Get your "Bon Bons" out girls. When it comes to TV us "Housewives"...have our pick of variety. From extravagant housewives in EVERY area code with equally extravagant tempers to Two and Half of a Man and all those Women... It's hard not to keep that DVR under 89%. With Netflix to Hulu+, Roku, etc, "Marathoning" a show has become thing to do. So What shows exactly ARE worth watching now? What shows should fill up that DVR space? What shows should I spend an entire weekend in to? I've listed what's trending and in todays hottest TV programs. There just may be a few shows that are flying under your radar and a few I've listed that are already your fave. What do you think?
House Of Cards, Netflix (Photo www.netflix.com)
MUST SEE IT 2014:
1. House of Cards, Netflix
Political corruption never looked so good in this dynamic Drama. Standouts: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright and Corey Stoll are just the frosting on an unforgettable cast. Get past Chapter 1 and you will be up all night not realizing you zoomed through the whole season. Lying, cheating and a whole lot of misleading...it's as though you've been tossed into watching the hottest chess game ever!
2. The Walking Dead, AMC (Available on Netflix)
Just missing our "clean out list" this show gained popularity, slowed down a bit, and is starting to gain traction yet again. Zombie mania hit us hard in 2010, and it appears to be coming full circle in 2014. With a refreshing storyline; change of location, introduction of new characters, and a possible "reason" for the "outbreak"... answers to pending questions has restored interest in a possibly "dying" fan base. If you have yet to get your head into the "undead" you'll be sure to dive right into the series.
3. 2 Broke Girls, CBS
Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs are the perfect match. The Female Odd couple with their inappropriate banter all while trying to make a dollar in this harsh cruel world. You can't help but laugh at every twist and turn. Threes company (but with two) meets a little bit of Single Girl in The City. Adorable, witty, and warm...the kind of show that reminds you of hanging out with your best girlfriend.
4. Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family (Available on Netflix)
Guilty Pleasure. It's your Ice cream after the break up you shouldn't have, but you have...and it taste so good, so you have it...then you have more, next thing you know, you're making yourself a bowl every afternoon until you finish the carton. You just want to keep coming back for more. Perhaps it's that Aria, Spenser, Emily, and Hannah make themselves so relatable (the characters...to me they don't exist as anything else) or it's that the plot twists are so mind blowing you are always wanting more. Writers do well enough to throw you a bone here and there...keeping you interested and on your toes. If you like cheesy teen movies/ mysteries, spent your teens reading RL Stein books, this is the show for you.
5. Bates Motel, A&E (Available on Netflix)
Scary Good, and Creepy good fun. Bates Motel is the TV adaptation of what happened pre- Norman Bates "Psycho". Vera Farmiga plays the infamous "Mother" Norma Bates...giving brilliant performance after brilliant performance you wont be let down. Episode 1 will have you drawn in immediately. Subtle storylines and great flow makes for an easy watch just as a book is an easy read.
6.American Idol, Fox
With Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. filling the "musical chair" seats this year the vocal competition show has hit a high note once again. Radiant Jennifer Lopez is reminiscent of the "old Paula" ...sweetly encouraging... Harry, is just Harry, honest and just so darn rugged and handsome, and Harry then there's Keith Urban, the token country singer that EVERY singing completion show HAS to have now, but it doesn't hurt that he ALSO is rugged, handsome and has that accent. Good crop of talented kids helps the show this year as well. Looks like producers went the old route...family friendly show with good talented kids, ready to entertain. This is a show I took OFF my DVR list, and this year...is now BACK ON!
7.Mr Selfridge, Masterpiece Classic, PBS (Available on i tunes)
A show centered on the life story of the founder of a London Department Store. Selfridge is trying to be everything Downton is not...how about having your tea with a bit of tobacco?! Not nearly as classy and a bit more smart (you know the rest) Selfridge is the parlor show, you can't even compare it to the Abbey so don't even try. Those who do have their hair tied up too tight and Selfridge is more for the gal who lets her hair down. If you like a good period show that's fun, fast and loose this is the show for you. Give it a couple of episodes, but you will find yourself pleasantly surprised. A nice change from the Downstairs/ Upstairs drama.
8. Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
This Comedy, crime , drama will leave you completely intrigued and fatigued. You'll watch each episode wondering what you just watched, but excited for the next one and then watch the next episode completely reliving the later feeling. The main character Piper is a thirty something who is jailed for fifteen months for a decade old crime. Learning the in's and out's ...you find yourself riding every character's emotional rollercoaster. It's a theme park of epic proportions. you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll be "locked in."
9.Melissa & Joey, ABC Family (Available on Hulu+)
Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence -"WOoooaaaH", yeah I said it. Couldn't make for better TV fluff in this comedy about a "Manny". Think Tony Danza's "Who's The Boss" if it were on TGIF mixed with a little bit of Disney. This show doesn't try to pretend to be anything but what it is. Melissa Joan Hart will always be a great TV sitcom actress, pleasant and warm...relatable and real. Joey Lawrence will always be "that guy from "Brotherly Love"...I always had a "Teen TV Crush on his brother Mathew...even got to meet him once in Anaheim while standing in line for Pirates of the Caribbean.-SwOoN. (Note:The photo). A Great Love interest for Melissa in a comedy the comedic chemistry is undeniable. Rainy day fun while eating junk food. In fact...that's what I'd call this show, good "junk food" for the soul.
Mathew Lawrence and I (Pictured Above) @ Disneyland Anaheim, CA
10. Dance Moms, lifetime
If you've ever watched Toddlers in Tiaras or if you have ever seen Godzilla...wait, maybe that's not the right analogy. Picture one very Winning Hungry Dance teacher (One Miss Abby Lee Miller) with a gaggle of Dance moms all thirsting to get their daughters to the top. This isn't your typical Cheer comp mom show or your type A eccentric room mother melodrama. This is the REAL DEAL DANCE DIVA Throw Down. You can't help, but find yourself rooting for the girls, some of their mothers and hoping they leave their dancing dreams in the dust to pursue a normal childhood...but you'll definitely stick around to see who takes 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 1st on Abby's "poop list"...
