Introducing…DVD Flashback Fridays!

If you’ve read this blog before, you know I loved TV. But not only do I love watching new shows every week as though it were a religious practice, but I also love catching up on a show on DVD. Watching TV on DVD is one of my favorite things, because it caters to my semi-obsessive personality. My boyfriend and I watched all five seasons of The Wire in an embarrassingly short amount of time. The story grabs you in a way it doesn’t when you’re forced to wait a week between episodes; a summer between seasons. You just watch and watch and watch.

There are two perfect times of year to go on a TV on DVD watching bonanza: Christmas break and summer. Christmas break is great because all your favorite shows are on pause and the weather (where I live, anyway) is perfect for curling up on the couch with a hot beverage and watching eight hours straight of something you love. Summer is good because for three to four months, most of your favorite shows are on hiatus. Sure, there are a few things on to watch – or you might be lucky and discover a new gem, like Seinfeld or Survivor. But there’s often a void in my summer TV viewing schedule, which is why I’m introducing the Summertime DVD Flashback Friday.

Here’s the gist: Every Friday, all summer, I am going to recommend a TV series that I think you should be watching on DVD. I’ll summarize and review it and make an argument for why you should spend your time on it. At the same time, I’ve made a list of shows for myself to watch this summer. Projects, if you will. So some Fridays I’ll recommend a show to you guys, and some Fridays I’ll review a show that I’ve finished watching. Here’s a list of shows I’m planning on discussing this summer:

My Summer Projects:

My Recommendations:

So stay tuned this summer for posts and reviews of all these shows, plus reviews of current shows like The Bachelorette, Entourage, So You Think You Can Dance, America’s Got Talent and Last Comic Standing.

Do you have a show you’d like to recommend or a summer TV on DVD project of your own? Let me know in the comments, or send in your own review! If you’d like to write a review of a show to be posted on the site, find me on Twitter and send a direct message!