It’s Only a TV Show
14 August 2008That’s my new mantra “It’s only a TV show… It’s only a TV show.” I have to repeat it to myself over and over to prevent breaking out in tears on the ferry. A few still do squeak by…
There is just too much good TV to keep up with these days, so often we find ourselves discovering great shows after the fact - either after they’ve completed their series run, or 2-3 seasons in. The solution is to watch them on DVD. Netflix is perfect for that. We get 4 movies out at a time. I have 2 to rotate on my ferry commute, Drew gets one which he watches Saturday morning, and then we watch one together every weekend. For the past 8 months or so we’ve gotten TV series exclusively. No movies. I’ve watched entire series on the ferry with my portable DVD player… Arrested Development, The Office (UK and US), Veronica Mars, Party of Five (Seasons 1-3), and more that I can’t remember.
Right now I’m catching up on Grey’s Anatomy. I’m only on Season 3, but it’s a tear jerker. Addison and Derek coming to terms with the end of their relationship, George’s dad dying, Meredith’s conflict with her mother, Izzie dealing with Denny’s death, the ferry boat accident… Holy cow. I’m constantly wiping away a stray tear and trying to talk myself out of a full on cry out in public…telling myself over and over “It’s only a TV show…It’s only a TV show.” Sometimes it works.
on August 29th, 2008 at 8:43 am
How are you doing? I’ve been thinking about you and wondering if you are going on your vacation soon.