Watching Sitcoms

Here’s another poll for the Hulu Awards. This one is for Best Show of the Seventies. That seems like a very broad term, since it can be a comedy, a drama or an action show, so it really matters what you like best. As it turns out, of the final five nominated shows, four are sitcoms.

Here are the nominees: Barney Miller, The Bob Newhart Show, Charlie’s Angels, I Dream of Jeannie and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I have to honestly say that in the 70’s I religiously watched each and every one of these shows. I didn’t have much to do as a child. If I was picking which one I liked the very best, it would probably have to be Barney Miller. We still talk about things that happened in the different eps, even all this many years later. But if I’m being completely honest, I’d have to say that the award should probably go to The Bob Newhart Show or The Mary Tyler More Show, mostly because I think they more clearly reflect the spirit of that era. I mean, really, what would the 70’s have been without Bob Newhart or Mary Tyler Moore?

Of course, this isn’t me trying to discount I Dream of Jeannie or Charlie’s Angels, which were both really great shows in their own way. Jeannie was also very 70’s, but a little too tongue in cheek, if you ask me, to be the best show. It never expected to be taken seriously. As for Charlie’s Angels, it’s definitely an iconic show, but I’m not sure it could be considered the show of the decade, since it may not have appealed to a wide audience.

So here’s the poll:

Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice - Dave Barry

I really haven’t any had time to watch TV in the last couple of weeks, but I promise to try to make it up after the holidays. Almost really. Added to the fact that ever night after work I’ve been baking or shopping or wrapping or, like last night, attending our work Christmas party, I’ve also had physical therapy twice a week in the morning. So I’ve lost out on that time that I used to at least try to babble on for a while so I could post something as a blog.

I don’t know about you all, but there’s only 3 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes and 10 seconds until Christmas and I am still not ready. I’ve still got to actually buy actual presents at the actual mall. I’m never this behind so I don’t know what the deal is this year. I guess I really have been busy.

I am very excited though, cause I’ve already received some incredibly awesome presents. My hubby and I broke down and bought a new flat screen 42″ HD TV (our present TV is probably at least 20 years old, so I’d say we were due). So we upgraded to digital cable and DVR, although I haven’t really had time to play with it like I want to yet.

Also, I may have previously mentioned that my DVD player hasn’t been working, so we haven’t been able to watch all the DVDs I got from the library, which included Happy Days and the Bob Newhart Show, even if we had wanted to.

But then yesterday, from my boss, I got a new DVD player with a surround sound home theatre system. Yay me!!! I love my boss and my job.

So as soon as Christmas is over, I’d like to take a week to just sit at home and watch TV. Maybe two weeks.

3 days, 12 hours, 34 minutes, 15 seconds . . .

Dave Barry, Happy Days, The Bob Newhart Show, Christmas, DVD, DVR