This week, I chose Prompt 3 — Your Fall Favorites.
Unlike some people, I love fall. Not only was I born in the fall, it has one of my all-time favorite holidays — Halloween. (Be sure to check back for my upcoming Halloween post where I’ll show you some of my Halloween costumes through the ages.) Plus the weather is just what I prefer — not too hot, not too cold. You can wear jeans (much more attractive on me than shorts, I might add) and a t-shirt with a light jacket — my preferred mode of dress.
Plus who doesn’t love the brilliant fall colors when the leaves change?
Or the crunch of leaves when you walk on them?
Or the nip in the air you feel on fall mornings?
Or candy corn and those honey pumpkin candy things?
Or carving jack-o-lanterns?
Or the bright colors of mums?
And one of the best reasons to love fall — kids go back to school! The Little One started Kindergarten this year and he loves it and I love it. Four hours of blissful alone time each weekday morning. It is like a gift to me from the public school system.
And finally, the fall brings the new television season and the return of my favorite shows. I’m not a big TV watcher as a rule so I look forward to fall when the shows I can actually stand come back. So here are some of my fall favorites. I’m just quivering with excitement.
Oh how I’ve missed you Dexter!
Mr. Jenners orders Showtime as a birthday present for me every fall so we can watch what I consider to be the best show on television. Don’t watch the namby-pamby edited version they show on CBS — watch the uncut Showtime version in all its foul-mouthed glory. Every season has been immensely satisfying, and I’m hoping this season is as good as the last three.
Did you know this season will have a faux Seinfeld reunion?Yeah. Call and order HBO now — it starts on Sunday.
If you liked Seinfeld, you’ll love Curb Your Enthusiasm. It chronicles the life of Larry David (Seinfeld co-creator) and it has a nasty, hilarious edge to it that I dig. The episode with the chef with Tourrette’s was a comic gem, and the fact that this season will feature a four-episode arc featuring the Seinfeld gang filming a faux reunion show is the closest you’ll ever get to the real thing. I’ve heard they’ll even have clips of the fake reunion show in the show. I can’t wait.
I want Liz Lemon as my new best friend … but I’ll take Tina Fey too.
We weren’t going to watch this show when it first debuted because — let’s face it — Saturday Night Live alumni are very hit and miss with their follow-up projects. But this show is brilliant — and totally deserving of all the Emmy nominations heaped upon it. I have to watch the show on my DVR because the fast pace and the millions of tossed off jokes require constant rewinding. This is how TV sitcoms should be — but hardly ever are!
Oh, Michael Scott. What do you have in store for us this year?
One of these days, I’m going to get that Meredith fundraising walk t-shirt — an emblem to me of just how awesome this show is. Mr. Jenners and I adore this show — from the painful moments when Michael is such a clueless jackass loser to Dwight’s intensity to Creed’s creepiness to Jim’s low-key torture of Dwight. What’s not to like?
You just never ever know how this show is going to play out.
I’ve abandoned pretty much all reality shows but this one because they get so stale and predictable. (I’m still sticking with Project Runway though.) This season, I’ve realized I’m getting sick of Top Chef, but I’m always excited for the next installment of The Amazing Race because it just never feels stale to me. They mix it up just enough each season, and the unpredictability of the race is so appealing — you just never know who is going to screw up royally from week to week. The only real misstep this show ever made was the horrible Family Version. And how can you not love Phil?
Oh how I’ve missed you Dexter!
Did you know this season will have a faux Seinfeld reunion?
I want Liz Lemon as my new best friend … but I’ll take Tina Fey too.
Oh, Michael Scott. What do you have in store for us this year?
You just never ever know how this show is going to play out.
Passed on an award to you, check it out when you can! =)
Yes yes and yes! We love fall for precisely the same reasons!
Four hour kindy? Oh, you got screwed! We have all-day kindy… much better (though it makes for cranky children the first month or two)!!
Dexter = fabulous! I don't get Showtime, though, so I have to see the namby-pamby version.
The Office? Only one of the best comedies ever (though still not QUITE as good as the UK version)
Fall is my favorite time of year too! I love EVERYTHING about it. Oh, and you forgot to mention how awesome it is to start wearing sweatshirts again that have that nice central pocket to hide my stomach. Love!
I just started watching Dexter, Fabulous and I can't wait for Amazing Race to start.
