Only one more month

I have almost survived the dreary tv days of summer. I am now in full on premiere mode getting very excited for September. There were a few highlights this summer that I thought I should share.

Summer highlights-
So You Think You Can Dance returned and did not disappoint. Besides the flower dance by Mia Michaels I am not sure any one dance compared to the choreography aesthetically to last season- the park bench, umbrella dance, Tranji, Benji and his cousin (what was her name again?) doing any swing or Latin number together- there were just so many memorable dances last season. I don't think I am going to go into next summer remembering as many from this season, but it was still highly enjoyable. Sadly it seems that the poor Wall brothers (yeah I know they don't actually share the same last name) once again did not make it to the end.

Greek- Despite being on ABC family and truly not appropriate for a younger audience to watch, Greek turned out to be a refreshing new comedy spinning a smart comic twist on college life. Not only have I enjoyed the humor, but somehow it seems whenever I start watching my husband gets drawn into the room and sucked into the show as well. From my previous postings you will know how rare it is for my husband to watch any tv, so this is a real triumph. Are the story lines pretty cliche fraternity/sorority, sure, but that doesn't mean they can't be well written, which they are. Somehow the writers have found that thin line to walk and stayed on the right side without becoming goofy, sappy, or too Animal House. ABC aired a few of the episodes on Friday nights after they first aired on ABC Family. Here's to hoping ABC will pick this one up in place of one of the new shows which is bound to be weaker.

Top Chef- Yet another great season of Top Chef is underway with some fantastic chefs battling it out. There has been enough "throwing under the bus" action this season to bring a complete halt to the transit system. There are more challenging competitions and I think a lot of that is due to the addition of Season 1's Lee Anne to the production crew. This is definitely a do not miss for us, which Bravo makes very easy with multiple repeated shows throughout the week.

What have you enjoyed this summer?