Hi. I'm Katie.

I used to watch a lot of television... but then I went to college and started finding other ways to spend my nighttime time. You know, like watching my iPod charge, looking for geckos, hosting staring contests, and waiting for the Great Pumpkin to turn up. But there are five shows that I still watch (whether on television or on one of the many DVDs I have) or tape on the DVR if I’m going to miss a new episode.

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1. Spongebob Squarepants (Nickelodeon)
For those of you who have never met Spongebob Squarepants, he is a simple sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea... next door to his best friend Patrick Star and his “best friend” Squidward Tentacles. Mr. Squarepants works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, which is owned and operated by money-hungry restaurateur Eugene Krabs. In his free time, Spongebob enjoys jellyfishing and practicing his karate moves with squirrel-friend Sandy Cheeks. These characters, along with the other sea critters of Bikini Bottom (the town where they live), manage to have enough entertaining adventures in one episode to always keep me coming back for more!

--> This is one of my favorite shows of all time. I have the first four seasons on DVD that I haul around with me wherever I end up living (i.e. dorm versus home). I absofruitly LOVE Spongebob Squarepants. That’s really all there is to it. It makes me smile and LOL-out-loud and that’s why it’s my favorite.

2. Psych (USA Network)
Sean has a well-trained eye for detail, but has managed to play it off as psychic abilities in order to turn a profit from his talent. Along with his best friend Gus, Sean opened up a small psychic office called PSYCH to offer his “abilities” to the public at large. In addition to various civilians, the pair has managed to hoodwink the San Diego Police Department, where they frequently assist with cases ranging from theft to murrrder... always, of course, with a high level of comedy and amusement.

--> Oh boi, this show is high-lay-ree-us. It is SO funny and very creative. Every episode has me howling and I highly recommend renting the DVDs from Blockbuster if you’ve never seen Psych. Sean and Gus are a great team and the officers at the SDPD just add to the hilarity.

3. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Five friends, Ted, Robin, Marshall, Lily, and Barney live in New York City. Ted is an architect. Robin is a news reporter. Marshall is a lawyer. Lily is a preschool teacher (as an aside, Marshall and Lily are married). Aaaand Barney (played by Neil Patrick Harris! HUZZAH!) is the biggest player in the whole city. In each episode, the audience follows this quintet as Ted tells his kids how he met their mother by means of 30-minute flash backs.

--> No matter what’s going on in the episode, I can count on sitting in front of the television every Monday night laughing obnoxiously at their wit and humor. Between the ridiculous marital issues of Lily and Marshall, the secret past of teen-pop sensation Robin Sparkles, and the endless attempts Ted makes to find a wife, I am always glued to the tube. But however funny those four are, Barney Stinson makes this show. He is the funniest character and best bro ever... he even has a book entitled “The Bro Code”, which I have read a dozen times.

4. Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel)
Brothers Phineas and Ferb find ways to make the most of their summer vacation because “the annual problem of our generation is finding a good way to spend it,” as the theme-song sings. As they come up with crazy activities to do each day, their older sister Candace tries to bust ‘em and get them in trouble with their mom. Meanwhile, lazy-ass platypus Perry turns out to be a super-cool-super-secret animal agent trying to thwart the evil attempts of Dr. Doofenshmirtz. WOOHOO!

--> Buzznet recently interviewed the creators of this show, Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/creators-phineas-ferb-answer-questions-j4302161/, and I am so happy that I was able to be a part of it! This is my favorite show on the Disney Channel nowadays; it’s just my cup of tea... an equal blend of haha’s, teehee’s, and a dash of snorting (not crack-cocaine... I actually snort when I laugh).

5. 24 (FOX)
Jack Bauer.

--> Enough said.

