Let's Watch Something Else

So Chandra and I each have shows that we really like to watch on TV (usually MythTV, actually, but that's another blog). Absolutely none of the shows in either of our "really like to watch" categories overlap. There are two main kinds of shows that we do watch together, though.

1. The kind that Chandra watches while I take a nap with her scratching my back. ("Hey, can you scratch my back?" as I'm laying down across her lap.)
   
2. The kind that I watch while Chandra works on another project, like cutting coupons out of the Sunday paper.

There are a handful of things we really do watch together, though.

1. Some of my favorite watching-TV-with-Chandra memories come from the 2006 World Cup while we were dating. We still watch some USMNT soccer together when we are able, and we will definitely tune in to see the boys in South Africa, 2010.
   
2. We watch BU football and basketball on TV. Especially when BU was kicking tail in basketball last year.
   
3. The Dog Whisperer. I'm not sure we would have a chance of keeping Lucy under control without the excellent guidance of Ceasar Millan.
   
4. Breed All About It. This is another dog show that highlights a different breed of dog in each program. We're still waiting for the one on Anatolians...

I'll go ahead and talk a little about the shows I enjoy, and most of you will understand immediately why Chandra isn't interested.

1. Good Eats. This is first because Chandra and I have actually watched this together in the past; although, we rarely do any more. It comes off like a low-budget kitchen-science show with a little history and humor thrown in for kicks. This is probably as close as I have to a "guilty pleasure". Alton Brown is impressive; he makes this show.
   
2. Band of Brothers. In the words of a great college friend, seeing this HBO mini-series is a "prerequisite to being a man." More on this in a later post...
   
3. Duck Commander. This picture says it all.
   
4. The First 48. Chandra doesn't even sit through this one with me. Actually, I don't even watch it when she is in the house. It's a reality show that follows homicide detectives from the time they hear about a murder until the case is solved or shelved. (Micah 6:8, Romans 13:1-4)

I'll let Chandra tell y'all more about the shows she enjoys. In typical Eldar-Ford fashion, she's watching one of "her shows" as I type this.