ichabod's friendship. I care about Ichabod and like Abbie well enough, but the rest of the characters I can kind of take or leave. And on a show like this, not liking the mythology, which takes up a lot of airtime, should probably be a dealbreaker. But, oh, Ichabod, and his fish out of water stuff does make me laugh but I suppose the show can only do so much of that before it runs the risk of getting old. I haven't watched the last four or five episodes. I'll catch up with it eventually. It might end up like Doctor Who where it's mostly about specific characters for me, and most of the storylines go above my head. Which is why I like DW but don't adore it.
Two shows I really want to get him to give a try are Elementary and Teen Wolf. At first I didn't think Teen Wolf would be up his ally. But once I watched the fist few episodes, I thought he could possibly like it, even though his first reaction when he saw me watching it was "What is this Twilight? And his subsequent comments the other times he saw me watching it was equally sarcastic. But I did ask him about the show and he said he thought the show's storyline could interest him, but he thought the wolf effects blew. But I think if he could get past it, he could like it. I think he's equally not given Elementary much of a chance. I asked him about it and he said he didn't think he'd like it. But this was based off of two episodes he'd "watched." He saw me watching the pilot episode. But he was in and out of the room and didn't see most of it. The other episode was one that he caught when he was having trouble falling asleep. Since I had our noise cancelling headphones on at the time, I doubt he hear much of anything. So I really want him to actually watch an episode. I think the character building on the show could really appeal to him. The other day I told him Sherlock was coming back and he joked and said "the good version." I told him I wouldn't stand for those kind of Elementary insults in my house.
I also thought about getting him to watch The Mindy Project. I was never sure if he would like it because he's not a big romantic comedy guy. But a few weeks ago, I was on a forum for the show and he saw me and asked about it. I tried to describe the show and did a very poor job of it. He kind of laughed and looked at me as if to say "Okay, that sounds really lame." For some reason I got really defensive about that. So one day, after we were done watching Raising Hope it switched over to TMP and I let it play so I could see what he would think of it. He laughed a few times and said that he thought it was funny. But still, I don't know if he'd want to sit through entire seasons of it.
After we're done with SPN, we might try Sons of Anarchy again. Or perhaps Dexter. His sister talked about that show as well, and Mike's seen the first two seasons. I'm thinking of showing him Grimm. I like the show, but don't love it, but he might get a kick out of it. We also wanted to try American Horror Story and Bates Motel. He also really wants to watch Game of Thrones. That's a show that a guy at work has really been talking up to him. I'm wary about watching it because of how gross I've heard it can be, plus I've heard there are a ton of characters to keep straight. And I'm almost not in the mood to start another show where basically every one you may ever care about ends up dying. But he said that the guy at work might burn some of the episodes onto a disc for him, so we may watch it soon. I teased him, because he gets kind of squeamish when it comes to watching man on man action, that there was a lot of it on the show. He said I could cover his eyes during those parts and he'd return the favor when the beheadings start.
As for me, there are so many shows I want/need to watch that I haven't yet. I've been meaning to watch The Vampire Diaries and Mad Men for ages. I only watched the first episode of TVD for the longest time. But I recently mainlined almost the entire season in a month. I'm still making my way through the current season. I was pretty much tired of the Triangle by mid- second season and ready to murder it with fire by the third. That being said there are still a lot of aspects of the show that I like so I can put up with it. In fact, this is the first show where I actually vote for polyamory. Those three are basically in a relationship anyway.
I haven't decided if I'm going to watch The Originals now. I don't miss Klaus at all on TVD. I liked Rebekah okay, but wouldn't watch the show for her. But I did like Elijah. So maybe I'll give it a try.
After I'm done with Arrested Development, I may start up Weeds again. I stopped after too many changes in the fourth season, but I should probably give it a chance. After that I'll probably watch Scandal or Arrow since the shows are so new and would be faster to get through. They just added Veronica Mars and Hannibal to Amazon Instant. I might try to catch up on VM before the movie comes out. I've been wary of starting Hannibal because of the gross factor and the near cancellation factor, but I'm curious about it. I also really want to see Awkward, Broadchurch, Orange is the New Black, House of Cards, The Good Wife, Spaced, Fringe, Luther, Orphan Black, The Fall, Scrubs, True Blood and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It started with Once Upon A Time. Before the show first aired, Jean and Mike seemed interested in the show when they saw the promos but they never watched it when it started. On New Year's Day they were having a marathon of the first season and I decided, even though I'd seen the episode, I'd watch it out in the living room and maybe if they saw it when they got home they'd watch and enjoy. Jean ended up coming home before the first half of the first episode had ended. And she watched it, and when Mike and Greg came home they watched it too and everyone loved it. Since then they've kept up with it, which is one of the only scripted shows Jean even watches. Mike doesn't watch it as often anymore, but he'll watch with me if he's awake and he's waiting for The Walking Dead.
