TV shows that make me happy:

Making lists brings me comfort in my world of over-analyzing subjective topics for marks ("I make lists in my sleep, baby...")

• Arrested Development 
• From the name, I always thought it was a crime show. Nope, sitcom. Crazy characters, ridiculous situations: that's how I like it. 
• Bones
• One of the reasons I like Bones is because the characters approach death in a completely unemotional, intellectual way while still being interesting (I sound like a psychopath.) 
• Castle
• Characters amuse me. It's nice that there aren't too many characters to keep up with, unlike a lot of crime shows. 
• Community
• I'm pretty sure I watched two and a half seasons in two weeks. I like the concept of taking place in a stereotypical community college and having a bunch of crazy thrown in. A brilliant use of the sitcom format, turning something seemingly mundane into something hilarious. 
• Doctor Who
• You either love it or don't watch it. Doctor Who is science-fiction at its very best. BBC just does things right.
• Gilmore Girls
• It's kind of my vice show. If I have a crappy day, I'll watch an episode. This summer, out of the four summer students, three of us were fans. We had great discussions. Now I want to live in a ridiculous small town with ridiculous people. 
• How I Met Your Mother
• Through a chain, I've got a bunch of my friends to watch HIMYM. I like the format and that the characters have been able to be developed over seven seasons. However, I feel uncomfortable that I'm sort of the embodiment of Robin's independence and Ted's obnoxious tendency of correcting people (which makes me think of my future as a cat lady.)
• M*A*S*H
• A drama/comedy that takes place at an army hospital during the Korean War shouldn't work, but it somehow does. It has a tendency of switching from serious to comedy quickly but you get used to it. My family spent years working our way through all eleven seasons.
• Modern Family
• The dynamic of an extended family is interesting to explore in a sitcom, as most families do have a unique dynamic (I know mine does.) I like that it's almost believable, most of the time.
• New Girl
• Socially awkward Zoey Deschanel makes me happy. It's not particularly mindblowing, but it's still amusing and worth watching. 
• Sherlock
• Modern day Sherlock Holmes, resulting in brilliance. Again, BBC does things right. I find it much more enjoyable than the Robert Downey Jr. version. Words cannot express how fantastic it is. I think I have a thing for (mostly British) men who play brilliant, eccentric characters.
• The Big Bang Theory
• A favorite among my social groups and most of my teachers consider everything from this show common knowledge. I like that the embodiment of nerd culture has become pretty mainstream. And Tech Crew Alpha reminds me an awful lot of Sheldon, comically enough (more so last year because lately he's grown more emotions and social skills). It's enjoyably ridiculous.
• The Office
• I haven't kept up with it lately and I enjoy when I get around to watching it. Dwight is my favorite, but it's become scary since I've met people like him (awkward kid who's liked me for a year and a half and actually thinks he's going to take over the world)

Yeah. Writing lists is a bit of a vice for me. 
Love,
-J-