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Post edited 8:46 pm – October 6, 2012 by Lena Gott

Our 9-year-old Tivo conked out a month or so ago, and I've realized I no longer have much interest in appointment television.  That, and I've been spending all my free-time lately teaching classes and writing blog posts.  

I now only have one TV show that I have to watch each week plus one other that I'd prefer to watch, if I don't have anything better to do.

If you're a part-time blogger like me, you're burning the midnight (or early morning) oil to get in some quality blogging time. If you do this, how much TV do you watch?  Any particular shows you simply cannot miss? Just curious!

I've never heard of that show!  Looks interesting, though.  My one vice: Fringe.

Depends on the season, of course. There are 3 shows I watch in the summer, True Blood (HBO), Falling Skies (TBS), and Hell's Kitchen (FOX). Of the fall shows, Fringe (I LOVE Fringe!–FOX), Once Upon a Time (ABC), Modern Family (ABC), Glee (I resisted for so long, but my wife finally got me hooked–FOX), and Vampire Diaries (another wife vice–CW). So 3 hours per week during the summer and 4 1/2 hours per week in the fall/winter/part of spring.

Almost all of it gets DVR'ed and watched at a later time. True Blood, Once Upon A Time, Glee, and Vampire Diaries get watched during the week on one of my wife's random days off and the other shows I watch on the weekend while my wife is at work and I am off.

In terms of blogging vs tv, I try to multitask. I'll set up the laptop on the coffee table and write during the commercials.

I've been watching too much TV lately which is why I'm back with a new site.  We DVR all the shows except live programs such as Chargers games and MNF.

My favorite new program this Fall is Revolution.

Averaging it out, probably 2 hours a day. One hour of that doesn't really count. Morning Joe is always on in the mornings at my house, but I'm usually doing 10 other things while it's on.

A lot!  Well, a lot of Netflix and some Hulu, and my university's basketball games.  But I only watch 1 show without multitasking: new episodes of The Office.  Otherwise I'm always reading blogs or doing other internet timewasting activities.

Lena Gott said:

Our 9-year-old Tivo conked out a month or so ago, and I've realized I no longer have much interest in appointment television.  That, and I've been spending all my free-time lately teaching classes and writing blog posts.  

I now only have one TV show that I have to watch each week plus one other that I'd prefer to watch, if I don't have anything better to do.

If you're a part-time blogger like me, you're burning the midnight (or early morning) oil to get in some quality blogging time. If you do this, how much TV do you watch?  Any particular shows you simply cannot miss? Just curious!

I think the bigger question s, how do you spend your time?  It would probably necessitate writing a diary to figure it out.  Although TV is the least productive thing I do, it doesn't prevent me from being productive.

I will embarrass myself I were to write out all of my favorite shows lol. I will not lie – I was completely addicted to TV but I have managed to get a hold of my addiction. I still probably watch a minimum of 7-10 hours a week.

If you need tips on how to cut back on TV, I wrote out a bunch here that helped me: http://untemplater.com/self-improvement/how-to-overcome-a-tv-addiction-in-10-steps-a-personal-journey/

FamilyMoneyValues said:

Way too much!  My current favorites are Warehouse 13, Fringe and Haven (do you detect a theme here?).

I'm a Fringe addict, and you're the second person who has mentioned Haven and Fringe in the same sentence recently. I'm afraid to check it out…sounds like I will have another addiction if I do!  

I recently got my hands on a British series called Lost Girl. Main character is a succubus private investigator who takes on cases involving other supernatural races. Been eating that show up.