Another Look at My Fall Viewing Schedule

Earlier this week you and I discussed my fall viewing schedule… in part.  We'd already, as I'm quite sure you recall discussed Mondays, and now we've taken care of Tuesday and Wednesday as well.  Those were pretty easy days, because, for some reason, the networks have decided that my wants and desires are wholly irrelevant.  Wholly irrelevant, I don't understand why, but I am on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thursday, apparently, I'm back in their good graces.  There's My Name is Earl, 30 Rock, The Office, and Kitchen Nightmares.  There is also the potential for my watching Life on Mars, Kath & Kim, and ER. 

I know what you're thinking – "ER?!?  You're contemplating watching ER… again?  You gave up on that show like a season and a half ago, and now you're thinking about watching it again?  Why?  Why would you do that?  Are you some sort of glutton for punishment?"  Outside of the fact that I am (a glutton for punishment, I mean), NBC is airing these promos for the series that feature Noah Wyle.  Noah Wyle is back.  John Truman Carter III is heading back to the emergency room.  I haven't looked yet to find out (mostly because I'm afraid to know the answer) whether he's back for good or whether he's just going to be doing another handful of episodes this season.  Plus, it's the show's last season, and I watched it for so many years that it feels right to watch it all end.

On the other hand, and, let's not kid ourselves, there's definitely (still) another hand, the show has been so disappointing for the past few seasons that if I tune back into it, I'm probably going to just remember the reasons I expunged it from my TiVo.  They were legion.  The reasons I deleted the Season Pass were myriad.  My anger and disappointment with the show towards the end of my time watching it knew no bounds.  For years, I thought it was the best show on television, I even defended it once it started to go downhill.  I told people it was still worth their time right until it became all too clear that it wasn't.  But, Noah Wyle.  He's coming back.  What to do?  What to do?

Article Author: Josh Lasser

Josh Lasser, formerly known as "TV and Film Guy," and complete with a Masters Degree in Critical Studies in said areas, gives his opinions on TV, Film, and Entertainment in general. All of which he does in a shameless attempt to try to get paid to do the exact same thing. …

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