When you read a book, you use the words on the page to create a look and sound in your mind. In a film or tv show, the looks and sounds are all chose for you by the people bringing the story to life.

Well, it's that very special time of year when we celebrate family by gathering together, exchanging gifts, and eating a big meal. Some families watch the classics together, for example Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas, or It's a Wonderful Life. In every family, there is a rebel who decides to turn the channel and try something different.

I find it appropriate that as I write this post, The Walking Dead season 1 marathon is playing in the background. In preparation for the season 2 premiere tonight, I started rereading the comics (on which the show is based. There are some changes).

Now that the first show (The Playboy Club) has been cancelled, I thought it might be time to talk about some new shows. If the critics are right, the next shows to be cancelled are Charlie’s Angels and Free Agents.

I watch some of these occasionally, when I remember, others I watch each week. Many of them show up on The Soup each Friday and we talk about them on #TweetSoup. BTW, whatever happened to Ma’s Roadhouse? That was a crazy show!

Charlie Hunnam is back, with his American accent, and so are the rest of the Sons of Anarchy. I was so excited for the return of SAMCRO last week that I watched the first 3 seasons in August so I would be all caught up again for the 4th season premiere.

One of the things Amelia and I do is live tweet E!’s show The Soup on Friday Nights. Follow us on Twitter to play along. In preparation for Friday’s TweetSoup, here’s an update on some of the reality shows I’ll admit to watching.

Like many people, I decided to keep Netflix streaming and cancel the DVD service, so today I’m watching my last DVD. I’ve been a Netflix subscriber on & off since 2003. In the beginning I used it to watch the Babylon 5 series.