Let the Winter Season Begin!

When last we met, I was culling my new shows, enjoying my old shows, and lamenting breaks and Lexie's death. (Yes, I am still obsessing. This week's Grey's had a reference to McSteamy and Shonda killed yet another character, and the preview for next week's Grey's SHOWED LEXIE AND MARK'S FACES AGAIN.

So I thought I'd check in with where I am on my existing shows and start to talk about some of the shows coming up in the "winter season." (Don't get me started on "winter season." We used to have one TV season. It ran from September through May, and that was good enough for us. Now we have a winter season, a summer season and the early-mid-late-early fall season. Why can't we just have three seasons that run consecutive episodes with no breaks: September through December, January through May, June through August. I should be the head of a network.)

OK, I stopped watching:

• 666 Park Avenue, which has since been canceled.
• The New Normal
• Arrow (although Vic still watches)
• Beauty and the Beast (although Vic still watches)

I was still watching Emily Owens, M.D., and Last Resort. These have both been canceled. Last Resort's finale is 1/24. Not sure about EO.

I'm back on the Glee train--but I can't say for how long. The last couple of episodes were pretty good, but there are still issues.

Downton Abbey started last week. I'm rewatching the first two seasons before I get started. If you need something to tide you over, I suggest Downton Arby's: http://screen.yahoo.com/downton-arby-s-28723019.html

Fringe ends this week. I caught a glimpse of Fauxlivia in the preview for this week's episode, but there are a lot of things that have me worried. I'm ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT.

My summer shows are coming back (yes, even though they are no longer the exclusive purview of summer, I still call them my summer shows.

• Suits (1/17)
• White Collar (1/22)
• Psych (2/27)

The new show I'm most looking forward to is The Following, starting on Fox on Jan. 21. I love Kevin Bacon, I love James Purefoy, and, yes, I watch shows about serial killers. Other new shows I'm interested in:

• House of Cards, Netflix (2/1): I'm excited that Netflix is creating original programming--I mean, how else am I going to get new episodes of Arrested Development (premier date TBD)--but why can't I save this show to my Instant Queue before it starts airing?!?
• Golden Boy, CBS (2/26): A cop show from Greg Berlanti starting Mr. Pamuk from Downton Abbey and the marvelous Chi McBride. I don't have high hopes for it, but I'll give it a try.
• The Americans, FX (1/30): Keri Russell as a KGB agent who has infiltrated an American suburb in 1981? Count me in.
• Monday Mornings, TNT (2/4): Another medical show? I know. But it has Apollo from the reboot of Battlestar Galactica (insert purring noise here) and a bunch of fantastic actors, so I kind of have to give it a try. Did I mention it has APOLLO???
• Zero Hour, ABC (2/14): Hello Dr. Greene, welcome back to network television! Plus a show about conspiracy theories? Yes, yes, and yes.
• I don't know much about the three shows--no premiere dates, too lazy to look up stars and plots and even the networks they're on--but just given what they're about, I'm curious.
• Hannibal (about Hannibal Lecter)
• Dracula (about ... if I have to say it, you're too stupid to be reading this blog, no offense)
• Bates Motel (a Psycho prequel from Carlton Cuse, the guy who gave us LOST)
• Family Tree, HBO: Something from Christopher Guest. That's a must watch.

Regarding a couple of other new shows: I tried 1600 Penn--no, and I recorded Deception and couldn't bring myself to watch it. I've seen previews for Do No Harm, and that doesn't interest me.

That's all the TV talk I have this week!