Must See TV

I think I've mentioned before that one of my favorite hobbies is watching TV. I know all the new fall shows are getting ready to start back up but there are some pretty freaking awesome shows on right now. Over the past week or so I've found two that I really love. And, I've had a very guilty pleasure show for most of the summer.

One of the new shows is on the Bravo network. I love Bravo. It used to be the home of Queer Eye and is currently the home of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. Now there is a new show that I LOVE. It is Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. I have no idea what day it actually comes on because I have it set to record but it is such a good show! I don't watch Project Runway but Tim Gunn is on that show and this new show is his spin-off. I've only seen two episodes and I've cried at the end of both. They take women who are lacking in the style department and they help the women regain their confidence and their "sparkle". They teach them to shop for their body types and to really accept their body for what it is. I like this show because not only do they teach people how to look good but they really restore that feeling of confidence in the women. I think we've all had those days of having "nothing to wear" or getting dressed and still feeling fat/ugly/troll-ish. This show takes those feelings away. I definitely recommend it!

My next new favorite show is on HBO. Let me start by saying that, in my eyes, HBO very rarely gets it wrong. I have watched and loved Sex and the City, Sopranos, Entourage, Rome, Deadwood, Carnival, Flight of the Conchords, Big Love... the list really goes on. But there is a new show on Sunday nights at 9pm that is really riveting. It's called Tell Me You Love Me. Now, I've only watched two episodes of this show too but I'm hooked. It's about couples and their sex lives. The show really revolves around sex. There are 4 couples and they are each dealing with their own issues. There is an engaged couple who love each other and have great sex (often) but the woman in the relationship has severe jealousy issues. The next couple are married and have two children and haven't had sex in a year. They love each other very much, they're just not doing it. The next couple are married and are trying to have a baby. Let me tell you that this is BY FAR the most accurate portrayal of people having trouble conceiving that I have ever seen. Joe and I look at each other like, oh my God! It's like exact conversations and feelings that we've had. The final couple are an older couple, probably in their 60's. The wife is a sex/marriage therapist who is counseling two of the couples.

This show REALLY goes there so if you're squeamish, you might not want to watch. You see butt, penis, vagina, boobs... everything. They don't hold back any gory details. But the show is really about intimacy and how it can be different at different times in your relationship. It's a really good show.

Finally, my guilty pleasure show of the summer. Don't laugh. I am totally hooked on Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. It is the worst best show ever! It's like The Bachelor but the girls are way skankier and Bret Michaels is definitely no Andrew Firestone. It's down to the final two girls so next Sunday, on VH1, Bret will make his choice between Heather, the transvestite-looking Las Vegas stripper and Jess, the adorable pink and blond haired hairdresser. I think you can tell which one is my favorite. What I love about this show is just the absolute craziness. The girls are wild partiers. They drink and dance on the stripper pole and throw themselves all over Bret Michaels who wasn't even that hot when Poison was cool... 15 years ago. It's really everything you need in a guilty pleasure show- backstabbing, fights, name calling, pass-out drunkeness, nakedness, and drunken "I love you's" with a head in the toilet bowl. You really can't go wrong. I know I'm telling you about this way too late to catch up but if there is a marathon, you better watch because this show is insane!

My Tivo is already stacked with new shows to start recording next week. I'm sure some will get weeded out or will get cancelled by the networks but there are a ton that I want to try. I already have a pretty full TV schedule so I'm not sure how I'm going to fit much more in but I'm going to try! It'll probably end up like last year where it's all we can do to get through all of our TV shows. Isn't it pathetic! Ah, but it's the American way...