6. The Office (NBC)
Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Inc. has many branches across the Midwest. One branch in Scranton, Pennsylvania is where the show is set; viewers follow the goings-on of the office and its warehouse in a documentary-esque fashion. Captain Awkward and head-honcho of the office, Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell), is ridiculous. Jim and Pam are the perfect couple. The Angela-Dwight-Andy love triangle is so strange, but each individual is even more strange…ly funny! And employees Kevin (fat and simple-minded), Phyllis (motherly and married to Bob Vance... of Vance Refrigeration), Ryan (a.k.a. EGO), Oscar (gay), Toby (outcast), Creed (not entirely there), Stanley (doesn’t take anyone’s shit), Kelly (typical cheerleader-type girl), and Meredith (alcoholic) complete the cast.

--> I have never worked in an office-like setting, but my Mom says that this show hits the nail on the head. And I believe her. Some episodes are hard to watch because the awkward moments are torturous. Other episodes are so funny I have to watch them three or four times in order to catch all the best lines. If you have only seen one episode and wrote this show off as a FAIL, I urge you to watch more because you just might grow to love it.

7. The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Two nerds, Leonard and Sheldon, live in an apartment across the hall from total-babe-struggling-actress Penny. Nerd-friends Rajeesh, who can’t talk to girls unless intoxicated, and Howard, who most fails when he tries to get girls, frequently hang out with Leonard and Sheldon. The quartet REALLY makes the nerdy-audience laugh-out-f!@#ing-loud with their sometimes intelligent, sometimes idiotic remarks.

--> One episode in particular made me cry from laughing so hard. Penny and Sheldon were going to exchange presents for the holidays. Sheldon wanted to be sure to give Penny a gift of equal value, so he bought a variety of gift baskets that he would be able to choose from once he received his gift. Penny got Sheldon a napkin used and signed by Leonard Nimoy (original Spock of Star Trek) and Sheldon just didn’t know what to do. I LAUGHED SOSOSO HARD! Watch this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlhHTdDqoBc. SO FUNNY!

8. The Amazing Race (CBS)
Teams of two set off for a scavenger hunt around the world! They partake in various challenges throughout the race and whichever team checks into the pit-stop last during each leg of the race is sent home. Whoever makes it to the final pit-stop first wins one millllllllion dollars.

--> There are three reasons why I love this show so much. (1) Phil Keoghan. He is the host of the show, has a tremendous New Zealand accent, and is just so cool I can hardly stand it. (2) The Roaming Gnome. Travelocity is one of the sponsors of this show and damn do I love that roaming gnome. My sister actually has a roaming gnome statue that she bought off the Travelocity website. (3) Out of all the reality shows ever made, I would want to go on this one the most. Talk about a great experience!

9. Entourage (HBO)
Vinny Chase and his Entourage make movies, party hard, and have lots of sex.

--> Don’t watch this show with your younger siblings. It is not appropriate. But that shouldn’t stop you (if you’re over the age of 18?) from watching it! It’s produced by and based on actor Mark Wahlberg, who is the shizzzzz, if you didn’t know. My older sister has all the DVDs made thus far and we are all eagerly awaiting the start of the next season on 12 JULY 2009 in my house. It’s a good HBO show.

10. Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
The Disney Channel is all about celebrities being normal people just like you and me. And they really bring that message home with teen-pop-sensation Hannah Montana. By day she goes by Miley Stewart, who is “just your ordinary girl,” but at night she is on stage singing as Hannah Montana and living the “best of both worlds.”

--> http://buzzvideoblognet.buzznet.com/user/video/4154251/hate-love-love-hate-hannah/?p=1 ......... Need I say more?

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And since I couldn’t really decide which of his shows I like best, I would also like to point out how much I love Gordon Ramsay’s cooking shows. Hell’s Kitchen (FOX) and Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares (BBC) are awesome cooking shows. Let’s face it: Gordon Ramsay is the Jack Bauer of culinary television.

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If you’ve got a television at your house that’s collecting dust, I recommend watching any of the above-listed shows. I love a good show every now and again and can always count on them to provide. Yaya teeveeee :D