New favorite show.

Over the years my favorite TV show has changed almost year to year. There are favorites that Honey and I watch together, like LOST (which Honey says is the best show ever created for television). And shows that are "just for me".

My favorite show of childhood would be a tie between the Wonder Years (which you can get on Netflix streaming now-Score!) and Life Goes On. I loved that LGO told a story about a character living with AIDS at a time when AIDS discussions were so taboo. And still are to a large extent. But that show made AIDS accessible to teens and as a teen with a close relative who died of AIDS complication I appreciated that. If you've never checked it out, please do.

My all-time favorite show as an adult is Sex and the City. I own every episode. It was a show that brought me closer to my girlfriends. It helped me appreciate my single status finding my way in my 20s in Boston. It still resonates with so much of my life. I'm also a big fan of Grey's Anatomy for a lot of the same reasons. Over the years it has lost a lot of it's luster, but I still tune in, because I am a very character driven girl in TV, film, and books, and I need to know what happens to these people.

But now. There is a new show in my life. To say that I am obsessed is only putting it mildly. Very mildly. It is a new addiction. I spend far too many hours of the day thinking about it. Downton Abbey. Please tell me you've seen it. I had heard buzz about it when it first cam out but I hadn't watched it. In our house we very rarely watch live TV anymore. It seems impossible with two kids and early bedtimes. So because it wasn't available to watch online I'd never seen it. Until last week. I saw it on Netflix streaming and scooped it up. Addicted. Obsessed. Enthralled. Need I go on? Now I'm hunting down the second season online to watch because I just can't get enough. It's like a high-brow soap opera. A guilty pleasure that doesn't make you feel that guilty. If you haven't seen it, run, don't walk to check it out.

And then come talk to me all about it.