No TV for a week means no TV for a week

It has just occurred to me that I have watched a hell of a lot of TV since coming to this mid sized Canadian city - and while it may have been my saving grace for not going completely nutso, it may also account for my distinct lack of social skills over the last year.

Here are the shows I watch on a weekly basis (when they are on for the season, that is):

• Six Feet Under
• Rescue Me
• 24
• Heroes
• Gilmour Girls
• House
• Criminal Minds
• Lost
• Grey's Anatomy
• CSI (Las Vegas)
• The Shield
• The Hour
• Amazing Race
• The O.C. and America's and Canada's Next Top Model (when I'm feeling trashy)

And then there are the ones I have watched on DVD, all rented free of charge from the library (I knew there was a good reason I worked there!):

• Season 1 and 2 of Grey's Anatomy
• Season 1 and 2 of Scrubs
• Season 1 and 2 of Slings and Arrows
• Season 1 of Deadwood
• Season 1, 2 and 3 of Nip/Tuck
• Season 1 of the Wire
• Season 1 of Carnivale
• Season 1, 2 and 3 of Strangers with Candy
• Seasons 1 and 2 of Lost (I own those ones)
• Season 1 of Boomtown
• Season 1 and 2 of Dead Like Me
• Season 1 and 2 of The Office (the British one)

Hmm. I think TV is the new movies, don't you? It also explains why I recognize every second actor I see in a show from another show ... because I've seen every fucking show there is! In a twisted way it makes sense, if I think of the fact that some years while living in my former city (a place that had REAL movie theatres), I sometimes watched up to a hundred-ish movies a year, on the big screen (that didn't count the videos and DVD rentals). However, if you add up the sheer number of episodes and hours of TV, this probably kicks the ass of that former total. I'm not saying this is something to be proud of ... actually, fuck it - it is something to be proud of! How many people can say that they watch this much TV?!