A weekly post with the purpose of highlighting the shows I watched during the week from Sunday to Saturday and how I ranked them.  It’s not intended as a list of all shows on the air, only those that I actually watched during the week.  Watching something on Monday that aired on Friday won’t make the cut.

Like everything on this site it’s for my own enjoyment but feel free to comment.

Oh my God, TV is finally back in full swing.  Last week featured the return of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and the premiere of some new shows, but this week the floodgates really opened.  And holy hell did I watch a shit ton of TV this week.  Not only did I watch approximately 11 hours 39 minutes of shows that aired this week, but I also watched every episode of The Vampire Diaries.  45 episodes.  The equivalent of roughly 33 hours and 45 minutes.  I can’t believe I’d never seen an episode before last Saturday.

So for the week I watched about 45 hours 24 minutes of TV shows.  And that doesn’t even take into account the movies I watched.  I’m impressed with myself.

1.  It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia “The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore” (7×02) - What’s not to love about this episode.  Dee gets braids, Mac is still fat, Charlie has a romantic moment with the waitress, Dennis and Dee smoke angel dust and people get shot, and Charlie, Dee and Dennis encounter two homeless guys fucking under the boardwalk.  Awesome stuff.  8.5/10

2.  Parks and Recreation “I’m Leslie Knope” (4×01) – What’s weird is nothing really stood out to me, but it was yet another great half hour of comedy, from one of the top 3 comedies on TV.  I particularly liked Ann’s storyline of all the guys in City Hall sending her pictures of their dicks.  8.5/10

3.  Community “Biology 101″ (3×01) – John Goodman and Jim Rash.  I hope that becomes an ongoing thing this season.  And Ken Jeong better get a whole hell of a lot more screen time or else I’m gonna be very disappointed.  Props to this episode for also letting me get a glimpse of Annie’s (Alison Brie’s) underwear.  7/10

4.  Breaking Bad “Salud” (4×10) – The Walter and Walt Jr stuff was crappy, the Skyler stuff was even worse, but the Jesse, Gus and Mike stuff easily made up for what was boring about this episode.  Who the hell knows what’s gonna happen between now and the end of the season.  7/10

5.  Modern Family “When Good Kids Go Bad” (3×02) – Julie Bowen was good in this episode.  I mean, really good.  Plus, “Kill the new baby”, how freaking funny is that.  7/10

6.  Modern Family “Dude Ranch” (3×01) – Same rating as above, but I just didn’t like the setting of the episode that much.  I did enjoy the New York kid and Alex’s scenes.  And I can’t help but be a little disappointed that Dylan may no longer be around.  7/10

7.  The Vampire Diaries “The Hybrid” (3×02) – Just the right about of Bonnie (none), too much Stefan, too much Jeremy, and nowhere near enough Caroline.  It looks like Klaus is either aware that Elena is not dead, or he will be soon.  Hopefully that means he returns to Mystic Falls.  Plus Horn Rimmed Glasses guy from Heroes has arrived as Caroline’s father.  6.5/10

8.  Glee “The Purple Piano Project” (3×01) - The gang singing The Go-Go’s “We Got The Beat” was the highlight of the episode, plus the wonderfully awesome Heather Morris and Naya Rivera are back on my TV.  I really hope they get even more to do this season.  And that they finally start their lesbian relationship.  That whole storyline was easily the most effective and moving aspect of last season.  6/10

9.  Archer “Heart of Archness: Part 2″ (3×02) – David Cross featured so that’s an obvious bonus, but Judy Greer did just about nothing, so that brings it back down.  Plus for the most part it wasn’t very funny.  6/10

