There's lots to watch on Mondays and after reading what I just wrote there, I realized that that's true of every single night thanks to our 1000 channel universe. Sorry for that then. Instead, let me say that there's some very cool stuff you should be watching on Mondays and here it is.
8pm brings some stuff that sit on that land between "have to watch" and "sorry, didn't realize I missed it (all season)". At the forefront of this is Dancing with the Stars. Let's be honest, the best thing said about this show came from Jon Stewart who begged the question, "You know what they should do, a celebrity edition." Seriously. Does anyone care? I know lots of people watch, but still, why? If Rob Kardashian wins, will my life really be better or will I simply just question the state of America? Certainly the latter. Otherwise you're talking Gossip Girl (oy hello overstayed welcome), Terra Nova (really expensive, but missing something) and The Sing Off (a fine summer series when there's nothing else on) so really, nothing you can't miss.
The one exception is How I Met Your Mother. I do love this show. Aside from the genius of Neil Patrick Harris and his lecherous Barney, all the characters bring something cool to the table. Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel's married couple is what every couple really would like to be. Cobie Smulders is Canadian, which is cool, but props to her for dropping Mason Raymond's name before he really jumped to the NHL (now he's a regular for Vancouver). Now Ted is whiny, but endearing and we're rooting for Josh Radnor's character to find his wife. Now you might find yourself a little lost should you just pick the show up now and there are lots of in jokes you might miss, but give it a couple of weeks, you'll learn to love it all the same.
Don't worry about Two Broke Girls at 8:30, you won't miss it. Three or four years ago I would have said you needed to watch House. Sure, we know it's terribly formulaic, wrong answer, wrong answer, wrong answer almost kills patient, right answer, victory! But despite Hugh Laurie (who was still better in Black Adder, really) the show has become tired, so go rent some early DVDs if you want a good look at what the show was at it's best. Two and a Half Men is, despite the cast changes, the same show as always and I guess if you loved it before, you will still. It just doesn't do it for me anymore. Sorry Chuck Lorre. Mike and Molly at 9:30 on CBS is really cute, but not really funny (at least to me) and cute ain't enough reason to watch a show (aside from Puppies vs Babies on Animal Planet). CW has Heart of Dixie which, if you don't know what it is, you won't miss it. So, really, nothing. There's nothing to watch. I guess you could switch over to the Sing-Off. It won't hurt.
10 brings Rock Center on NBC. Nothing wrong with another news magazine and Brian Williams is such a nice, funny guy and they've got great news guys doing work for them like Harry Smith (formerly of CBS-- spoke to him, really cool, honest interview), but that name is atrocious. You already have a show on the air in 30 Rock that is making fun of Rockefeller Center (home of NBC) and while this name isn't, it sure as hell sounds like a Wrestling pre-game show. If you love news-magazines, then by all means watch it. If you don't you have two choices, actually one real choice and then another show that's on. CBS offers up the Hawaii Five-O remake. It's ummm, a show. There's some action, some characters and some stories, but should you miss it, you're never sitting there Tuesday morning with your face in your hands, with good reason.
The show you should be watching is Castle, over on ABC. Sure, like Hawaii, it is a show, it has action, some characters and stories, but the difference is that it's a fun show, that has decent action, characters you like (especially Nathon Fillion's Castle) and stories that, sure, don't often stretch your imagination, definitely keep you engaged. Watch it. You'll love it.
So, there you go. That's Monday for you. Tuesdays at up next.
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