Supplemental Benefit 2: Someone with whom to Share a TV Series Addiction

I haven’t had cable for over two years now. In fact, I haven’t even had television reception. So, the opportunity for me to become addicted to any TV shows has been non-existent. Movies have always been my preferred choice of entertainment by a long shot. That is, until Scrubs.

At Blockbuster a few weeks ago, Nic and I decided to rent the first eight episodes of the show instead of the latest new release for a change. The result: complete and utter addiction. We haven’t been able to stop. It’s television cocaine. We plowed through the first season’s twenty four episodes in a few days. And for Christmas, my brother bought us the complete second season on DVD (which is, for some reason I still can’t understand, unavailable at Blockbuster). While I’m sure I would have enjoyed the delightful series by myself, it’s so much better having your loved one right there with you, just as addicted, rooting for your favorite characters, laughing at the same moments, sniffling at others, and so on. In fact, we love the show so much, we just slide a mattress out to the middle of the family room and watch episode after episode when it’s Scrubs time, which is basically every night straight until we finish a season. We’re just about through the second season on DVD, so the mattress will be hidden again until we locate season three and sit through all the episodes like Star Wars geeks sitting through the entire saga in one sitting.

The humor. The tears. The character development. The favorite moments. We get to share them all together. It’s just another one of those little supplemental benefits you don’t think about when you originally consider popping the question. Or if it is, you need stop watching television and pick up a book or two.

One last little side note. If you haven’t seen Scrubs yet, just watch the first couple shows. You’ll be hooked.