This really should have gone here instead of the Twofer thread, so...My issue is that for scripted series, I've essentially become a binge watcher: wait until the season is complete, then buy/borrow/rent the set and do it all at once. My schedule is frequently too insane for appointment TV, my DVR lives for the moments when it can make something go wrong, and -- yes, I know this next bit looks off -- there are times when it's easier to wait a year than a week. (One of the reasons I spend much of my as-broadcast time with reality television is that I'm not likely to see a collection released for anything except the barrel scum.) Last year, the only series I made sure I was there for was the U.S. version of Being Human, because it was worth the effort.
If I include series I intend to pick up later (italicized for your convenience) and ones I'm waiting for word of mouth on (underlined), the check-out schedule would look like this.
Monday:
Terra Nova (I will watch the first two episodes. And if they insist on starting a six-season myth arc which ultimately goes nowhere and solves nothing, I will find J.J. Abrahams and knee him in the crotch.)
The Playboy Club (I will watch part of one episode. I will see if they managed to capture the look of the originals. And then I will probably leave.)
Adventure Time (What?)
House (The prison sentence is fitting. Everything that happens after -- probably not.)
Being Human (When it returns. Eventually. Which had better be soon.)
Alphas (As a DVD set only -- my recorder seems to hate this timeslot.)
Already tried: 2 Broke Girls. Personally, I thought they were doing fairly well until the horse showed up.
Tuesday:
Date night, outing night, clean & bake night, 'what have I got to read?' night, and sometimes even Sleep Or Not Sleep Night.
Wednesday:
The X-Factor (I'll give the auditions a shot. I don't know how much Paula I can take)
Modern Family (Works better for me in mega-doses.)
American Horror Story (Sounds like they want disturbing just for the sake of disturbing. Force the shocks and none will come.)
Thursday:
Big Bang Theory (Just got Season #4, about halfway through it. There's a lot of no-ending episodes this year.)
Person Of Interest (I don't trust the creator and never will again, so other people can take the first lies for me.)
Friday:
Grimm (Could have potential: could be a six-and-out series which never fulfills it.)
Batman: The Brave & The Bold (Okay, I got used to the camp. Shaddap.)
Young Justice (Alternates between absorbing and annoying.)
Boss (If it has the right scripts, this could be the drama of the season.)
Saturday:
Now where did I put those tickets?
Sunday:
The Amazing Race (It can't be appointment TV. It has no fixed time slot.)
Once Upon A Time (Sounds like a wholesale Fables theft.)
And a special category.
Breaking Bad (When the series is complete, I'm going marathon.)
Dexter (See you next August...)
Draco: I tried the 'Cats. The pilot seemed to be working. And then the giant non-whale showed up.