What the DVR is Watching - Fall 12

It's that time of year again - the Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Review issue is out which means that the new TV season is upon us!  Here is my annual list of what I'll set up the DVR to record - what I actually end up viewing remains to be seen.

Sunday
The Amazing Race (CBS) - 9/30 -- pad for football delay
Revenge (ABC) - 9/30

Monday
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - 9/24
Revolution (NBC) - 9/17

Tuesday
Parenthood (NBC) - already started
The Mindy Project (FOX) - 9/25

Flipping Out (Bravo) - already started
Wednesday
Survivor: Philippines (CBS) - 9/19
Modern Family (ABC) - 9/26

Nashville (ABC) - 10/10

Thursday
Project Runway (Lifetime) - already started

Person of Interest (CBS) - 9/27

30 Rock (NBC) - 10/4Parks & Recreation (NBC) - 9/20
The Office (NBC) - 9/20
Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - 9/27

Friday
Shark Tank (ABC) - 9/14

Saturday

Catch up on DVR'd shows

Dora, Dora, Dora

For Christmas, Claire got a Dora the Explorer game for her Leapster, and she was suddenly all about Dora.  It caused her television viewing breakdown to shift from primarily Blue's Clues to Dora (those two shows make up probably 80% of her television viewing, with the small remainder being occasional Praise Baby or Muppet DVDs).   

This has had a funny effect on Will.  While Claire had zero interest in tv (probably because we didn't really put on anything that would interest her until she was close to 2), Will is really curious about it.  Whenever he wants the tv to be turned on, he'll crawl/cruise/walk over, point at it, and say "Dora, Dora, Dora!"  (Although if he wants to watch something in one of the cars, which we don't allow very often, he will point at it and say "Blue!")  It's also taught him the words "map" and "backpack", singing the theme song is one surefire way to calm him down, and he loves to carry around a Dora book.  

The new found love of Dora has been really helpful this week - it's been really nice to have something to get Will to focus on during breathing treatments (he came down with RSV and was having to get treatments a few times a day).  He used to be a crying mess during the treatments, but now we just start the show, and he willingly sits in my lap without fighting the mask - except during the "Swiper, no swiping!" part of the song when he needs to vigorously wave his arm around like his big sister.

I definitely think there are worse shows for the kids to be attached to - I like that Claire really follows the story and plays along with the logic games during the show, besides helping Will learn some new words.  And, there are usually two new episodes almost every day, so there's almost always a fresh episode on the DVR to keep me from going crazy.  I guess Dora can stick around for now. 

What the DVR is Watching - Fall '11

The Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Review issue is out and Lindsay has her list up of what she will be recording this season, so it means that the new TV season is upon us!  I'm Lindsay's lead and posting a list of what the DVR is set up to record - what I actually end up viewing remains to be seen.


Sunday
The Amazing Race (CBS) - 9/25 -- pad for football delay
Pan Am (ABC) - 9/25

Monday
How I Met Your Mother (CBS) - 9/19
House (FOX) - 10/3
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo) - already started.  Embarrassed to admit this one.  ;)

Tuesday
Parenthood (NBC) - 9/13
Ringer (CW) - 9/13
New Girl (FOX) - 9/20
Glee (FOX) - 9/20 (will probably drop this soon)

Wednesday
Survivor: South Pacific (CBS) - 9/14
Modern Family (ABC) - 9/21
Top Chef Just Desserts (Bravo) - already started

Thursday
Project Runway (Lifetime) - already started
Parks & Recreation (NBC) - 9/22
The Office (NBC) - 9/22
Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - 9/22

Friday - Saturday
Catch up on DVR'd shows

What the “TiFaux” is Watching – Fall ’08

Inspired by Lindsay, I’m doing my version of her regular “What the Tivo is Watching” posts. When we moved to San Antonio we decided to go with AT&T U-Verse, meaning that I had to give up my TiVo since I had an old one that was built in to a DirecTV receiver. Therefore, I’m calling the AT&T DVR “TiFaux.”

Based on the Entertainment Weekly Fall TV Preview issue and what we already regularly watch, this is what is recording. I’ll do an update later on to show what I actually ended up watching on our new gargantuan 50” plasma.

Sunday
Meet the Press
This Week with George Stephanopoulos
The Amazing Race
Mad Men

Monday
Gossip Girl – my guilty pleasure!
How I Met Your Mother
Heroes
Dancing with the Stars
Nightline

Tuesday
Dancing with the Stars Results (fast forward through this one to see who got kicked off)
Nightline

Wednesday
Project Runway
Real World/Road Rules Challenge
Nightline
*Would also be watching Friday Night Lights if we still had DirecTV, so that one will wait until the spring.

Thursday
My Name is Earl
Kath & Kim
The Office
30 Rock
Grey's Anatomy
Nightline

Friday
Nightline

Saturday
Football, if anything

We also watch some of Good Morning America, ABC World News, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report regularly, although we don’t have TiFaux set up to record them. So, is there anything I should be watching? I would be watching Friday Night Lights if we had DirecTV, so that one will be on the list come spring when it’s on NBC. I thought Fringe sounded interesting, but I’m trying so hard to drop shows rather than add them! Since I know I watch way too much, I already dropped:

The Hills – Nothing ever happens, and I always feel like I just wasted 30 minutes every time I watch it.
America’s Next Top Model – Watched through the makeover episode. Every season is the same, and it’s getting boring. Plus, Tyra kills me with her campy “acting”, and I don’t think I can take hearing “Smile with your eyes!” one more time!
90210 – Not nearly as good as the original, and there’s only room for one ridiculous teen drama in my schedule (see “Gossip Girls”). :)

Busy Day

Claire and I had a full day yesterday. The day started out with Robert and I greeted by this cute face:

Claire and I went to breakfast at Legal Grounds in Lakewood. I LOVE their "Prom Cakes" - pancake with oatmeal and bananas baked in, topped with granola and pecan praline sauce. Yum! They have free wi-fi, so I was able to catch up on some e-mails while Claire napped. We came home for a little while, and then met two of my co-workers for lunch at Chuy's. It was nice to catch up with them, and introduce them to Claire. Afterwards we made a trip to Babies R Us to pick up a few supplies and a gift for an upcoming baby shower. Claire was snoozing, so I stopped by a baby resale shop to return a swing we purchased last week - too squeaky. When we got home, Claire was ready for another feeding, and then she was ready for a story ("One Fish, Two Fish...") and some playtime on her play mat. It was a good chance for me to practice with my new camera lens (50 mm f/1.8).

That tuckered her out, so her naptime gave me a chance to get a few things done around the house. Later after Claire went to bed, Robert and I enjoyed watching the LOST season finale. I won't say too much about it in case someone is saving it to watch later, but I was glad to see how only 6 of them were rescued, and finally finding out who was in the coffin. Definitely some really weird parts too, though. What did you think?

We're heading to Oklahoma later today for a family reunion - hope everyone has a great weekend!