I've gone kind of crazy with the whole "I've missed seasons of good television and now i must watch them all or I will be disqualified as an actual film nerd" syndrome. I watched the first and only season of Firefly, then the last season of Buffy and I am currently watching the first season of Dexter and the first season of Freaks and Geeks.
I choose to watch most television shows for the first time on DVD (I didn't start watching Lost live until S3) because 1) they are commercial free 2) I get to watch them all in a row without the suspense and 3) i'm better able to sustain a very concentrated period of intense interest rather than a whole season/year of episodes. Therefore, I watch an entire season in a week and then move onto the next show rather than watching five or six shows simultaneously. it's me being Type A, I'm aware of that. but for shows like Lost, it can actually make more sense because you see things happen in a row without interruptions. I actually started doing it this way because I hated watching three episodes of a show and then have it be canceled. at least i know i'm going to get a whole seasons worth.
so, far both Dex and Freaks and Geeks are good. Dexter is very chilling, but a relief in a House kind of way- it's about a serial killer, or the antithesis of the sympathetic hero, so you get a break from the sentimentality. i'm watching F&G because it was apparently a cultural moment that I completely missed and is still popping up in popular culture (ie Knocked Up, Superbad, etc). and i hate being out of the loop! it's still hard to get into because it's so very, very awkward. i mean, who really wants to relive high school? not i.
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