Like I Need More TV to Watch

Another thing I've done in the last week is start two new TV shows. I'm Netflixing "How I Met Your Mother," I'm through one disc and I'm already in love with it. The main character is Ted Mosby (played by Josh Radnor, a guy who gets cuter every episode), a late twenty-something who is spooked by the engagement of his best friends Lily & Marshall (Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segal) into looking for real love in New York City. Sort of like a funnier, less annoying male Carrie Bradshaw. In the pilot, Ted thinks he's found love with Robin (Cobie Smulders), but it turns out she's not looking for a serious relationship, so she becomes part of Ted's circle of friends. The best part about the show is Neil Patrick Harris as Barney, Ted's other best friend who lives for his next one-night stand. Sample dialouge:

It's gonna be legend-... wait for it... and I hope you're not lactose intolerant because the second half of that word is DAIRY!

We're building an igloo in Central Park! It's going to be legendary! Snow-suit up!

What's that? Self five? Nice! We out!

He's fantastic. My next disc arrives tomorrow, and yes, I will be up until midnight watching all eight episodes.

I also started watching "Mad Men," on AMC. They replayed the pilot episode last Sunday night, and I think I'm really going to enjoy the show. Jon Hamm plays Don Draper, the creative director for a Madison Avenue advertising firm in 1960. The rampant sexism and racism of the time are on full display, but the show hooked me in after about 10 minutes. Plus, John Slattery co-stars as Draper's boss, Roger Sterling. I love Slattery from Sex & the City -- he's the guy that wanted Carrie to pee on him. And it stars a Firefly alum -- Christina Hendricks -- which will always get me to tune in. I fell asleep before the second episode aired (midnight on Sunday), so I'll try to catch up before episode three next Sunday.