10.  New Girl “Pilot” (1×01) – See my review.  6/10

11.  The Secret Circle “” (1×02) – I’m hopeful that this show will develop like The Vampire Diaries has.  The only thing which kinda concerns me at the moment is I don’t typically like “witch” stories.  I think the whole genre lends itself to lazy and easy writing.  Unlike vampire tales, which in general have rules which govern the powers (silver, garlic, vervain, stake through the heart), witch tales aren’t like that.  If something can’t be done, then there’s a spell for it.  I’ve seen it a couple of times in The Vampire Diaries so far.  Someone dies and can’t be brought back, never worry because we just found a long lost spellbook.  As long as The Secret Circle doesn’t fall into this trap I’m gonna enjoy watching it.  And I hope down the line they do a crossover with The Vampire Diaries.  6/10

12.  2 Broke Girls “Pilot” (1×01) – Beth Behrs was completely underwhelming but I really do love Kat Dennings.  Therefore, I rate it as slightly above average.  I have a feeling the show will stick around thanks in no small part to the lead-in it has.  5.5/10

13.  How I Met Your Mother “The Best Man” (7×01) – Has it really come to this?  A show that I consistently thought was among the funniest on TV is now making jokes about its own lame storytelling device.  Yeah, we get it, you’re gonna drag out the whole “how I met your mother” angle until the very end.  Fucking bullshit.  Not even Barney is funny anymore.  Plus, I hate to say it, but Alyson Hannigan is starting to look old.  5.5/10

14.  Survivor “He Has Demons” (23×02) – I want Ozzy to win.  If not him, then Mikayla, Papa Bear, and Cochran.  In that order.  The problem is none of the people I want to win ever do.  That inevitably leads me to get angry with the show.  Just as long as Brandon goes soon I’ll be happy.  And that’s coming from a massive fan of Russell.  5.5/10

15.  Fringe “Neither Here Nor There” (4×01) – It was plainly average.  I don’t have much else to say.  5/10

16.  Person of Interest “Pilot” (1×01) – I’m hopeful that as the season progresses there will be an extra layer of intrigue introduced, because if it stays like it is in the pilot, it’s simply a by the numbers procedural.  And that’s a waste of Michael Emerson’s talent.  5/10

17.  Free Agents “What I Did for Work” (1×02) – Azaria and Hahn are so charming, it’s a shame the show doesn’t appear to be funny in the slightest.  5/10

18.  The Big Bang Theory “The Skank Reflex Analysis” (5×01) – This show is always average to below average, and I can’t explain for the life of me why I continue to watch it.  It must be because I’m continually hoping to see Kaley Cuoco in something vaguely slutty.  4.5/10

19.  The Big Bang Theory “The Infestation Hypothesis” (5×02) – As above.  4.5/10

20.  Two and a Half Men “Nice To Meet You, Walden Schmidt” (9×01) – I checked out the season premiere only because I actually like Ashton Kutcher, not because I’m a fan of the show.  I watched the first three seasons over the last month or so for the first time, and found it to be even less funny than The Big Bang Theory.  Kutcher didn’t help in the funny department.  How this show continues to get good ratings is beyond me.  4.5/10

21.  Up All Night “Cool Neighbors” (1×02) – So far this might be the worst kind of sitcom, one that goes for that “uncomfortable” humour and ends up being completely and totally unfunny.  It doesn’t help that I truly dislike Christina Applegate.  When oh when is Will Arnett gonna catch a break and end up on a good show again?  4/10

22.  The Playboy Club “Pilot” (1×01) – In my eyes this show very clearly wants to be Mad Men.  It’s trying for that same kind of style and awareness of the social mores of the time, but it fails at everything in the pilot.  I didn’t expect it to be good and it’s not.  I love it when I’m right.  4/10

23.  Hart of Dixie “Pilot” (1×01) – I love The O.C..  And it should go without saying that I love Rachel Bilson by extension.  But the pilot for Hart of Dixie was really underwhelming.  I know I shouldn’t feel this way, but Rachel Bilson is just too hot to be a doctor.  And it’s because of that (and my general distaste for medical shows) that I’m gonna have to give up on Hart of Dixie after just one episode.  4/10