We’re wondering — as your summer TV consumption has undoubtedly curbed itself in favor of air-conditioned cinemas, sunlight, and (possibly) interacting with real humans, which TV shows are you cramming to catch up on before their fast-approaching fall premieres? Personally, I’m trying to get back into season 2 of Brothers & Sisters (pictured) on DVD — I stopped watching after season 1 and need to know if the Walkers ever did improve on their impressive 3:1 ratio of Bottles of Red Wine to Family Arguments per episode. I’m also attempting to make a significant dent in How I Met Your Mother on iTunes… and I haven’t even tapped into Hulu yet.
What TV series are you determined to catch up on? Please include your e-mail address so that we can get in touch with youin case we decide to use your submission in the magazine. Deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 21.
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Seeing an interview with Blake Lively and realizing that she’s lovely (and not, as I had assumed, the second coming of Mischa Barton) + Shirtless Chase Crawford in my subway station = anyone know how I can catch up on Gossip Girl for free?
I still have the last two episodes of Heroes on my dvr and I’m determined to get to them before the new season starts… as soon as I get through the approximately thirty hours of recorded Olympics I’ve accumulated over the last two weeks.
When its on network TV, I’m usually pretty good at keeping up with the shows I want to keep up with. When it comes to those pesky cable shows, though, I can never remember what time they’re on and I always seem to fall behind (Bravo being the lone exception because I need me some Top Chef and Kathy Griffin). What all of that means is I’ve still only watched like 2 episodes of the second season of “Dexter” and I REALLY need to catch up. Even with the shows constantly on the “On Demand” list, I still just can’t seem to get them watched. I’m already playing catch up when it comes to Weeds and now I’ve got to do it with Dexter too? Sigh, its too hot to be working this hard!
I started watching the Sarah Connor Chronicles half-way through, so I’m starting at the beginning and watching them all to refresh my memory. I also am excited to watch Chuck – hopefully Nicole Ritchie doesn’t mess it up – and Pushing Daisies – yay for Autumn Reeser! again and will probably try to catch up on those.
LOST this past season…
Having recently acquired BBC America, I am playing catch up on series one of Skins, a show that put all of teen dramas to shame as well as seasons one through three of Doctor Who.
The writer strike sent me looking for dvds and the first thing I did was get Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 2-5, since my cable didn’t carry that network for those years. I also took a friend’s advice and watched Veronica Mars for the first time. I now have a list to tide me through in case someone else goes on strike.
I need to catch up on Season 3 of Lost. After the show got all sympathetic to the Others, I got really mad and promised to stop watching the show. But how can I really stop watching Lost? I met my wife because of that friggin’ show!
Anyway, it’s netflix time so I can catch up and figure out whether or not I feel like jumping back on the “cliffhanger every week” bandwagon…
I’ve been TRYING to catch up on Gossip Girl and How I Met Your Mother… but the darn Olympics keep getting in the way!
I’ve managed to catch up on just about everything I need to before the fall season starts, but I still have to watch Life. I saw about half the episodes when they aired and then missed a few and I decided that I’d just marathon it during the summer. It’s so good that I thought I’d save the best for last. Once I’m done with that and once the fall season shakes out, I will be watching the first half of this last season of BSG, and I can do it nice and leisurely, thanks to the hiatus.
I’ve been meaning to catch up on Chuck. I think I’ve seen all the episodes, but I’m not positive. I got hooked in the middle of the season. Stupid NBC won’t put them all up at once their website. Corporate idiots.
Good lord, I have to catch up on Dexter, Heroes, Sarah Connor Chronicles & 30 Rock! I tried to cut back my on my tv habit last year, but I’m going to say it: I’m a TV addict and I’m okay with that. Thank you iTunes, Hulu, and the gods who invented DVRs.
I’m going to try to catch up on Damages, Prison Break, and ER
The whole series thus far of How I Met Your Mother is my summer project (1 season down…2 to go?) and I do keep thinking about catching up with the second half of Gossip Girl.
Mad Men – and it’s kept me from watching the new season so I’m probably in the same situation next season.
Damages and Ugly Betty. ABC.com is annoying me because they no longer keep all of the episodes for a season up on their site. So when I went to look for this spring’s episodes, they were gone and haven’t shown up again as repeats. If ABC had had that practice last year, I wouldn’t have gotten hooked on Brothers and Sisters in the first place. I’ve thought about trying to catch up on Pushing Daisies, but the shows I missed aren’t there and I don’t care that much about it to keep looking.
Dexter…you know I’m sorry, I just can’t pay for the cable premium just for that one show. I got a free weekend of Showtime that showed the first 3 episodes of the 2nd season and I’ve just been lost. It came out on DVD and I’ll get it. Also Pushing Daisies. That show is just awesome. It’s coming out on DVD in Sept so I can catch up right before the premiere in October.
i watched all of season 3 of sunny in Philadelphia over the weekend. can’t wait for sept 18!
I know it’s not premiering until the winter, but I’ve been catching up on Reaper. It’s been great, and each episode brings more depth to the characters. I can’t wait to see where it all ends up for S1 and on to S2. Ray Wise is great as the Devil, and Sock is one of my favorite characters on TV right now.
I am determined to get through the second season of Heroes before the new season starts. I did all of Season 1 in about a week so I think I can easily get it; it is just a matter of finding it. I also really wanna watch both seasons of 30 Rock as I have heard it is a really good show and I wanna be able to watch the new season when it starts. However, I really don’t think that I am going to get through both before next month. I hope to but we will see!!
I’m finally watching “Bones,” but I’m not even done with the first season yet.
I feel like I need to jump in the Mad Men pool…I also have 3 eps of Pushing Daisies from last November still on my TiVo that I need to watch again, even tho I’m ready to watch a new episode right now…
I watched the first two seasons of Brothers & Sisters this summer and I am now hopelessly addicted. Can. not. wait for Season 3 to start. I want to be a Walker, and with my Irish heritage I’m pretty sure I could match them drink for drink!
just recently caught up with MAD MEN…Did a Season 1 marathon a few weekends ago and then started watching this season on the “ON Demand” section of the cable system….It is well worth the time! I love Peggy, Don, Pete and especially JOAN. I am also in the process of finishing “Friday Night Lights” season 1, which I started watching about half way through. CLEAR EYES, Full Hearts, can’t LOSE!!!
I did finish How I Met Your Mother seasons 1-3 ( I love that show, and wish I could remember it’s on Mondays). For fun, I rewatched Scrubs seasons 1-7.
I’m trying to get to Heroes and Reaper. But the olympics are taking up all of my time. And the post-strike eppies of Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy on VHS because DVR taping other shows.
Pushing Daisies is amzing even on its second viewing. It’s whimsical and inventive and I love it.
When I’m not watching the Olympics I’m gorging myself on How I Met Your Mother- I’m on disc 2 of Season 2. Why have I not been watching this show since it started?
I know I have until January, but my wife and I just finished season 3 of Lost. We were going to hold out and watch season 4 on DVD in December, but may just watch it crammed together at the computer desk on Hulu. Too many questions need answering!
I’m behind in watching “Samantha Who?” & “Prison Break.” Although, I am considering just giving up on “Prison Break” altogether.