Oh Tuesdays. Why must you be so challenging? Managed to watch 90210, Eureka, NCIS, and The Mentalist, all of which I enjoyed to varying degrees.

So far, my biggest proclem with 90210 is the teen characters. More adults, please! ( Shut up, Annie )

The mid-season finale of Eureka held a few surprises. ( Colin Ferguson is pretty )

The best part of the night was that my beloved NCIS came back! I have ridiculous amounts of affection for this show, largely thanks to Mark Harmon and the rest of the cast. ( 126 days )

Finally, I watched the debut of The Mentalist. I've enjoyed Simon Baker since his days on The Guardian, so I was looking forward to checking this out. ( No pineapple here )

Wednesdays are a light TV night, so I just have Bones and CSI:NY on tap. I also need to watch last night's Fringe.

Another day, another night of TV. Last night's viewing schedule included 90210, Privileged, and Fringe, all of which I enjoyed to varying degrees.

First up, the most famous zip code in the world. ( And the daddy is... )

Fortunately, the second episode of Privileged was just as much fun as the first, and I was much more engaged by it than 90210. ( Best laid plans )

And finally, Fringe. Wow. I really enjoyed this episode, after being very iffy about the pilot. Consider me hooked. ( No more eyeballs, please )

Well, this is the last week before my TV viewing schedule goes absolutely, completely batshit insane. I've already dropped one new show--True Blood--since I couldn't even compel myself to watch the entire first episode. The new 90210 is still on probation. Ryan Eggold is all kinds of hot, but the fact that I'm mostly watching for the grownups--some of whom aren't even series regulars--doesn't exactly bode well. Despite it not being part of my original fall grid, I've added Privileged to the lineup, and it's a stronger contender than 90210. Adding it does make Tuesdays at 8 iffy, though, at least until Greek and Eureka finish their current runs.

I had hoped to be caught up with House before the season premiere tonight, but that didn't quite happen. I'm through episode 5 of S4, so only 11 to go--a lot closer than the 35 I was behind a few weeks ago! So far, I'm not minding the arc of House finding a new team. I've read a lot of bitching and moaning about Chase and Cameron being marginalized, but so far I just don't care. Cameron mostly irritated me anyway, and although Jesse Spencer is gorgeous, I often felt that Chase was underdeveloped. His new dynamic with House is more compelling to me, even though there's less focus on his character.

After I finish marathoning House, I really need to tackle Supernatural, and then Lost.

Monday night TV this week was good, if not great. For starters, Chuck and Blair continue to be the best thing about Gossip Girl. ( XOXO )

As noted in last night's very brief entry, One Tree Hill made me cry. Like, a lot. ( James Lucas Scott FTW )

Last but not least, there was Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I just really enjoy this show, even when it's maybe not the most exciting episode. ( Silkwood Showers )

For the record? Privileged is better than 90210. Michael Cassidy (AKA Zack on The O.C.) is completely adorable. Now if only I could get Ben McKenzie back on my TV...

People I care about on 90210: Kelly, Brenda, Ryan, Harry, Aunt Becky, Dixon, Silver, and Navid. People I do not care about: Annie, Ethan, Ty, Naomi, Adrianna.

Things that suck: the DirecTV on-screen showing a listing for Eureka and instead airing Scare Tactics. Bastards.

Bones didn't really interest me tonight, aside from some of the B/B relationship stuff. Also, I love Sweets.

I do not understand people who no longer watch a show posting on a message board solely to bitch about how the show sucks and they no longer watch it. Just GO AWAY. Post about shows you watch, dammit.

Look, I get that a lot of people were upset about last season's Bones finale. Frankly, it didn't surprise me, and while it was rushed (thank you, asinine writers' strike that accomplished nothing), I can't say I have a problem with what happened. That said, if you're pissed enough about the plot development to no longer watch, that's fine. But stop bitching already. Eesh.

On the other hand, ( premiere spoilers )

I'm too tired to go into detail, but I enjoyed 90210 enough to keep watching. I must say, I enjoy the adults much more than the teens, probably because I am one. And yes, I'm very much hot for teacher. Hi, Ryan Eggold! Yum.