# summer shows: give me an excuse to stay inside! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-shows-give-me-an-excuse-to-stay-inside/246855 "2004-05-24T19:07:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![murky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@murky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/murky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-shows-give-me-an-excuse-to-stay-inside/246855/1 "2004-05-24T19:07:15Z")
okay. The cicadas are out in full force, its freaking hot and so humid I swear walking outside is like walking into someone’s mouth and the Sopranos are almost over. What the hell is coming on TV this summer? I heard that Dead Like Me starts up soon which is cool and 6 Feet Under should be in late June? Also this show on Sci Fi called 5 Days to Midnight (about a guy trying to solve his own murder before he dies) looks like it could be really good. murky, who is thinking its time to stop listening to The Cure ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-shows-give-me-an-excuse-to-stay-inside/246855/2 "2004-05-24T19:35:38Z")
Yep, _Six Feet Under_ should be starting back up soon. I need to read a recap of the last few shows; it’s been so long since it’s been on I bearely remember how it last ended. Both _Monk_ and _The Dead Zone_ on USA will be starting back up in June also. I’m not sure of the dates, but I guess you could check the USA site to be sure. I think I heard _Monk_ starts the 18th (Friday, 10:00 Eastern), and _The Dead Zone_ starts the 6th (Sunday, 10:00 Eastern). Both great shows. I saw a really funny ad on USA with Tony Shaloub (sp?) and Anthony Michael Hall promoting both shows. They were both in character, with Monk (who has OCD, and doesn’t like to touch people) asking Johnny Smith if he actually has to touch people to get his predictions. I can’t do it justice - you just have to see it. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-shows-give-me-an-excuse-to-stay-inside/246855/3 "2004-05-24T19:41:26Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > … bearely remember … Barely. BARELY. :smack: Sorry. Between the unseasonable 95° heat and the eight trillion cicadas buzzing right outside my window, it’s a wonder I can concentrate at all. OT: Has anyone measured the freaking decibel level of those damned things when they’re all buzzing at once? I think I’d rather live on an airport runway, where it’s nice and quiet. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-shows-give-me-an-excuse-to-stay-inside/246855/4 "2004-05-24T22:58:24Z")
> [@murky](#): > > okay. The cicadas are out in full force, its freaking hot and so humid I swear walking outside is like walking into someone’s mouth and the Sopranos are almost over. > > What the hell is coming on TV this summer? I heard that Dead Like Me starts up soon which is cool and 6 Feet Under should be in late June? Also this show on Sci Fi called 5 Days to Midnight (about a guy trying to solve his own murder before he dies) looks like it could be really good. Stargate: Atlantis is coming in early July, as is the start of SG1 series 8. You’ve already mentioned Dead Like Me, which is just as well because if you hadn’t I would have told you to watch it or I’d kill you and all your family. Battlestar Galactica the series should also be due over the summer, but I’m not sure just when yet.