#53 Watch the entire series of Freaks and Geeks on DVD.

Far too little writing was accomplished last week. Instead, I spent most of my time rocking a sleeping infant. Babies don't stay babies forever, you know. And she is just so sweet when she's sleeping.

But in the interest of multi-tasking, I also watched the early TV appearances of James Franco, Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, et al, in the first--and only--season of Freaks and Geeks. Thank goodness it only aired for one season. Otherwise, I would have spent weeks watching the entire series like I did with Six Feet Under. Or Dexter. Or Buffy. Or True Blood, Fringe, Vampire Diaries. Need I go on? You get it. I like TV.

Watching a television series on DVD (or TiVo or Netflix streaming, whatever) is the way to go. No commercials, no waiting around until next week to see what happens. In fact, it seems that not as many viewers are watching TV shows as they air, since the networks seem so desperate for live viewers these days.

The downside of watching full seasons of television programs at one time is that it leads to an all-consuming involvement with said TV show. (Case in point: my obsession with Lost.) As justification, I tell myself I'm learning about storytelling from these critically-acclaimed shows; and many of them do have excellent examples of plotting, story arcs, character, etc. But the truth is, I just love television. I sometimes take television very seriously, as do some of my favorite TV critics.

Also, while rocking a baby, it's just so much easier to watch TV than it is to juggle a notebook or a laptop. If I'm ever going to get any writing done, I suppose I'm going to have to put the baby down once in awhile, aren't I?