Shapusens On TV: 8 Reasons To Be Thankful This Season

Thanksgiving is upon us! Tomorrow we’ll be gathered around the TV hoping there are no balloons going rogue, stuffing ourselves full of food, and reflecting on the many things in our lives we have to be thankful for. So in lieu of your regularly scheduled blogging this week I thought I would take some time to reflect on some of the things we are thankful for this television season.

Izzie who?

This year we have been blessed with a wonderful present – a practically Izzie-less Grey’s Anatomy. While she’s been off filming movies and spending time with her newly adopted daughter, we been able to enjoy Grey’s ever so much more. Even better news? She’s taking another hiatus immediately after her brief return for a belated “maternity leave.” Know who I bet would like a longer maternity leave? Ellen Pompeo who just pooped out a baby for realz. Take your time, Katherine Heigl. Grey’s is doing just ~~fine~~ better without you.

Glee

I still can’t quite believe Fox did it. They managed to make a television show about a glee club which features multiple musical numbers per episode into a critical and financial success. Somewhere Cop Rock is crying in their TV grave.

Nathan Fillion on our TV

We are ecstatic that Castle is doing well in the ratings department. It’s a fabulous little show that keeps getting stronger and stronger. Anything that keeps Nathan Fillion consistently on our television sets is something to be thankful for in our book. Now come on Castle – throw us a bone. Get Becket a hair cut. That mullet gots to go.

I see gay people

Holy moly, look at all of those gay characters on network TV! Grey’s Anatomy, Glee, FlashForward, Ugly Betty, Modern Family, Brothers and Sisters, all featuring gay characters in regular or recurring roles.

SYTYCD ~ Fall edition

While it’s true we sometimes curse this 6th season of So You Think You Can Dance for airing so close to the previous season that it’s difficult to look at these dancers with fresh eyes. We also miss it being the highlight of our week like it is during the summer versus another show on the pile of programming we have to get through during the fall. Even with all that, it’s impossible not to be thankful for Cat, Shankers, Mary and Nigel and all of the dancers (except Mollie and Nathan – they can GTFO).

Double the Joel, double the fun

Thanks to Community and The Soup we now have Joel McHale gracing our television sets two times a week. Now if only we could find a way to sneak him in on the Saturday through Wednesday. Oh, and just for fun:

Ghosts of television yet to come

Looking to the future we have so much to be thankful for that we might as well start early. Lost is premiering on February 2nd in the Tuesday at 9:00pm time slot. Us old ladies like that – 10:00pm was ridiculous. Chuck is returning January 10th (a full 2 months earlier than originally scheduled). Warehouse 13 is coming back for a second season, but we wish we didn’t have to wait until the summer for it!

It’s what makes time travel possible AKA 2 dual recoding DVRs

What kind of people would we be if we didn’t acknowledge the hardest working members of our household – our DVRs. Where would we be without you? Take Thursday nights, for example, when we are recording 7 TV shows in a two hour period. Woof!