So after that I gradually started introducing Mike to more stuff. I think after that I started him on Merlin. Mike saw me watching it every now and again and seemed somewhat interested. So I showed him the first episode and he pretty much loved it right away. He enjoyed a lot of the comedy and laughed a lot. I think Gaius was his favorite. But after awhile Mike started to lose interest. He told me that when he started watching "Harry Potter" he really liked it, but as it became darker he didn't enjoy it as much and he felt the same way about Merlin. We still haven't watched the fifth series together. The fifth series isn't my favorite, so part of me doesn't care if he finishes, but the complete-ist in me want to get him to at least finish out the show.
Before we finished Merlin I watched the first episode of Sherlock. I adored it. While I wasn't positive Mike would like it, I decided I had to show it to him. He ended up really loving it. We watched the next two episodes and he was really into it. He asked when it was coming back and I wasn't sure. A few weeks later, he asked again and when I told him it wouldn't be back for months, he was really bummed out.
After those two successes I really wanted him to watch all of my favorites. I wanted him to watch Doctor Who and Torchwood and Supernatural. I think the next one I tried was SPN. The first time I tried to show it to him he was distracted and mostly messing around with his phone, so I wasn't sure if he really paid attention to anything. We watched the first four or five episodes So a few months later, I tried again with the first episode and he fell asleep. Given his love of horror, I was sure that he would love the show, so I decided to try one more time. By the middle of the first episode, he said he'd seen it already and described everything that was going to happen. The same thing happened with the next few episodes. So I guess he was paying attention that first time. We got through that first season pretty fast. I always know when he's really into a show when he voluntarily asks to watch it a lot. He did that with Merlin and he's done that with SPN a few times. When we were on vacation he told his sister about it and told her how much he liked it. He told me today that it's becoming one of his favorite shows. We're halfway through the eighth season. He's had no problem with season six. I know that a lot of people don't like that season, and I've never considered seasons six or seven a favorite of mine, but they're not that bad. Watching the series again I realized I missed a huge chunk of six and a few episodes from seven as well. I didn't even remember the mini-big bad Eve or how Cas turned "evil."
I was really happy when he said that he preferred it when the brothers get along because I'm definitely not a fan of the constant conflict and contrived crap used to drive Dean and Sam apart. He actually said that he's enjoyed every episode. Which was hilarious because almost the next day we watched the episode "Bitten" and as soon as it was over he turned to me and said that was the worst episode ever. I had read that people hated that episode but I didn't remember it being that bad until we watched it again and I realized how boring it was.
I think after we get through with the eps on Netflix, depending on when we finish, I might hold off on starting the latest season. We were watching an ep the other day that ended on a cliffhanger, and he started complaining about it, even though we were going to watch the next ep right away. LOL. He joked that he didn't think he could sit through cliffhangers like that and wait around weeks to see it revolved. He'd quit the show first. I thought to myself that it's a good thing he didn't see the last new episode.
Even though I hated the last few seasons of Torchwood I decided to show him that, since I loved the first two seasons. I was kind of regretful that I hadn't started him with Doctor Who first, since I started with Torchwood and had wished I had started with Doctor Who instead (just for continuity's sake not that it made a huge difference.) Plus, given what he had told me about Merlin and liking it better when it wasn't so dark, I thought he might prefer the lighter DW to the darker TW but we'd already started Torchwood so it was too late. He ended up liking Torchwood and to my chagrin even said COE was probably his favorite season.
