I Was Raised on TV

And now, a non-baby post....

A few months ago I talked Owen into trying Rogers Personal Video Recorder (PVR) under the guise of taping shows that he likes that he often misses due to his work schedule - mostly shows on A&E. The PVR allows you to digitally "tape" 2 shows at once - without using an actual video tape. It also allows to you to pause and rewind live television. Rogers was running a promotion to try the PVR out for free for 2 months so I picked one up at lunch 2 months ago and it has changed my television life.

My real interest in the PVR was rooted in the fact that channel 54 was starting to run all original episodes of Beverly Hills 90210. I'm somewhere towards the end of season 3 where Dylan has to choose between Brenda & Kelly (Spoiler: he picks Kelly) Unfortunatley, 90210 is far from my most embarassing PVR'd show. Here is a list of what I am currently taping on a day to day basis. I am well aware that I am going to have to get a life.

1. The View (10am daily) - Rosie's back. Andrea and I have a strange and perhaps unnatural love for Rosie. I hope she kicks Hasselback's ass.
2. Oprah (4pm daily) - It's not that embarassing that I tape Oprah, what's embarassing is that I delete the serious episodes. I only want to watch celebrities and makeovers. Oprah's catching pedophiles? Well good for her, but I'm not watching. Gayle is on with a hard hitting story about finding the country's best hamburger? Sign me up.
3. Mad About You (2:30am daily) - This might be where things take a turn. A common theme of my PVRing is that I fast forward through 80% of the shows I tape. I started recording Mad About You somewhere around the season where they are trying to have a baby. I skip any scenes where Paul is at work or talking to his cousin Ira. Basically any scene where Paul & Jamie aren't talking to each other.
4. Run's House (10pm weekly) - Who's house? Run's house! This is a reality show showing the "real" life of Run of Run-DMC fame complete with his wife Justine and their 5 kids. Apparently Run's now some type of Reverend. Rev-Run. Get it? You can start feeling embarassed to know me now.
5. A Different World (4:30pm daily) - I have very little interest in this show until Denise Huxtable leaves it to have Lenny Kravitz's baby. Again with the fast forwarding.
6. The Facts of Life (7:30pm daily) - How happy am I that the Christian station started running this show? Last nights first episode showcased Molly Ringwald (who'd get tossed soon after the first season) and cameo's from the Different Strokes cast as Mrs. Garrett leaves them to work at Eastland. I can't wait until Jo arrives and Blair gets fat. Yippee!
7. The Office (8-9pm weekly) - Where the hell was I when this show came out? Probably wasting my time in Survivor-ville. The Office is the best show on television. Not only am I not embarrased to PVR it I watch scenes daily on You Tube.

So now I wanna know - what's your guilty TV pleasure?