Five Shows You Should Be Watching

Tomorrow I will be back with reviews of tonight's packed lineup: Glee, The Office, Community (which is FINALLY back!), The Big Bang Theory, and Parks and Recreation. Tonight I wanted to share a list of my top five shows that I think you should be watching now. Feel free to post in the comments what you think I should be watching or what you would like to see me review!

1.     Parks and Recreation: This is my #1 favorite show right now! I am unabashedly just such a fangirl when it comes to this sitcom. It is really just the best show on right now. It has the perfect combination of humor and heart. You really find yourself caring about these characters. I can’t even do it justice. Watch it for yourself and then thank me of course!

2.     The Big Bang Theory: The general premise of a pretty girl moving across the hall from two geeky guys does not seem highly promising at first. However, the show has been on for five seasons so the writers must be doing something right. Each character is so delightfully quirky in his/her own highly personalized way you just can’t stop watching. I watched reruns all winter break and could not get enough!

3.     Suburgatory: TV is not meant to be realistic and this show definitely takes that idea to heart. If I could describe it in one word, it would be zany. Some of these characters probably could not function in real life because they are so over the top clueless, but the writers also give them some depth that makes the viewer care about them every week. Also, actress who plays Dalia is the most monotone person I have ever heard, but she still manages to be hilarious. It’s quite a commendable talent if you ask me.

4.     Glee: Now, before you just stop reading completely, let me defend myself. I am not talking about the Glee of last year that focused on a group of high schoolers trying to win Nationals, Sectionals, Regionals, and anything else ending in –ionals. I am talking about the fierce New York lifestyle of Rachel and Kurt. Fast-forward through the high school scenes and you have a show about two best friends facing the drama (obviously) of drama school together. It’s like a whole different show!

5.     Once Upon a Time: This is the only fantasy show I’ve ever watched. I don’t think you have to be a fan of the fantasy genre in order to like this. Basically the fairy tale world was all cursed to be sent to our time period. I don’t want to give too much away, but it is just so well done. Robert Carlyle and Lana Parilla each do a phenomenal job in their roles. They really both deserve awards for the acting that they do. Half of the episodes are flashbacks so there are times where they essentially play two different characters because their characters change so much over the course of time. I am usually not one to notice acting, but the two of them draw me in every week.