As we close in on the first day of school (yes, our schools start *that* early), I get excited about the new TV season. With the writers’ strike last year cutting short the run of many new shows and even episodes for the old favorites, I’m dying to get back to enjoying TV again.

I’m pretty addicted to my tv shows.

Although I’ve done a very good job of cleaning up my Season Passes on my TiVO for shows that are losing steam. A few seasons ago I made the move to cut all CSI programs. It felt really good. I wasn’t enjoying them any longer…and, in fact, I was getting irritated by the cases, the characters, etc. Procedurals just aren’t my thing, unless it is some brand new take on it…then I can do a season or two until the originality fades.

Now I’m starting to see ads for shows I loved (”The Sarah Connor Chronicles” and “Pushing Daisies” are two examples) and ads for shows I might just go loopy over (”Fringe” and “Kath & Kim”). And the wish that it was fall starts to take over my mind.

Luckily, the Summer Olympics are here to distract me. I haven’t watched the Games in many years. Mostly because I had small children in the house and no free time except for showering and feeding myself. But yesterday I had a great time watching swimming and bike races and gymnastics.

Then, when it’s all over, I’ll be *so close* to a new season of TV!  HOORAY!

What are your favorite shows? Which ones are you most looking forward to? Any new shows I should know about???