The Borgias

It's the most wonderful time of the year... For watching TV. Because Showtime OnDemand is free for this weekend courtesy of Comcast. Basically, it is a "let's watch what we can in one weekend" in my house. So my younger brother and I have decided to try out The Borgias. I really want to watch this because I have been watching two people on YouTube playing Assassin's Creed games and Borgias is thrown about quite a bit.

I also love historical fiction[ish?] type shows. I call it historical fiction if only for the fact that the show does take some liberties with history. The writers add their own flair to the story that is already there and fill in any gaps that need to be fillled. If you've seen The Tudors, it is very similar to that show... Well, the guys could be better looking, but the story is interesting enough. I wasn't too familiar with the history of the Borgias family. I recall hearing of them in history class but it was in passing.

Either way, I would say this is certainly a worthwhile show to check out.

On a side note...

Sherlock is back for another 3 episodes. I'm hoping maybe they will show it on BBC America. The first episode aired today on BBC One but no word on that.

I could just find them online but the quality usually sucks... Or I could wait till May when they will be on PBS... But that requires patience. We'll see what I do.

Finally!

We're finally into 2012 and I'm just excited for my shows to finally come back! Just going to post the TV watching schedule of my household:

Monday, Jan 2
2 Broke Girls [8:30pm]
Two and a Half Men [9:00pm]

Tuesday, Jan 3
NCIS [8:00pm]
NCIS: LA [9:00pm]
Parenthood [10:00 - OnDemand]

Wednesday, Jan 4
Modern Family [9:00pm]
Revenge [10:00pm]

Thursday, Jan 5
Vampire Diaries [8:00pm]
Grey's Anatomy [9:00pm]
Private Practice [10:00 - OnDemand]

Friday, Jan 6
A Gifted Man [8:00pm]
Merlin [10:00pm]

Sunday, Jan 8
Once Upon A Time [8:00pm]
Pan Am [10:00pm]

Monday, Jan 9
Castle [10:00pm]

Thursday, Jan 12
Bones [8:00pm]
The Finder [9:00pm]

Friday, Jan 13
Grimm [9:00pm]
Person of Interest [9:00pm - OnDemand]

Monday, Jan 16
Being Human [9:00pm]

Tuesday, Jan 17
Glee [8:00pm]
New Girl [9:00pm]
Raising Hope [9:30pm]
White Collar [10:00pm]

Wednesday, Jan 18
American Idol [8:00pm]

All items that are italicized are shows that someone other than myself will be watching [read as: Mom]. All the shows that have OnDemand next to them will be watched the following day or when available OnDemand and not at the initial air time.

Top 5 Shows I'm excited for, in this order:

1. Once Upon A Time
2. Vampire Diaries
3. New Girl
4. The Finder
5. White Collar

I used the TVLine.com January Calender to make my list - Items in bold are season/series premieres.