It is finally here. If you have ever met me, or heard about me, or been in a room with me for more than five minutes, or read this blog, you know that I love TV. And one of the activities I look forward to each year is the arrival of the Entertainment Weekly Fall TV preview. And it has arrived. Hallelujah! I have been getting antsy, because of few shows have been starting (90210 - anyone watch? Pretty good!) and I just didn't feel like I was prepared. I didn't have a plan. And that I do not like.So each year when the EWFTVP arrives, I sit down with two highlighter (blue for the downstairs Tivo and red for the upstairs) peruse the pages and highlight which shows will be on which TV. Sometimes there are small panics as we realize that there are overlaps that require some planning and scheduling and family discussions of which show goes on which TV. Like when we discovered that The Biggest Loser was on at the same time as House and the aforementioned 90210. What to do!? We felt the best decision was to move the biggest loser upstairs, so that we wouldn't be watching it in the room next to the kitchen, because for some reason that champion of weight loss makes me want to eat Joe-Joes and ice cream. See - it is all about planning.
Once the shows are highlighted, I print out a list of season premiere dates and highlight the shows in the matching color. That way I never miss a premiere, and I set it up on the correct Tivo.
I know some of you think I am crazy, now. And some of you may respect me for my foresight and planning. At least I won't forget to catch the first episode of Fringe.
