Okay this was a bit of an abortive post but it actually highlighted something I hadn't noticed.

I was going to do a regular feature where I did my top ten TV programmes of the week but I found that was going to be difficult. I didn't actually watch 10 programs on the telly this week.

Huh?

I didn't understand it at first so I tried breaking it down.

Saturday - Harry Hill's TV Burp, X Factor
Sunday - Match of the Day, Fringe
Monday - Eli Stone
Tuesday - Stargate Atlantis
Wednesday - Heroes
Thursday - Nothing
Friday - Nothing

So why does it feel like I watch a heck of a lot more?

I tried to go through the week again and realised that we are actually watching a lot more programs on things like BBC Iplayer and Sky Anytime but we weren't actually sitting down to watch anything at a particular time.

Take this week for example, If I add in the programs I watched online it would include a couple of episodes of Merlin, Survivors, Dragons Den: The Dragon's Story and a movie on Sky Player. Actually sitting down to watch a program when it's broadcast happens less and less now. It's okay to let episodes pile up and watch them when you've actually got time rather than making time for them or skipping something to watch it.

Also the kids tend to have their programs on until about 7pm so I guess that contributes to the feeling that I watch a lot.

All in all I'm a bit stumped as to how I'm going to qualify this top ten as there won't actually be a lot to it. Maybe I'll do a top five instead. I going to base it on what I've watched that week as I don't want the list to be terribly static and assume the quality of a program was maintained even though I didn't watch it.

So here goes. My first top five.

1. Survivors
2. Fringe
3. Harry Hill's TV Burp
4. Eli Stone
5. X Factor

My thoughts on this initial list is that Survivors is the strongest UK drama I've seen for a while and after two episodes seems to be giving off a Lost meets 28 days later vibe. Fringe is pretty decent too. I can't say I'm hooked yet but I think the last episode definitely helped to deepen my interest. Harry Hill is consistently funny and I've always enjoyed these kinds of shows ever since Clive James and Chris Tarrant did it way back when. Eli Stone is a sweet drama from the US which has grown on us but apparently is doomed stateside. X Factor is also consistent in the drama it provides and this years cropof talent has to be the strongest in its history. I can't pick a winner yet!


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