After that I thought we would give Doctor Who a shot. I wasn't positive he'd like it, but given the other things we'd watched and that he'd enjoyed, I thought he might. We watched the first episode of New Who and his reaction was similar to mine the first time I was really exposed to DW. I like Sci-Fi/Fantasy, but there are a lot of stuff in that genre that I find too weird and don't interest me. It's why, until the recent movies, I'd never seen any versions of Star Trek. When I first saw some of DW, I think it was the ep "Stolen Earth", it seemed a little too out there and didn't interest me. Mike said that the plot for the first episode of DW was a little too weird and confusing. He had trouble keeping up with the rapid fire of some of the dialogue. I admit, I really like the show now, but even I still lose a lot of the dialogue, and 80% of the plots go above my head. But I wanted to see if he would give it another shot and I showed him an ep, which is one of my favorites, "Midnight." His reaction was kind of eh to it. But I don't know if that was a real reaction to the ep or he was just too tired.
We watched "The Eleventh Hour." He laughed a couple of times and said it was okay. I laughed because he also said that Eleven reminded him of Drop Dead Fred. I asked if he'd want to see more, and he said he'd be okay with watching some episodes. From the series five preview he was interested in the Cybermen. I guess DW does have some season long arcs, but I supposes I could pick and choose my favorite episodes to show him, without him getting too confused if he hasn't seen everything.
I still have to see Amy and Rory's last episode and the catch up on the rest of the show. After Merlin's crappy ending, I figure I can handle any characters' departures, but I still haven't been able to bring myself to watch "The Angels of Manhattan." Luckily, somehow, I've remained relatively unspoiled.
So far, my one strike out with him was DW. I also started him watching Raising Hope. We both loved My Name is Earl so it felt like a no brainer. We really love it and it's one of the only sitcoms, other than The Big Bang Theory that we watch together.
Mike's even taken the initiative and got us watching things together. I had wanted to get him to watch The Walking Dead because like I knew he would probably loved SPN, I had a similar feeling about TWD (I actually have fond memories about the beginning of TWD and the beginning of my relationship with Mike. The first planned extended weekend I stayed at his house was Halloween weekend when TWD first debuted. We thought about watching it, but we went out and saw Paranormal Activity 2 instead.) Except there were a couple of times I was out in the living room watching some season 2 episodes and the family would see bits of the episodes and they never seemed completely interested. So I hesitated on showing it to him. But Mike was always telling me about a guy at his job that kept telling him about TWD and how great it was and that he had to watch, so one day he wanted us to start watching it on Netflix. We got through the first two seasons really fast and caught up just in time to start season 3. I was really surprised that even when the show was slow in season 2, he still was really engrossed in it. It was kind of hilarious that when season 3 had its mid-season finale and Mike first saw the promo that the show wouldn't be back for a few months he got really upset. He's not used to watching things as they air.I remember when it was on hiatus, and then again in between seasons 3 and 4, he constantly asked me when the show would be back. When he ranked the shows we watched together, TWD was at the top along with Sherlock.
After the recent finale we had an interesting discussion about the show. He made me laugh with a lot of the things he said, at one point I even told him he should probably write for the show because a lot of his sensibilities seem to line up with the writers. He was really glad that they finally left the prison. He never enjoyed the Governor. More blasphemously he said he was kind of glad they killed Hershel. Not because he didn't like Hershel, but because he felt that kind of moral character kind of slowed things down on the show and prevented some good drama. I had to veto him when he said he thought Rick should die next. He didn't like how crazy Rick is. I told him Rick's my favorite, so Rick stays. He also said funnily enough that he missed the triangle. I think more because he really loved the tension and dynamic between Rick and Shane and says the show isn't the same without it.
Along with a lot of shows, I had meant to start Breaking Bad, especially this summer before it's final season. But I started other shows instead. Part of me was kind of put off a little by the hype and the "best show ever" surrounding the show.But Mike's sister recommended it, so we started to watch that as well. It's really good so far, we've just got through most of the first season. Another show his sister recommended was Sons of Anarchy. I've never been all that interested in watching it, especially this last season and hearing how violent it is, but I came home last week and he had just started the first episode. It's okay, not sure when or if we'll get back to it.
I wasn't planning on watching Sleepy Hollow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, or Almost Human just because I'm wary of starting any new shows in fear of cancellation, especially serialized shows. But he wanted to see them so we watched them. I've kind of stopped watching AOS because I was having trouble connecting with the characters or caring about the adventures. AH is okay so far. I've only seen the first two episodes and have the same problem, to a certain extent, that I have with Sleepy Hollow in that I really like the friendship between the two main characters, but the main arc of the show I've seen doesn't really grab me. I've been trying to figure out why so many friends of mine adore the show, but I'm still not that into it. And I figured out that I really like the characters, but I care not one bit about the whole mythology of the show with the Headless Horsemen. Actually maybe my problem with it, is I like some of the characters, but just not enough to put up with the storyline. I love Abbie and Ichabod's friendship. I care about Ichabod and like Abbie well enough, but the rest of the characters I can kind of take or leave. And on a show like this, not liking the mythology, which takes up a lot of airtime, should probably be a dealbreaker. But, oh, Ichabod, and his fish out of water stuff does make me laugh but I suppose the show can only do so much of that before it runs the risk of getting old. I haven't watched the last four or five episodes. I'll catch up with it eventually. It might end up like Doctor Who where it's mostly about specific characters for me, and most of the storylines go above my head. Which is why I like DW but don't adore it.
