You know how everyone is always telling me they don’t have enough time to read all the books that I recommend? Well, that’s how I feel about television lately. I do not have time for all these tv shows, you guys. I want to watch them, I know they are probably really great and totally popular, but I can’t read 100 books this year AND watch everything on Netflix’s New Releases or my DVR.
That being said, I really do want to start watching a new show. My husband and I like to watch stuff together when the kids have gone to bed. So, here are my top contenders for Shows To Binge Watch This Fall. I am not 100% sure what they are about, but I’m going to guess WITHOUT googling a thing. And then you can tell me what to start with.
Scandal
What I know about this show: Olivia Pope has great clothes, and someone named Fitz exists.
What I think this show is about: Some too-cute-to-be-president president has an affair with super chic Kerry Washington, and she hands him his balls on the regular once people start finding out. She’s like Wonder Woman, and he is like Shaggy from Scooby Doo in that he totally sucks. But then I think: why did she sleep with him? I don’t even know.
Likelihood of my summary being accurate: 15%
Will I Watch It: VERY LIKELY
Homeland
What I know about this show: Claire Danes’ cry face and Damien Lewis’ ginge and Mandy Patinkin’s awesomeness
What I think this show is about: longer, more drawn out Zero Dark Thirty type plot, without being Bin Laden specific. So like … torture and a bunch of rooms with metal tables and guys pooping themselves and water boarding, and Claire Danes wearing a scarf on her head and crying.
Likelihood of my summary being accurate: 85%
Will I Watch It: VERY LIKELY
Hokay. Calm down.
House of Cards
What I know about this show: Kevin Spacey sits in a chair and Netflix.
What I think this show is about: Kevin Spacey plays an evil, financial genius in charge of righting a Japanese bank crisis while trying not to let on that he’s into dudes.
Likelihood of my summary being accurate: 0.76%
Will I Watch It: Only if The Walking Dead starts to suck.
Duck Dynasty
What I know about this show: I am the only person I know who has never seen it. Beards.
What I think this show is about: Not sexy dudes with beards and their women (who are okay with wearing camo WHY) talking about child rearing and moonshine and making me regret being Southern and my love of Carharrt.
Likelihood of my summary being accurate: 98%
Will I Watch It: GOOD GOD. HELL NO.
Sons of Anarchy
What I know about this show: Charlie Hunnam (sp?) used to be a super cute twink, so what happened?
What I think this show is about: Guys that make motorcycles pretending to be more badass than anyone on a motorcycle has ever been, ever. And maybe some sex?
Likelihood of my summary being accurate: 50%
Will I Watch It: Only because Charlie pulled out of Fifty Shades and I support its imminent demise.
Sleepy Hollow
What I Know about this show: Tom Mison is the hottest Ichabod Crane ever.
What I think this show is about: Duh. The headless horseman and his terrorization of Sleepy Hollow.
Likelihood of my summary being accurate: 99% because maybe it’s just about Ichabod.
Will I watch it: Perhaps.
I’m cool if it’s 100% about Ichabod.
Arrow
What I Know about this show: It used to come on after something I used to watch. Green.
What I think this show is about: The Green Arrow? A shirtless guy who steals from the rich?
Likelihood of my summary being accurate: What summary?
Will I watch it: Yeah, doubtful.
See? Green. And arrows.
So, that’s all I got on what’s popular on TV right now. I’m already watching The Walking Dead, Nashville (gag, please get better soon), The Mindy Project, New Girl and The White Queen. It’s time for something new. TELL ME WHAT TO WATCH.
