{"id":1487,"date":"2005-09-14T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-15T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2005\/09\/14\/whats-curtis-watching-fall-2005\/"},"modified":"2005-09-14T21:15:00","modified_gmt":"2005-09-15T04:15:00","slug":"whats-curtis-watching-fall-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2005\/09\/14\/whats-curtis-watching-fall-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Curtis Watching? (Fall 2005)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a quick overview. Rants will come after actual viewing. My rating scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hell yeah!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Okay, I’m interested.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whatever.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Not interested.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fuck no.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The grids below were stolen from The TV IV Wiki<\/a> (but hey, it’s okay<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Monday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Network <\/th>\n 8:00 <\/th>\n 8:30 <\/th>\n 9:00 <\/th>\n 9:30 <\/th>\n 10:00 <\/th>\n 10:30 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC <\/td>\n Wife Swap <\/td>\n Monday Night Football <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS <\/td>\n The King of Queens <\/td>\n How I Met Your Mother* <\/td>\n Two and a Half Men <\/td>\n Out of Practice <\/td>\n CSI: Miami <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX <\/td>\n Arrested Development <\/td>\n Kitchen Confidential* <\/td>\n Prison Break <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBC <\/td>\n Surface <\/td>\n Las Vegas <\/td>\n Medium** <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPN <\/td>\n One on One <\/td>\n All of Us <\/td>\n Girlfriends <\/td>\n Half & Half <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The WB <\/td>\n 7th Heaven <\/td>\n Just Legal <\/td>\n Local Programming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* It’s Xander<\/a> and Willow<\/a>!<\/p>\n

** Surprisingly good. Usually pretty clever about tweaking the idea of precognition, and otherwise carried by a great regular cast.<\/p>\n

Tuesday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Network <\/th>\n 8:00 <\/th>\n 8:30 <\/th>\n 9:00 <\/th>\n 9:30 <\/th>\n 10:00 <\/th>\n 10:30 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC <\/td>\n According to Jim <\/td>\n Rodney <\/td>\n Commander-in-Chief** <\/td>\n Boston Legal <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS <\/td>\n NCIS <\/td>\n The Amazing Race <\/td>\n Close to Home <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX <\/td>\n Bones* <\/td>\n House <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBC <\/td>\n The Biggest Loser <\/td>\n My Name is Earl <\/td>\n The Office <\/td>\n Law & Order: Special Victims Unit <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPN <\/td>\n America’s Next Top Model (encores)<\/small> <\/td>\n Sex, Love & Secrets <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The WB <\/td>\n Gilmore Girls <\/td>\n Supernatural <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* It’s Angel<\/a>!<\/p>\n

** An intriguing high concept, but all the previews I’ve seen are beyond lame, and I hated series producer Rod Lurie’s two pretentious, twee, and very similarly premised political dramas, Deterrence<\/a><\/span> and The Contender<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Network <\/th>\n 8:00 <\/th>\n 8:30 <\/th>\n 9:00 <\/th>\n 9:30 <\/th>\n 10:00 <\/th>\n 10:30 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC <\/td>\n George Lopez <\/td>\n Freddie <\/td>\n Lost <\/td>\n Invasion <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS <\/td>\n Still Standing <\/td>\n Yes, Dear <\/td>\n Criminal Minds* <\/td>\n CSI: New York <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX <\/td>\n That ’70s Show <\/td>\n Stacked <\/td>\n Head Cases <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBC <\/td>\n The Apprentice: Martha Stewart <\/td>\n E-Ring** <\/td>\n Law & Order <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPN <\/td>\n America’s Next Top Model <\/td>\n Veronica Mars <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The WB <\/td>\n One Tree Hill <\/td>\n Related <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* It’s Mandy Patinkin<\/a>!<\/p>\n

