There really isn't any hard and fast rule for the way that I came up with my list. There aren't a whole lot of new
shows coming out during the mid-season that I want to watch. I'm tired of law shows and there are way too many 'Single
in the City' sitcoms coming out (although I do include just one of them on my list). I may give Skating with Celebrities a chance out of morbid curiosity, but there's no way I'm
resolving to watch it. Here are the shows that I plan to watch faithfully in 2006:5. Veronica Mars If Joss Whedon says this is the "Best. Show. Ever." I believe him. I really missed the boat on this one and now that we're halfway through season two, I've got a lot of catching up to do. Most of that catching up with be done on DVD. And hopefully I can catch this season's reruns during the summer so I'll be ready for season three in the fall.
4. Battlestar Galactica My husband watched the first season, so I sort-of gleaned some of it from him. I did watch most of season two so far and I have to admit that it is pretty darn good. It starts up again next week on SciFi. I enjoy watching Dr. Baltar slowly go crazy and that Starbuck chick kicks ass!
3. Love Monkey Unlike my first two picks, I'm going to try to get in on the ground floor on this one. I like Tom Cavanaugh, I like Jason Priestley, and I've heard good things about the book upon which this sitcom is based. Sure, it's, like, one of at least three new sitcoms about being single in New York, but this one seems to have all the right pieces in place.
2. America's Next Muppet ABC is supposed to air six episodes of this Muppets spoof on reality television in late Spring/early Summer. The idea is that characters will be auditioning to become the newest member of the Muppets. Having grown up on the Muppets, I can't ignore it. I really did not enjoy Muppets Wizard of Oz, but Muppets in Space and Muppets Treasure Island were funny enough to give me hope that the franchise has not died.
1. Lost I just want you to know that there's no way I'm giving up this show. No. Freakin'. Way.
What shows are you looking forward to in 2006?















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1-01-2006 @ 11:53AM
Danny Cohen said...
I agree with 5, 3, and 1.
5. I started to watch the DVDs over winter break, and it really like it. Even if you don't like the show, Veronica is super cute.
3. Anything with Ed is gonna be good, I think.
1. It's Lost, I mean, seriously... LOST!
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1-01-2006 @ 12:34PM
Jamie said...
1. Lost--I'm hooked on this show.
2. The West Wing--I'm one of a dwindling few, i know, but I am curious to see how they deal with the loss of John Spencer.
3. Battlestar Galactica--What they do with the tiny budget and no name stars in incredible. I'm glad NBC-Unversal wisely gave Ronald moore a development contract.
4. Family Guy--The show gets bettr every week.
5. Alias--I want it to go out with a bang.
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1-01-2006 @ 1:21PM
podowd said...
1. The Office
2. 24
3. Alias
4. West Wing
5. Mythbusters
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1-01-2006 @ 1:25PM
doc said...
The good news is that UPN sometimes shows reruns of Veronica on Saturday nights, which should help with catching up on season two. Check your local listings, as they say.
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1-01-2006 @ 1:30PM
Toby OB said...
I'd divide up my list into the holiday hiatus/new season returnees:
1) Lost (Luckily 'Veronica Mars' repeats on the weekend, as I really got into that during the Christmas break for 'Lost')
2) Doctor Who
3) Jake In Progress
4) Bones/House Tuesday night combo (Yes. I cheat.)
5) The West Wing
['It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' would have made the list, but it's probably not due back until deep into the summer, so I could hold off on that.]
And the brand new stuff:
For which there's really only "Love Monkey". I will check out the Heather Graham and Jenna Elfman projects though.
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1-01-2006 @ 3:08PM
Nawfal Faizullah said...
Veronica Mars is great, and that America's Next Muppet sounds great! I'm going to try and catch The American Office. I've also just got The Complete X-Files set this Christmas, so I'm going to watch that for the first time too!
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1-01-2006 @ 3:32PM
Bob Sassone said...
Well, I don't need to make a resolution to watch Alias and The West Wing, since I already do. But I'm going to watch Love Monkey and Entourage.
As for Veronica Mars, I keep saying I'm going to start watching it because it seems like a show I'd like, but I just haven't yet...
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1-01-2006 @ 4:05PM
Jimmy said...
