My top five summer television picks!

Although it is now June 25, Seattle still hasn't really come to realize that it's summer (it's pouring rain).  You know what though?  I'm fine with it; I say bring on the rain! I am not really a big fan of warm weather, maybe just living here makes 70 degrees feel like being under an intense heat lamp because most of the year is fairly mild, or maybe I'm just a little wuss (or pansyass whatever you would like to call me).  Anyways my day today consisted of cooking and watching some television.  

I don't know about you guys, but one thing that always is sad about summer is that all of my favorite shows go away and don't come back until the fall.  The past couple of years I have made an effort to find shows that I really like during the summer, so I thought I'd share some of my favorite shows for this summer.  Some are new this year and some have had many seasons, but regardless, I would suggest checking them out!  Here are my top five:

1.  Drop Dead Diva

This show just began its fifth season.  This show is about a model that dies at the same time as a lawyer and comes back in the lawyer’s body.  It is smart, hilarious, and has a really great cast.  The past seasons are available on Netflix, but the current season just aired 6/23 and airs on Lifetime at 9 p.m. pacific time on Sundays. 

2.  Graceland

This show just began its first season.  This show is about a FBI student that graduates and gets placed in a house nicknamed “Graceland” in southern California.  He isn't completely content with his placement, but soon finds out why he is placed here instead of Washington D.C. where he expected to be placed.  It has aired for a few weeks now and has already has completely pulled me in.  I don’t want to give anything away, but do want to state that it is completely unexpected and exciting.  It’s refreshed to actually not know what is going to happen next when you are watching a show and this show completely delivers on that.  I’m so happy to see a show like this (because there are so many different versions of shows like this) actually be really good!  This show is two episodes into the season and airs on USA Network at 10 p.m. pacific time on Thursdays.

3.  Baby Daddy 

This show is in its second season.  This show is about a group of friends mainly, and sort of on the side it is about one of the friends that found out he was the father of a baby and was left to take care of that baby (hence the name of the show baby daddy).  The baby kind of falls to the background of the show though and it is more about the quirky characters and love triangles between them.  This show is purely a guilty pleasure (as most ABC family shows are, but it isn’t as embarrassing as say a Kardashian show).  It has some good laughs and is pretty addicting.  You can watch the first season on Netflix, but the current season is a few episodes in and airs on ABC Family at 8:30 p.m. pacific time on Wednesdays. 

4.  Burn Notice

This show is in its seventh and final season.  If you haven’t seen or heard of this show, it’s a little bit harder to explain.  Basically it is about a burned spy.  The past seasons are on Netflix and the current season has had about two episodes and it airs on USA Network at 9 p.m. on Thursdays. 

5.  Resale Royalty

This show is in its first season.  It is also kind of a guilty pleasure of mine (I mean hello it’s about clothes!)  It’s a reality show about a high end resale clothing shop in St. Louis, Missouri.  It’s just a fun show because there is so much beautiful clothing and it is interesting to see the process of a resale shop.  It is about half way through the season I believe, but on the Style Network they often play previous episodes throughout the week.  New episodes air on the Style Network at 8 p.m. pacific time on Sundays. 

So even though it’s summertime, it doesn’t mean the only option is reruns of New Girl and How I Met Your Mother (even though it is inevitable I will be watching those as well).  These are acutally shows that I really enjoy, so definitely give them a shot and let me know how you like them and what shows you enjoy in the summer!

xx Larissa