So What's Good TV?

So what's good TV?  For one thing, it is what They are here to talk about.  As the fall season picks up steam, They will have lots to say. 

Who are They?  Most of the time, They are She, but occasionally He has things to say, too. So it's a He said/She said thing, with an emphasis on She.

He says, "This is par for the course."

She raises an eyebrow and keeps right on talking.

Why have They done this?  It's been on the back burner for a long time, then They saw the season 3 premiere of The Office (US) and were so full of love, joy, and appreciation, that when They were sent an invitation to Vox, They accepted it, greedily.

So why haven't They posted anything of substance?  Chalk it up to a combination of stage fright, and a lack of certainty on how to do what They want to do.

The biggest concern is how to handle spoilers.  They won't (generally, and never without clear warning) leak spoilers for upcoming episodes.  They are aware, however, that this is the TiVo age.  They, for two, welcome their TiVo overlords, but They can't be certain their readers will watch shows when broadcast.  Heck, They hardly ever watch their shows during broadcast.  

Because Vox seems to lack a mechanism to hide text, They have been thinking and thinking and thinking some more about how to post about good TV, without spoiling same for their fellow pilgrims in the vast wasteland.  They had chosen Tiffany Chow's lovely "Desert Night" design as this blog's template, which went so well with their "vast wasteland" vibe.  They have now (sadly) abandoned it, for a design with a white background (Trees Noir, also by Tiffany Chow, also lovely).  There's trees in the desert since you moved out, and I don't sleep on a bed of bones.  

Any spoilers will be clearly labeled as to content and episode(s).  They will be posted in white font, on a white background.  He is particularly spoiler-averse, so They understand.  This may not protect Vox-ers who have chosen darker backgrounds, but there is only so much They can do with the tools available, at Vox.

Without further ado, They would like to point you toward confirmed oases in that vast wasteland:  

24 (FOX)

Everybody Hates Chris (The CW)

Lost (ABC)

Scrubs (NBC)

The Office (NBC)

Veronica Mars (The CW)

They are also investigating some new shows, to determine if they belong on the Oasis list, or the Mirage list.  Right now, these include:

Studio Sixty on the Sunset Strip (NBC)

Heroes (NBC)

Jericho (CBS) 

He says to add Smith (CBS).  She knows he's reading right over her shoulder, so she does.

He notes that They both also watch My Name is Earl (NBC), but they agree that it's more of a guilty pleasure, maybe not even that.  What They are sure of, is that My Name is Earl comes on, right before The Office.

How about you?  What are you watching?

Posted by She (with input from He)