Isn't that obvious?

I mean, why watch TV if it isn't going to be fun? And the truth is, I watch a lot of it. Too much, probably. This isn't going to be a regular TV review blog, where everything that comes out gets mentioned. I have a job, so I don't have time to do that. But I do plan to review shows that I watch, and talk about shows that are coming up.

This year, I'm not really looking forward to much that's new at midseason. The main thing is going to be The Cape. This sounds wonderful. A cop gets kicked off the force after being framed (I'm doing this from memory, so forgive any minor inaccuracies -- you can totally nail me for major ones), and dresses up as his son's favorite comic book hero. And goes out to fight crime. And there's a blogger who is either on to him or helping him, or... well, I've heard varying accounts. But she's played by Summer Glau, which means this is a no-brainer for me. I've loved her in everything she's done. And even though her character is apparently sane and normal (as opposed to... well, pretty much every other role I've ever seen her in), I know she's going to be amazing. Here's a clip showing her in the show:



Actually, I'll be watching Young Justice, as well. I wasn't really thinking of it as a midseason show, because they already aired the pilot. But the show itself isn't going to get going on a regular basis until January or February (my 10 year old daughter was seriously irked when I told her she was going to have to wait for more). Here's a clip of that:



Based on the pilot, I'm really looking forward to this show.

But I thought I'd give you a list of the shows I watch, so you can see whether this is the TV blog for you. I'm open to suggestions, but for now, this is basically my playlist, sorted by category. Bear in mind that not all of these shows air at the same time. Some are summer shows, some have mini-seasons whenever their network gets the urge, and some have already been cancelled and only have a small number of episodes left.

Sitcoms:

• The Big Bang Theory
• Cougar Town
• How I Met Your Mother

Science Fiction:

• Eureka
• Warehouse 13
• Fringe
• The Event
• Doctor Who
• Tower Prep
• Torchwood
• V

Superheroes:

• No Ordinary Family
• Young Justice
• The Cape
• Smallville
• Chuck

Adventure:

• Nikita
• Human Target
• Covert Affairs
• Burn Notice

Odd Couple Problem Solving:

• Rizzoli & Isles
• Bones
• In Plain Sight
• Psych
• White Collar
• Castle
• Royal Pains

Twisted Genius:

• House
• Lie to Me
• The Mentalist
• Leverage
• Sherlock

Cable shows:

• Weeds
• Dexter

British/Kiwi/Canadian Shows:

• Luther
• Misfits
• Paradox
• Being Erica
• This Is Not My Life

Random and Hard to Categorize:

• Glee
• Hellcats
• Archer
• Make It or Break It
• Rookie Blue
• Fairly Legal

Shows on Life Support:

• Life Unexpected
• Medium

If you think that's too much TV, you're absolutely right. And I'm probably going to post about some of these shows generally during the midseason break. I'll try and stay away from spoilers, or at least give warning before I spoil things, but I may indulge in speculation that may later turn out to have been spoilerish.

If you like the reviews, post a comment and let me know you're out there.