Two shows I really want to get him to give a try are Elementary and Teen Wolf. At first I didn't think Teen Wolf would be up his ally. But once I watched the fist few episodes, I thought he could possibly like it, even though his first reaction when he saw me watching it was "What is this Twilight? And his subsequent comments the other times he saw me watching it was equally sarcastic. But I did ask him about the show and he said he thought the show's storyline could interest him, but he thought the wolf effects blew. But I think if he could get past it, he could like it. I think he's equally not given Elementary much of a chance. I asked him about it and he said he didn't think he'd like it. But this was based off of two episodes he'd "watched." He saw me watching the pilot episode. But he was in and out of the room and didn't see most of it. The other episode was one that he caught when he was having trouble falling asleep. Since I had our noise cancelling headphones on at the time, I doubt he hear much of anything. So I really want him to actually watch an episode. I think the character building on the show could really appeal to him. The other day I told him Sherlock was coming back and he joked and said "the good version." I told him I wouldn't stand for those kind of Elementary insults in my house.
I also thought about getting him to watch The Mindy Project. I was never sure if he would like it because he's not a big romantic comedy guy. But a few weeks ago, I was on a forum for the show and he saw me and asked about it. I tried to describe the show and did a very poor job of it. He kind of laughed and looked at me as if to say "Okay, that sounds really lame." For some reason I got really defensive about that. So one day, after we were done watching Raising Hope it switched over to TMP and I let it play so I could see what he would think of it. He laughed a few times and said that he thought it was funny. But still, I don't know if he'd want to sit through entire seasons of it.
After we're done with SPN, we might try Sons of Anarchy again. Or perhaps Dexter. His sister talked about that show as well, and Mike's seen the first two seasons. I'm thinking of showing him Grimm. I like the show, but don't love it, but he might get a kick out of it. We also wanted to try American Horror Story and Bates Motel. He also really wants to watch Game of Thrones. That's a show that a guy at work has really been talking up to him. I'm wary about watching it because of how gross I've heard it can be, plus I've heard there are a ton of characters to keep straight. And I'm almost not in the mood to start another show where basically every one you may ever care about ends up dying. But he said that the guy at work might burn some of the episodes onto a disc for him, so we may watch it soon. I teased him, because he gets kind of squeamish when it comes to watching man on man action, that there was a lot of it on the show. He said I could cover his eyes during those parts and he'd return the favor when the beheadings start.
As for me, there are so many shows I want/need to watch that I haven't yet. I've been meaning to watch The Vampire Diaries and Mad Men for ages. I only watched the first episode of TVD for the longest time. But I recently mainlined almost the entire season in a month. I'm still making my way through the current season. I was pretty much tired of the Triangle by mid- second season and ready to murder it with fire by the third. That being said there are still a lot of aspects of the show that I like so I can put up with it. In fact, this is the first show where I actually vote for polyamory. Those three are basically in a relationship anyway.
I haven't decided if I'm going to watch The Originals now. I don't miss Klaus at all on TVD. I liked Rebekah okay, but wouldn't watch the show for her. But I did like Elijah. So maybe I'll give it a try.
After I'm done with Arrested Development, I may start up Weeds again. I stopped after too many changes in the fourth season, but I should probably give it a chance. After that I'll probably watch Scandal or Arrow since the shows are so new and would be faster to get through. They just added Veronica Mars and Hannibal to Amazon Instant. I might try to catch up on VM before the movie comes out. I've been wary of starting Hannibal because of the gross factor and the near cancellation factor, but I'm curious about it. I also really want to see Awkward, Broadchurch, Orange is the New Black, House of Cards, The Good Wife, Spaced, Fringe, Luther, Orphan Black, The Fall, Scrubs, True Blood and that's just the tip of the iceberg.