"I want to live in Stars Hollow"

Dave: "It's not a real place, babe."

    When Dave's mom came down to stay with us for Myla's birth, she came armed with DVD's of many television series and movies.  One of those series was Gilmore Girls.  I was not a Gilmore watcher back when it was actually on tv--  I may have seen a handful of episodes total.  Dave, on the other hand, has seen every single episode ever made.  Turns out he had has a crush on Lorelai Gilmore, and who can blame him?  I think I have a crush on her, too.  When we watched the episode where she has a sixth sense about the first snow of the season and professes her love for the snow it made even more sense.  Dave has found his kindred spirit in a hot, fictional tv mom.  Anyway, we begged Mom to let us borrow her Gilmore series, and now it has become a bit of a weekend tradition for us at the Livingston home.  A typical Saturday night might include a glass of wine, a handful of chocolate chips, and 3 episodes of Gilmore Girls.  Jealous yet?  We have just begun season 6, and I am already starting to get nervous....  There are only 7 seasons, and running through my head is, "What will we do when it is over?!  I hope Luke and Lorelai stay together!  Rory is getting dumber with age!"  (Seriously, I know I am at least five years behind the times, but I don't want any spoilers).

     The problem is, Dave and I aren't very tv-compatible.  I have the potential to get into basically any show on television, with the exception of super sci-fi themes.  I am a social tv watcher (Shout out to my amores de Makarios).  I like dramas, comedies, reality tv and crime shows (a.k.a. every show in existence).  Dave likes...  How it's Made.  We don't have cable, so that's not even an option these days.

     I am here to make a plea to my faithful and unfaithful readers.  I need a glimmer of hope to be flickering at the end of our Gilmore road.  I need suggestions for an already-completed tv series that we could watch together on our frequent at-home dates so that we aren't sitting around on our respective computers until we wander off to bed.  I already mentioned my criteria (there are none).  Here are some criteria for Dave (these are my words based on observations and theorizing, and have not necessarily been endorsed by Dave himself):

*  Nothing too girly.
*  No long, dramatic scenes involving over 1.5 minutes of continuous dialogue and/or tears.
*  No nudes, nothing raunchy.  (This has to be said because Dave has the uncanny ability to unknowingly suggest movies to watch that always have boobs.  Always.)
*  Awkward humor like that in Seinfeld or the Office.  (I know, it makes me die a little inside, too).
*  Nothing extremely gory.
*  Reality tv
*  "The doctor shows with all the drama."

I am sure there are other insane demands, but just to give some insight on shows we are able to agree upon:
NCIS, The Unit, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs

If you know of a show that we could work our way through after Stars Hollow is no more (*tear*), shout out your suggestion.  The happiness of my future Saturday nights depends on it. 

Gosh, all this time spent writing about tv makes me think I should repent from it all!  Maybe.