I, like, barely ever watch TV.

One of the great things about the world today is how much TV you can watch online.  It's great.  Another great thing is the iPad, which allows you to nurse a baby late at night and watch bits of TV shows when there is nothing else your brain can process.  Since having Braden, I've watched a lot of TV online... which means I've been awake a lot in the middle of the night.

Here's what I've been watching lately... and lots of embedded videos!

Arrested Development. I sprung for Hulu Plus so I could watch this gem--you can't watch regular Hulu on the iPad.  They're running a racket over there.  I've watched AD twice now in its entirety and I whole heartedly recommend it to anyone who loves things that are awesome.  And now, the chicken dance.



Grade: A+

Extras. This one I watched on the HBO ap, which is AWESOME.  My friend Tom told me to watch it and I'm glad I did.  It was really funny and only 12 episodes.  Or 14, I can't remember.  I watched it in the middle of the night.  This clip is of Daniel Radcliffe acting extremely un-Harry Potter-esque.  Please, don't watch it if you want innocent Harry to stay burned in your mind.  You've been warned.  It's a little inappropriate.



Grade: A+

Downton Abbey.  Well, this one is the opposite of the other two.  Except it has Minerva McGonagal as a very old lady, so it has that in common with Extras.  Because she was in Harry Potter.  And it's set in Britain like Extras.  Other than that, it's the opposite.  But it's really lovely and has a great story.  And it's only SEVEN episodes!  I watched this one on Netflix.  And I'm beginning to be embarrassed about how many avenues of TV viewing I have.



Grade: A+

Mildred Pierce.  This is an awesome HBO miniseries--seriously good.  Kate Winslet is so lovely and it's just very interesting to watch.  And the ending--watch out.



Grade: A+

Parks and Recreation.  I have never laughed out loud in the middle of the night more than I did watching this show.  For some reason I never saw Season 2, and it's funny.  First clip is actually just audio, but it's Andy singing "The Pit."  Hi-larious.



Second Clip: My fav Tommy Fresh momentt:



Third Clip:  One of my fav Ron Swanson moments.  He is a hoot.



Grad: A+++

Firefly.  Well, I've been told over and over to watch Firefly.  I think it's the quintessential nerd TV show, but I felt like leaving it out of my repertoire was just wrong.  Sadly, this show was cancelled with many questions left unanswered--we're watching the movie finale in September.  This was the only show I didn't watch in the middle of the night.  Sol, Vic and I watched it together as our last hurrah.  Tear.  This is kind of a funny clip.  Disclaimer: Firefly is a western/sci-fi show.  Yes, it's weird.  But good.



Grade: A+

Friday Night Lights. Let me just tell you--I'm pretty sure deep down I'm a Dillon Panther.  CLEAR EYES! FULL HEARTS! CAN'T LOSE!  I'm only half way through the first season but I'm SOLD.  I want to be Tami Taylor and I want to move to Texas.  Don't tell Sol I said that.  I don't have a clip for this because I haven't watched much of it and don't want to spoil it for myself.

Grade: A++

NEXT UP... The Wire, perhaps?  Now that I look back at alll the TV I've watched I understand why Braden is such a fat kid.  He's literally eaten about 90% of the time I was watching those.  Seriously.

Can you tell I'd make a great TV critic?  I like everything!  Promise that when I was a teacher so long ago, I didn't dole out the As quite as generously.  Any TV I'm missing?  Did I watch your favorite?