I agree with a lot of your choices however:
Veronica Mars: tried several times to watch this show. I like Joss Whedon, as well, but I don't see how this is the "best. show. ever."
Battlestar Galactica: one of the BEST dramas -- yes, dramas; this show is so much more than sci-fi -- on television. Deserves much more attention than it gets on the Sci-Fi Channel. Considering what wins Best Drama Emmys these days, this show is well-deserving of an award.
Lost: again, over-hyped, but an addictive show.
There's not much I'm "looking foward to" in the spring season, but Book of Daniel looks interesting. I may check out the new Jenna Elfman show, but only because it's between Two and a Half Men and CSI: Miami.
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1-01-2006 @ 4:43PM
Dave said...
Why doesn't some network pick up American Dreams reruns
What a Great lost of a Family show like that...
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1-01-2006 @ 6:20PM
Evadne said...
I'm going to try and get through the whole season of Firefly so I can understand what all the 'Whedonverse' hype is about. I can't even begin to contemplate the time suck involved in trying to absorb Buffy and Angel. Like everyone else, I, too, would like to get caught up on BSG. Somehow, though, I think resolving to watch even -more- TV in 2006 might prevent me from achieving...well, anything else. Not that I mind.
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1-01-2006 @ 7:28PM
Sally said...
Totally agree with Battlestar Galactica. It is one of the best shows on TV. Can't wait for the return on Friday.
AFI also listed Sleeper Cell as one of the top ten shows and I'd totally agree. You guys should start covering that one.
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1-01-2006 @ 9:41PM
theratoni said...
With the extra days off over the holidays, I finally watched all of the previous episodes of "Surface" and I'm hooked. It's a very interesting show, and moves at a a good pace to keep me interested in the next episode. It's also like a mini-series in that the story keeps moving along.
I'm looking forward to it.
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1-02-2006 @ 11:43AM
karen said...
5. Smallville with James Marsters
4. Battlestar Galactica
3. Veronica Mars
2. Grey's Anatomy
1. Lost
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1-03-2006 @ 11:01AM
Lynn said...
Veronica Mars should be on everybody's "must-see" list. To the person above who said they couldn't get into it, you really need to start with the Season One DVD. The plot is a bit too complicated to fully appreciate if you jump into it midstream.
My personal resolution is to get caught up with Battlestar Galactica. I've got lots of episodes on Tivo, but I plan to get the DVDs to get caught up first. It also seems quite complicated for new viewers.
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1-04-2006 @ 12:45PM
eljay said...
I won't miss watching any of the following tv shows: Lost, Grey's anatomy, desparate housewives, 24, bones, house, invasion, threshold, surface, book of daniel, er, csi and law & order. I wish that shield and nip/tuck were on at a decent time. Guess I'll have to resort to Netflix for those.
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1-06-2006 @ 7:42PM
Liza said...
i already watch Lost. I hope to start watching ER again, but i've missed so many episodes and everytime i watch it seems to not grab my attention.
I want to start watching Veronica Mars, i've seen snippets of a few, and it's good. i like it.
I want to see the new Heather Graham show, give that a chance.
I will DEFINITELY watch the new Muppets show, it sounds hilarious, way better than actually watching American Idol, which i despise.
oh and Jake in Progress. He's so cute and sarcastic, i love that. i didn't think it'd make it to season 2, i didn't want to get too attached. Same with Grey's Anatomy, i love that show. I have to wait to sucky Desperate Housewives is over, to turn to ch. 7 to watch it!
i don't know if that's more than 5.
i also faithfully watch Arrested Development and Everwood. i haven't given up on Everwood.
this is my first season not watching Alias, after Vaughn's death, i kinda gave up on it.
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1-18-2006 @ 2:52AM
Craig said...
Hooked on Veronica Mars, since the begining. I liked Reunion, too bad it was canceled. Grey's Anatomy is a don't miss. Still like original CSI. Never miss Gunsmoke reruns on TV Land. Desperate Housewives, is a great lead in to Grey's Anatomy.
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1-20-2006 @ 4:28PM
mgr said...
Just discovered your site and I like it.
Here are my must-watch shows (not necessarily in order): Veronica Mars, South of Nowhere, Gilmore Girls, CSI, Lost.
I was surprised not to see Gilmore Girls on the list or in the comments. I've been disappointed with the new shows so far but might give Love Monkey a try.
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