TV--that eternal love of my life. You were almost killed off by the entirely high-brow level of broadcasting here in Australia (drip, sarcasm, drip) in the past decade but were rescued from the evil clutches of those puerile minds by the greatest cast of friends to ever grace the Earth--with the most impressive collection of GREAT TELEVISION for the particular connoisseur.

So the mater and I have been ensconced in my study with The West Wing for the past three weeks since I finished exams. Forty-five minutes an episode and about 3-4 episodes every other day and we're almost finished with two seasons. I love you, Ben.

This level of intellectuality reminds me of my Year 12 days when I used to watch Yes, Minister (and then, of course, Yes, Prime Minister) during study breaks for my IB exams. Oh, those halcyon days. I much prefer the old, British political smart-arsery but I have to admit that The West Wing offers a greater cast of loveable characters.

Alright, so in the past few weeks I have bathed myself in the glory of:

• Whitechapel (Ruperty!)
• The West Wing
• Law & Order UK (...Ben Daniels! Jamie Bamber! Damn, I really want to watch the Hornblower mini-series again.)
• 上海滩 (the new series, I tried to find the old one with Chow-yun Fat but couldn't.)
• trying to finish what I have of Friday Night Lights--the hysteria gets old quickly but I still love Matt Saracen.

Next up, I have:

• Southland (Michael Cudlitz!! Cops! Ben McKenzie! :O)
• Wire in the Blood (old but I never got around to watching it when ABC had it broadcasting.)
• finish off Life (and then cry over its cancellation.)
• might re-watch Firefly--that's always good for the soul.