TV: What's Been Sticking?

Okay, we're well into the fall TV season and I've already checked in several times with my opinion on how much this season of TV sucks.

But what DOESN'T suck? (if anything.)

Well, for me this season, TV-watching has been a process of overcoming reluctance: I go to the websites or hulu and scan the lists of shows, and then try to stay still while the episode I've selected loads and starts to play. Often I don't make it to the first commercial.

I'm just so bored with it all.

What I thought would stick, but didn't: Heroes just bores me so much I can't even bring myself to go to the website. Chuck still interests me on priniciple, but I've been to the site several times and let an episode start, only to stop it, check my email, and never go back. I stopped watching America's Next Top Model, too, because the video player at the CW suuuuuuucks.

What I've stuck with up to now: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is actually motoring along. It's not my favorite show of all time, but it keeps the characters growing and the situations interesting, and has a pretty fucking cool bad guy/s. It's building up to a Battlestar Galacticesque sympathetic robot/villain sitch, I can just tell. This is my most consistent watch.

For some reason, I'm still stuck on Life. I don't know why. It's not that good, but it's mostly inoffensive. In fact, it did take a hit from last season, where there was still a season-long mystery arc to solve. The mystery arc this season isn't compelling. I don't recommend it, but I'm watching it.

I went and watched season one of Burn Notice and, while I enjoyed it, it failed the Bechdel Test miserably, and I got bored watching a whole group of people all selflessly dedicated to furthering one handsome guy's life and not their own.

Then I went and watched season one of Saving Grace and really liked it. I'm slowly downloading season two, episode by episode, when I have nothing else to watch.

And I'm also avoiding Ugly Betty a little bit because the ABC video player also sucks. There's no reason not to use Hulu, folks! They have the best player! Don't be fools!

What has stuck with you guys this season, and what's not sticking?