Eric James Stone

Since Eagle Mountain is so far from civilization that I can’t get regular TV reception, I have Dish Network. My satellite receiver doubles as a digital video recorder, so I have timers set to record all my shows so I can watch them at my leisure.

I discovered today that, while the program guide had adjusted to the lack of Daylight Saving Time, my timers had not, so they were all off by an hour.

That meant I had recorded Smallville instead of Angel.

Fortunately, I get the WB from four time zones, so I was able to catch a later showing.

But I had to go through and reprogram all my timers. So I thought that would make a good excuse for blogging a list of the shows I watch:

• Angel — A spinoff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  
• Star Trek: Enterprise — The fifth Star Trek series (sixth, if you count the animated series, which I generally don’t)
  
• Law & Order — The only time I wish I were practicing law
  
• C.S.I. — It’s got crime, scenes, and investigators
  
• The Amazing Race (when it’s on) — My sister Julie got me into this show
  
• Tru Calling — OK, I actually haven’t watched this show yet, except for a few minutes of a bootleg copy off the internet, but it stars Eliza Dushku, who played Faith on Buffy, so I’m going to give it a try. (Although part of me wants it to fail, so she’ll do a Faith TV series.)
  

And, of course, I watch various sporting events.

Wednesday is the big TV night for me, with Angel, Enterprise, and Law & Order.

I’ve really cut down on the TV watching over the years. Five years ago I probably watched more than three hours of TV every night. I guess I’ve just gotten lazy about it, and haven’t made an effort to pick up new shows when old ones finish.