I'm now getting into a quiet time as far as TV is concerned. Most of the shows I have been watching finished their seasons or series in the last couple weeks. Even a couple I'm still watching will be finished soon. And aside from the possibility of watching Big Brother, there isn't much until the fall.

 

Now that the networks have announced their new fall shows, I don't see anything new that excites me. I am looking forward to Space carrying Buck Rogers since it's been a while since I've seen it and I've practically forgotten it all--with exception to the pilot movie which I picked up a while back and which has been aired a few times on TV. Granted, it wasn't a great show, but it was a decent hour's entertainment and light fare such as this show, Seaquest and the original Battlestar Galactica make for a nice change from today's shows, though I could only watch them again once.

 

Now that the networks have announced their new fall lineups, I can plan my fall viewing. This is based upon the shows airing as announced, and doesn't take into account shows aired on other networks. And since there will be a few independants appearing this year, there could be shows on those channels I will watch. I can't guarantee that I will stick with any of the shows either. The new ones will depend upon how interesting I find them, and the older ones will depend upon how much they keep my interest. And considering the way the networks treated a lot of their new shows this past year, the new ones will really have to keep me wanting to watch.

 

Here is my preliminary schedule based on last week's announcements. Note that it doesn't include daytime (which is often unplanned):

 

Monday

8pm Prison Break (One of the shows last year that I would never have considered becoming a favorite, although if it starts with them back in prison I might not watch.)

9pm Heroes (Depending upon how I feel about the pilot.)

 

Tuesday

8pm NCIS

9pm The Unit (Provided they concentrate on the Unit and not the domestics.)

10pm Smith (Based upon how I feel about the pilot.)

 

Wednesday

8pm Bones (Until they move it to Friday as planned, when I'll catch it then, although this list is based on fall only.)

 

Thursday

8pm Smallville (Provided they get out of Smallville and make the show more interesting rather than treating it like a contractual filler for syndication.)

9pm Supernatural (Providing they get back to the ghost-of-the-week storyline and don't kill either of the brothers or the father.)

 

Friday

(8pm Bones, when and if it moves here.)

9pm Las Vegas (This is in addition to whatever anime is shown on YTV.)

 

Saturday

Nothing interests me. I usually watch a lot of taped stuff. However, if Space often runs shows such as Battlestar Galactica at 8pm, which I watch.

 

Sunday

Nothing interests me. Again a night for tapes stuff, although Discovery has been running Mythbusters at 10pm. So I really should say I will watch things on tape except where there is something else on worth watching.

 

There's a lot this schedule doesn't show. Partucularly shows such as Stargate and the like which air in syndication. This past year Stargate SG-1 has been airing at 10pm on Thurdays on Space and Stargate Atlantis has been on the movie channel at 8pm. That's why this could never really be an accurate list of my viewing habits. Also, I have a tendancy to tape shows and watch them later, so an 8-10pm night might really be a 9-11pm night.

 

Overall, based upon the upfront schedules, I'll probably be watching less television this year than in past years, at least as far as planned TV goes. The problem is that the quality of shows has dropped, and the better quality shows like Invasion are not given a decent chance. The networks can claim poor ratings as an excuse, but tricks such as hiatus and moving the show to a different night can hurt those ratings. Last season there were four shows which I watched but finished that season. This past season I added at least four but at least four of those won't be back next year. Thus it's created a greater viewing deficit for me. But I always find some way to fill the night.

 

I've also noticed that Bitty Browser, which I use for this blog on my homepage, added some links at the bottom under it's "click here for more sites..." I just wanted to point out that these are added by Bitty Browser, including the Favorites and not me.