Tube Attractions

Everybody has some favorite TV Shows that they live by. While I was growing up the list included shows like Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Fraiser, The Simpsons, The 70's show and The Charmed Ones. After coming to the US, my whole TV watching routine has gone topsy turvey. And what a blessing that has been!! I have discovered some shows here I would never wanna miss. Here are some of them:

The Family Guy:

The Family Guy starts with the following theme song:

It seems today,
That all you see,
Is violence in movies,
and sex on T.V.

But where are those good old fashion values....
On which we used to rely?!

Lucky theres a family guy!
Lucky theres a man who,
possitively can do,
all the things that make us...
Laugh and cry!

HES
A
FAM-
ILY
GUUUUUUUYYY!!!!

Of course, each and every episode goes on to contradict the sanity of the title song!! Initially when I heard about Family Guy, I refused to watch it. I felt disloyal to The Simpsons. But I watched one episode, and I was hooked!! My favorite character is Stewie, the uber intelligent 1 year old baby with only 2 dreams: world domination and murder of his mother Louis. Here's the scene that made me fall in love with him. I just love the way he talks!!




House:

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

You mean to say, out - of - the - blue, you are thinking of a doctor who has a bitter view of life, is addicted to pain medication, would do any inappropriate thing you can think of in his work place, but in the end all he cares about is hitting the right diagnosis and saving his patient's life (whom he might not even have met or talked to!! Phew! Long sentence). There's no way you were thinking of that!!! You were thinking of a pink doll 'house' and a tea party, weren't you??

Anyway Dr. Gregory House M.D is everything I described him to be, and more. He totally flaunts authority, especially of his boss Lisa Cuddy. What else would make him say to his team of young doctors, "Bring me the Thong of Lisa Cuddy!!" Yes, there is a valid reason for this request and No, I didn't misspell. He did say thong. :)




The Closer:

The story about Brenda Leigh Johnson, LAPD Deputy Chief for Priority Homicide.

A lady from the south with a big title to go with her big mouth (literally) and her humongous-larger than life-makes my ear hurt-can't stand it another minute-southern accent. Turned off already??

Wait!!! This is a list of my favorite shows, not the ones I hate the most!! So I do love this show and here is the reason why.

You would think this woman can't even handle being a traffic Cop, but she is the LAPD Deputy Chief for Priority Homicide and she handles it really well. She's a total klutz, has no respect for the LAPD regulations for budgeting and is an incredibly bad dresser. But it's great to see how this bumbling lil bee stumbles into a man's world and against all odds, totally conquers it. She's called the closer for a reason. She closes every single case she takes on, with a confession.

Heroes:

This is a sci-fi. I'm not usually a sci-fi fan but this won is Am-A-Zing!!!

It's something like X-men. A bunch of people with mutations. Mutations, so extra powers. Extra powers, so they decide to form a gang called, believe-it-or-not , 'Heroes' and start saving the world. Hold on!!! Why does the world need saving, you ask?? Of course, as nature would have it, a few of the very powerful mutants decide to play the bad boys. And oh yes, as always there's a bunch of nuts who form a company and try to play God!! Our heroes have to stop them too!! One of the lead characters is an Indian, Dr Suresh. Very macho and good looking too. (But of course not as good looking as Paul! Ahem !! He's the only one who reads my blog. Got to be nice to him :)


My review of the show might seem very sarcastic to you, but I totally, totally, totally love it!! I even RAN once, from Tanasbourne Village to my apartment 'cause I was late for the show. Wondering why this is a big deal?? Because I never RUN!! Da!! Anyway the review had a sarcastic hint because I have been thinking and talking in Stewie's voice (you know, from Family Guy). He's a lil sarcastic. Oh man, he cracks me up! If I ever had a son, I would want him to be like Stewie.

No, wait.

That would make me his mother....

Whom he would want to kill....

Hmmmm......

Ah... No, I don't think so. I would just spank his nappy-clad-bum and say "No Stewie. Guns bad. Dogs good. Go play with Brian (their Dog who talks)".

If you get a chance watch these shows. The title of each show is a link to it's online on-demand site. You can watch it for free!!