Must See TV

As crazy as it sounds, Sam and I aren't always the most productive around the house. You're shocked, I'm sure. . . So when Sam and I aren't painting rooms in the house, traveling, planning DIY projects, or making random meals, we like to unwind with some quality television.

In general, I can't say that we watch tv that regularly, but lately we've found a routine for at least a few nights a week. We don't usually get home from work until around 7 pm each night, but once dinner is ready, we bypass the dining room and go down to the living room to catch up on the "news" via the previous night's Daily Show and Colbert Report. When we have a bit more time, AKA: no current project or upkeep on the house, we catch up on our favorite sitcoms, which include Modern Family, Parks and Recreations, Up All Night, and SNL.

There are definitely times that Sam will get his TV time and I don't feel like watching and vice versa. He really likes Tosh.0, Nova Science Now, Top Gear (the BBC version) and a bunch of random movies that I've never heard of. I, on the other hand, watch Parenthood and Glee armed with dessert and/or a box of tissues. I am also, thanks to my friend, Janet, a huge fan of BBC's Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey, which I watched the entire first series (the British version or our "season") in a matter of 24 hours. Sam doesn't know this yet, but he's watching the second series when it starts back up this January.

You might remember that earlier this year, Sam and I dropped our cable in an effort to save some dough, but then how is it that we're catching up on all of this small screen awesomeness, you might ask? We're now using a Roku 2, and subscriptions to Netflix and Hulu + to get our television fix. Cable was crazy expensive ($80+ month!), but we found that using Netflix and Hulu + allowed us to watch exactly what we want to watch on our schedule without spending Bonnie and Clyde's retirement. Netflix Streaming and Hulu+ costs about $15 a month, which, if you do the math, saves us about $780 a year !! Woot!