Tee Vee and Mee

Malcolm in the Middle is one of the best shows on TV - never a bad episode - but when you watch it randomly like I do, it's quite disconcerting to see how different all the boys look at various stages/ages. The only one who doesn't change is Reese.

Doctor Who's terrific, isn't it?

The Simpsons, of course, is always great. The only so-so episode I can remember is the much-hyped Ricky Gervais 'Wife Swap' one. But why, when they must have made a gazillion of them, do I always end up seeing one I've already seen tons of times?

I like the new Doctor Who a lot!

I'm amazed at the number of air freshener ads. Are we really that smelly? Now there's one that sends out a different fragrance every 45 minutes, because apparently we can't smell a smell after a while. Well, if we can't smell smells, why do we need air fresheners? OK, so I've got a Glade Plug-In in the kitchen that smells like tea, and I use Muji Green Tea candles in the living room, but that's just because I like the smell of green tea and not because I don't like the smell of me and my house.

(D'oh! An episode of The Simpsons just came on that I've never seen...!)

I'm not watching so much telly any more. I'm doing more knitting and listening to music and going to bed early. I've even lost touch with Lost and ER. After a Sky + failure a while ago, I got out of sync, so I gave up. Now my only must-see-TV is (can you guess?) Doctor Who.

I am taking more advantage of my movie channels these days too, thanks to my policy of only watching things that I'm choosing to take time to watch (rather than just mindless TV viewing all evening). Last night I watched Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and I enjoyed it much more than I did when I saw it at the cinema. Don't know why. Oh, and I love the multi-start thing on Sky Movies.

Well, OK, so right now I'm writing this and half-watching The Mummy. But you can't beat a load of old living-dead nonsense with splendid special-effects and the gorgeous Brendan Fraser!