When I refer to a shows watch-ability I am almost always talking about it's re-watch-ability. How often can you re-watch a TV episode and be entertained by it. Most TV shows can be enjoyed at least twice, once new and a second time more critically. While shows like Grey's Anatomy and Lost are two of my favorite shows, the watchability is somewhat loew becuase I find it hard to watch any episode out of seasonal order and enjoy it. While this is not uniform, it is the case a magority of the time. Shows like SVU, CSI, NCIS, have high-watchability predominatly because characters are consistent and there are very few or unimportant series arcs. When it comes to a seasons watchability, Lost, Grey's, Avatar out-measure the big letter shows, but very few people have the time to sit down and watch a whole season and enjoy it. Star Trek episodes have some of the greatest watchability of any shows in TV history. Episodes can be watch over and over and enjoyed. It is the fundemental differeance between round-character driven shows and basic platform oriented shows that dictates watchability in my eyes.

Television is a huge part of my life. The news of a writers strike sent a cold chill down my spine. This season is most likely over and now we won't be getting quality new episodes for 9 months. The only way to see new programing is to go with the monicar "If I havn't seen it it's new to me." I have taken up watching repeats of shows I've never watcher. SVU, NCIS, and Criminal Minds are timeless that are easy to get sucked into. As far as sitcoms go, Scrubs, Fraiser, and Newsradio are fantastic. The best way to deal with this strike is to take advantage of the plethara of TV that is already out there that you havn't seen. Also, I advise everyone who hasn't already done so, to watch Heroes and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

A good villian is a hard thing to construct. A single character who needs to be able to hold their own against a group of heroes. On television right now there are very few really good villians. A villian needs to be powerful, menicing, and merciluss. Azula from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben Linus from Lost, Sylar from Heroes, T-Bag from Prison Break, and Lex Luthor from Smallville are the best villians on TV right now.