** Dennis Hopper? In the Pentagon? What kind of crazy alternate reality is this?<\/p>\n

Thursday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Network <\/th>\n 8:00 <\/th>\n 8:30 <\/th>\n 9:00 <\/th>\n 9:30 <\/th>\n 10:00 <\/th>\n 10:30 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC <\/td>\n Alias <\/td>\n The Night Stalker <\/td>\n Primetime Live <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS <\/td>\n Survivor <\/td>\n CSI <\/td>\n Without a Trace <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX <\/td>\n The O.C. <\/td>\n Reunion <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBC <\/td>\n Joey <\/td>\n Will & Grace <\/td>\n The Apprentice <\/td>\n ER <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPN <\/td>\n Everybody Hates Chris <\/td>\n Eve <\/td>\n Cuts <\/td>\n Love, Inc. <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The WB <\/td>\n Smallville* <\/td>\n Everwood <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* It’s Spike<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Friday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Network <\/th>\n 8:00 <\/th>\n 8:30 <\/th>\n 9:00 <\/th>\n 9:30 <\/th>\n 10:00 <\/th>\n 10:30 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC <\/td>\n Supernanny <\/td>\n Hope & Faith <\/td>\n Hot Properties <\/td>\n 20\/20 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS <\/td>\n The Ghost Whisperer <\/td>\n Threshold* <\/td>\n NUMB3RS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX <\/td>\n The Bernie Mac Show <\/td>\n Malcolm in the Middle <\/td>\n Killer Instinct <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBC <\/td>\n Dateline NBC <\/td>\n Three Wishes <\/td>\n Inconceivable <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UPN <\/td>\n WWE Smackdown <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The WB <\/td>\n What I Like About You <\/td>\n Twins <\/td>\n Reba <\/td>\n Living With Fran <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* It’s Data<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Network <\/th>\n 8:00 <\/th>\n 8:30 <\/th>\n 9:00 <\/th>\n 9:30 <\/th>\n 10:00 <\/th>\n 10:30 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC <\/td>\n ABC Movie of the Week <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS <\/td>\n Crime Time Saturday <\/td>\n Crime Time Saturday <\/td>\n 48 Hours Mystery <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX <\/td>\n Cops <\/td>\n Cops <\/td>\n America’s Most Wanted <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBC <\/td>\n The NBC Saturday Night Movie <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
<\/div>\n

Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Network <\/th>\n 7:00 <\/th>\n 7:30 <\/th>\n 8:00 <\/th>\n 8:30 <\/th>\n 9:00 <\/th>\n 9:30 <\/th>\n 10:00 <\/th>\n 10:30 <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC <\/td>\n America’s Funniest Home Videos <\/td>\n Extreme Makeover: The Home Edition <\/td>\n Desperate Housewives <\/td>\n Grey’s Anatomy <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS <\/td>\n 60 Minutes <\/td>\n Cold Case <\/td>\n CBS Sunday Night Movie <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FOX <\/td>\n NFL Overrun <\/td>\n King of the Hill <\/td>\n The Simpsons <\/td>\n The War at Home <\/td>\n Family Guy <\/td>\n American Dad <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBC <\/td>\n Dateline NBC <\/td>\n The West Wing <\/td>\n Law & Order: Criminal Intent <\/td>\n Crossing Jordan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The WB <\/td>\n Reba <\/td>\n Reba <\/td>\n Charmed <\/td>\n Blue Collar TV <\/td>\n Blue Collar TV <\/td>\n Local Programming <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you’re counting, that’s 14.5 broadcast hours per week of TV I’m interested in watching. That doesn’t include cable, of course, which is most of what I’ll actually <\/span>watch– more on that later– and 90% of the new shows will turn out to be crap anyway. (Thank you, Theodore Sturgeon<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just a quick overview. Rants will come after actual viewing. My rating scale: Hell yeah! Okay, I’m interested. Whatever. Not interested. Fuck no. The grids below were stolen from The TV IV Wiki (but hey, it’s okay): Monday Network 8:00…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[1,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}