I forgot all about Mums! And I too love me some Amazing Race, can't wait for it to start up again!!
I love The Office and Amazing Race. My tivo is about to be very busy.
Never heard of any of these shows! says she, showing off her ignorance.
But I agree with you about autumn – it's a lovely time of year.
I LOVE fall!!!
WOO HOOO for the shows (especially Amazing Race and The Office)!
Fall is my absolute most favoritest time of the year. Yes, I said 'favoritest'.
And you like some of the same shows I like, too! I haven't watched the Amazing Race, but since so many of my bloggy friends love it, I might have to check it out!
School – the gift that keeps on giving!
Fall is my favorite, too…and Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Family, good food, and gratitude. And no gifts to return.
Now I'm all excited…
Yes, fall is the best season ever. I love it!! The Offive is our all time favorite show!! I can't get enough of it. Pansies and mums are my favorite, too. I can't wait. Congrats on the book blogger award. You deserve it.
I have never watched Dexter. Maybe I will this fall : ). I love babies! Oh, and leaves crunching? Totally one of my favorite sounds! LOVE that!
I love fall the best too, I'm looking forward to the new episode of NCIS
I so miss the changing of the leaves…I was born and raised in CA and never knew any different, until I lived in Michigan for 6 years and the colors. are. AMAZING! Can't wait to take my boys to see that!
And since I've had the boys, I prefer the jeans and light jacket wear as well…it hides my baby weight! =)
I adore the fall and everything that comes with it.
I feel so cheated because I don't have Showtime. But, I am absolutely right there with you on The Amazing Race. I'm really trying to convince my daughter and her BF to go on there. I think they are going to apply.
I love Halloween and fall too! But I also love Dexter! I hate that we got rid of Showtime – I sure hope they put it to disc for us! I did find a the theme song as a ringtone, lol. I love it!
Fall is my favorite season for many of those same reasons. I can't wait to crunch those leaves.
I agree that you gotta love Phil on Amazing Race. That's such a great show. Larry David is hilarious on Curb Your Enthusiasm. I know that I'll get a good laugh out of every episode.
Wow. I've never seen any of those shows. I must be living under a rock. You're right about fall, though. Beautiful weather… great time of year!!
I love fall too. Like today was a perfect fall day, sunny, blue sky, crispness in the air. Beautiful!
Oh and fall TV, awesome!!!
Awe man! Great post! I am excited for The Office too! I just love Steve Carrell! I own some seasons and I'm planning to have quite the collection.
Just too good not to watch again. But right now we don't have a TV so I will have to just watch the episodes online. I'll have to look into those other shows you like. I try not to get too fascinated with TV or I really get addicted. 
Your one liner "It's like a gift to me from the public school system" had me ROLLING off my chair. Srsly. LMAO!
I gots to remember that one when my time comes…..in 2 years!!!
Fall is wonderful! My birthday is in the fall too
I am too, a little overly grateful for the new season of TV. What is with the crap they show all summer?
And thank goodness the heat is decreasing. I never noticed how hot it gets until I quit sitting in a cube all day.
Fall is OK but here is just means the start of the rainy season which lasts until late June. With some sun breaks. (Yes seattle area.)
Love CYE, 30 Rock, and The Office. Only other shows I watch are ANTM and the Simpsons.
The only thing I don't like about fall is that it starts with the end of summer. We need to find a way to combine the two … in a jeans and flip-flops sort of way.
I love fall too. Just the smell and that cold bit of crispness in the air! Aaaah!
You know I love fall too. For some of the same reasons but also just because I get so tired of the heat here and the long days. In summer, the sun here does not set until 10:00 PM – I used to love it but now with the little one, he seems to think light means awake. So he tries to stay awake until 10:00 and then wake up at 6:00.
I am very much looking forward to fall!
I see your point.
I do love the return of Fall series, and the Office especially.
But a deer ran into my car last Friday (yes, not the other way around) because they are in scurry getting ready for Winter.
So I am STILL not a Fall fan.
Plus, I'm losing at Fantasy Football, already!
Ooooh Dexter…how I love thee. You sexy, smoldering serial killer….
I, too, am a HUGE fan of fall. And those little honey pumpkin candies. Yum. Bring on the apple cider and county fairs… I'm ready
I'm with you. Fall has to be my favorite season of all. Especially now that we live in New England (and I'm no longer in school).
I can't wait for the Seinfeld reunion!