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May 25, 2012

What are you going to watch over the summer?

by Joel Keller, posted May 18th 2006 7:26PM

MonkIt seems like the 2005-06 TV season just started, doesn't it? But in less than two weeks, it will be officially over. As it is, most shows have already shown their season (or series) finales, with only a few left to go over the next week or so. So when Memorial Day hits in a week-and-a-half (jeez... time files), we're going to be facing three-or-so months of reruns and reality dreck like the latest Big Brother.

Or are we?

Thank goodness for the cable channels. What they've realized is that it's better to launch new seasons of their original scripted shows away from the crucible of the regular network season and capture the bored and restless masses over the summer.

This is good news for us viewers: just a look at USA Network's home page gives enough reason for summer hope: Monk, The Dead Zone, and The 4400 will all have their season premieres during the next couple of months. FX will be bringing us new seasons of Rescue Me and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia over the summer, too. HBO throws new episodes of Deadwood (enjoy the show while you can) and Entourage at us on June 11. And, of course there's always the continuing seasons of Doctor Who and The Sopranos. (Update: Maybe not. I was told by various people that both shows take breaks in early June.)

Even some of the previously-mentioned reality dreck looks interesting, with NBC giving us a new season of Last Comic Standing and the new Simon Cowell-produced, Regis Philbin-hosted show America's Got Talent. You just never know how good or bad some of this stuff is going to be until it airs, though.

So what are you folks going to try to catch this summer? Is there anything that looks interesting that I missed here? Let me know in the comments.

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Rebecca Ellison

i watch the 4400, the dead zone, Stargate Atlantis and stargate sg-1. i hate reality shows.They are not truly unscripted

May 24 2006 at 3:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tammy

I say every year I'm not going to watch Big Brother and every year I get sucked into it. So with an ALL-STAR season this year, I got to watch. Daggumit all. But Rescue Me, Deadwood and Monk are my usual summer shows.

May 20 2006 at 1:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jon

i think im going to be reading this summer, mostly books on globalization and past conflicts in the world. sorry im a poli sci major getting ready for some school. anyway i know i'll watch entourage and i remember reading something about a show with the guys from "shaun of the dead" on here on bbc america. if i have the channel i'll watch that. annnd ummm tnt has a new show called "saved" that looks watchable.

May 19 2006 at 3:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
HandMade

enotourage, june 25. nothing more needs to be said....

May 19 2006 at 3:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bex

Rescue Me is one of the best shows on TV. And I love It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Last summer FX paired Sunny with Starved and it made a great duo. Anyone happen to know if FX is doing that again? I am so happy that FX puts these on during the summer when I'm not inundated with the crap I still put up with from the big 4. I appreciate them that much more.

May 19 2006 at 11:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
theattack

ive been watching sopranos all year, so i have to make up the desperate housewives shows. also during tax season i missed a bunch of Lost so ill have to make that up.

May 19 2006 at 10:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill

Sopranos is over soon too.

May 19 2006 at 10:00 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Greg

Another vote for The Closer. Can't wait.

May 19 2006 at 7:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
phish73

ROCKSTAR
ENTOURAGE
RENO 911

May 19 2006 at 3:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marc

Definitely It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the first season was fantastic. Also one of those shows that you can miss a week and pick it right back up the next week. I caught a late-night FX-marathon one weekend and they were all classic. (I also heard Fox is running it this summer too.)

Another to consider is stuff from the Discovery Channel. I have been addicted to I Shouldn't Be Alive as of late, runs at it's regular time on Friday nights at 9 p.m. but runs a lot at odd times on the channel. Others to consider are Mythbusters and Futureweapons.

May 19 2006 at 3:17 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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