Look at that Leap!

*Olympics - It's the sports event for non-sports fans! Too bad those announcers take things so seriously. I don't want to understand what's happening in the event, I just want to marvel at it. It is nice that through the summer lull, there's always some random event on to watch. I could do without the sappy stories about triumph over adversity, too. Just get to the sparkly costumes already!

*Treme (Season 2) - Trudging through the second season sadness was tough. The show's tremendous, just so, so dark.

*Louie (Season 2) - The new season drags a bit in the middle, especially his tour with the troops. But the nuggets of comic genius had me laughing so hard I cried. Hilarious!

*The Hour (Season 1) - Hello, McNulty! Welcome back to my life. I only caught an episode of this on demand while on vacation, but I'm intrigued enough to add it to the Netflix queue.

*Wilfred (Season 2) - Another one I managed to see on demand, and am waiting patiently for new episodes on Hulu.

*Project Runway (Season 10) - As much as I enjoyed revisiting favorite designers in the All Stars last time around, it's nice to have the dynamic duo, Heidi and Tim, back. I don't usually pick someone to root for this early, but after last week, I'm rooting for Sojia. I wasn't crazy about her the first week.

*Good Wife (Season 2) - I got the first couple discs from Netflix, and am trying to block out time for a marathon session today to finish it (and hopefully this skirt I'm knitting).

*Frontline, Alaska Gold - More than you ever wanted to know about salmon in Alaska and the threat of a mineral mine. A good reminder that our paperless revolution may save our trees, but also increases mineral mining demands that destroy other natural habitats.

*Independent Lens, Strong! - This is one where the preview was more exciting than the documentary about an Olympic weightlifter whose heft puts her at an advantage in her sport. I think they needed a little more substance in for it to last that long. All in all, though, it was way better than the sappy Olympic spots. With the U.S. women winning so many gold medals, it was certainly a timely screening.