Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Three shows immediately came to my mind. One of them is Greek. Seriously, watch it, you'll love it. I will talk about the second one on day 10, so today my vote goes to My Boys.
Okay, raise your hand if you've even heard about the show. Really? No one? Even though the fourth (and probably final) season is starting this month?
On paper, My Boys is nothing new, it's one of those "single friends in the city"-sitcoms that seem to pop up by the dozen every year. This one is a bit different though: First, it's a single-camera show. It's also not set in New York. Not even in Los Angeles. It's set in Chicago and - according to people who live there - that's really noticeable, cause it accurately uses the places known to the citizens just like It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia does (another show for this category, now that I think of it). But most important of all, the group dynamic is completely different to the standard Friends clones.
My Boys is about a woman named PJ who works as a sports reporter and doesn't care for the stereotypical Sex and the City-girl stuff. No, she loves watching sports, playing poker, drinking beer... well, all the stuff that's usually called "guy stuff" on TV. Think of her as a more tomboyish, but cuter version of Robin from How I Met Your Mother. She's got one female friend who constantly tries to get her to be more girly, but PJ prefers to just hang out with "her boys" - her brother, her ex-roommate, two other male friends and another (rival) sports writer who's kind of her love interest.
This core group is what's great about the show, you really get the feeling they're all long-time friends and it's much more believable than the usual three-or-two-girls-with-three-or-two-boys-ratio. PJ is also one of the best female characters I've seen in a sitcom, she's the kind of woman you wanna hang out with, not stereotypically femme, but still a girl and not just a guy with boobs like the strong-woman-cliche normally dictates. And the guys are diverse and pretty much normal-looking, there's someone to identify with for everybody.
In the end, the show is just real pleasant to watch, it's a nice half-hour to spend with some fun people. Just don't mind all the baseball metaphors PJ's voice-over is over-using in the first season.
Boyfriend's choice: Nurse Jackie - also a very great underrated show.
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
Okay, raise your hand if you've even heard about the show. Really? No one? Even though the fourth (and probably final) season is starting this month?
On paper, My Boys is nothing new, it's one of those "single friends in the city"-sitcoms that seem to pop up by the dozen every year. This one is a bit different though: First, it's a single-camera show. It's also not set in New York. Not even in Los Angeles. It's set in Chicago and - according to people who live there - that's really noticeable, cause it accurately uses the places known to the citizens just like It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia does (another show for this category, now that I think of it). But most important of all, the group dynamic is completely different to the standard Friends clones.
My Boys is about a woman named PJ who works as a sports reporter and doesn't care for the stereotypical Sex and the City-girl stuff. No, she loves watching sports, playing poker, drinking beer... well, all the stuff that's usually called "guy stuff" on TV. Think of her as a more tomboyish, but cuter version of Robin from How I Met Your Mother. She's got one female friend who constantly tries to get her to be more girly, but PJ prefers to just hang out with "her boys" - her brother, her ex-roommate, two other male friends and another (rival) sports writer who's kind of her love interest.
This core group is what's great about the show, you really get the feeling they're all long-time friends and it's much more believable than the usual three-or-two-girls-with-three-or-two-boys-ratio. PJ is also one of the best female characters I've seen in a sitcom, she's the kind of woman you wanna hang out with, not stereotypically femme, but still a girl and not just a guy with boobs like the strong-woman-cliche normally dictates. And the guys are diverse and pretty much normal-looking, there's someone to identify with for everybody.
In the end, the show is just real pleasant to watch, it's a nice half-hour to spend with some fun people. Just don't mind all the baseball metaphors PJ's voice-over is over-using in the first season.
Boyfriend's choice: Nurse Jackie - also a very great underrated show.
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death