Summer Television Sucks

Summer television sucks. There, I said it. If you've ever read this blog before then you know I'm a big fan of TV. Partially because it's the business that I'm in, and partially because I just really like it and I don't have the attention span to watch movies. Unfortunately I feel like there are zero point zero zero good shows on this summer. Ok... that's not completely true, but there are very few shows that pique my interest right now. I used to schedule my life around what was on TV (Wow... sad to see that in print) and now I'm going to be forced to do things like... go outside. *dry heaves* There are two shows that I really can't even stand to watch this summer. I'm sorry if you like them or have a part in their creation, but they're awful.

Pirate Master. I give it an "oh, brother" and a "gaahhh." This show is exactly like Survivor (which is a good show) but the people have to pretend they're pirates. Yes, pirates. They pretend to look for this old captain's treasure and they find the skeletons of other pirates and stuff like that. This show goes beyond reality shows where the contestants simply exaggerate their personalities; these contestants have to act genuinely interesting in being a pirate. wtf?

Fast Cars & Superstars. This is the showing that should be called NASCAR-ing with Celebrities. Now, I will admit that I could see how producers came up with this idea. I picture them sitting in a board room saying, "Ok... what's hot with Americans right now. Dancing with the Stars is good. Those other celebrities-doing-things shows rated well. What about NASCAR?! That's great between the coasts! Let's make celebrities drive the racecars! Done!" But in practice the actual show is sooooo boring! In my head I pictured 10 celebs get in racecars going head-to-head and have one of them inevitably crash into the wall and have to be extinguished by the pit crew. Unfortunately, the real show has each celeb doing time trials by themselves on the track. Who wants to watch that?! Not I, sir. Not I.

There are actually a few shows that I look forward to watching. Each one of them is back for their third season. Coincidence? Not going to give long explanations, but watch these:

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List returns for season 3. Kathy is hilarious and the cast of supporting characters is just as good. Check it out Tuesday nights at 10pm on Bravo.

So You Think You Can Dance is back for a third season and it's just as good as the last two. Now that the audition episodes are over the good stuff can begin. SYTYCD is on FOX, Wednesday nights at 8pm.

Top Chef is also back for its third season. Although it is probably my least favorite of the Bravo competition shows (Project Runway, Top Design, Shear Genius) it's still a great program and worth checking out. I only wish I could smell the food! Top Chef is on Wednesdays at 10pm on Bravo.

If you love TV as much as I do, you should check out Yahoo! TV every day to see what's on the telly tonight. They have an easy-to-read programming grid and lots of extra content. Happy watching!