'Til The Season To Be Jolly Fa la la la la, la la la la

Start clearing your schedule my friends and get the PVR all geared up!  The Christmas season is upon us and all the TV stations have released their CHRISTMAS schedules.  
Christmas all day every day on television, I'm in!!

So grab your loved ones, your favorite hot drink, turn the fire place on and cozy up, it's going to be a great two months!

Here are the links to all the Christmas movies airing this season: 

ABC: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/03/abc-family-unveils-full-schedule-25-days-christmas

The Hallmark Channel: http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/schedule

Lifetime: http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/holiday

CBS: http://www.cbs.com/shows/holiday_central/schedule/

CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/holidayguide/schedule/

TV Guide's Holiday Lineup: http://www.tvguide.com/special/holiday-guide/calendar/

The W Network: 
http://www.wnetwork.com/sites/wnetwork.com/themes/wnetwork/pdfs/W_Network_Holiday_Calendar.pdf

Misc Other Schedules:
http://www.mostlychristmas.com/tvsched.php?page=9

Enjoy my Friends!

xoxo Lindsay

So Let Me Ask You.....

This is such a hard one for me, as a TV-holic I watch so many shows that suck me in each and every week, it's hard for me to choose just one, so here are my top 5!

1. The Goldbergs - Thursdays on ABC
For those who grew up in the 80's what a time it was, this show transports you each week right back to the 80's where the hair was big, the clothes were... bad, and creativity was abundant because the internet did not exist!  Trust me check this one out, it's GOLD (bergs).

2. Survivor - Wednesdays on CBS
Could I do it for a month?  Could you?  Only way to find out would be to be trapped there for a month.  I hate spiders, bugs, sand and dirt, so my odds are very low that I would survive.

3.  The Good Wife - Sundays on CBS
Not only do I love this show but JEFFERY DEAN MORGAN (Denny from Grey's Anatomy) has joined the cast.  Spending one month drooling over him is something I could definitely handle!



4. How to Get Away With Murder - Thursdays on ABC
Well now I know how to get away with murder, would I ever dare?  nope.  Each week a new twist and turn comes our way out of left field, having you second guess yourself and who you think the killer is!  One of the best shows out there, I route for the good guys and the bad guys each time!

5. Once Upon A Time - Sundays on ABC
A month in a fairy tale, it's every girls DREAM!  And it's filmed right in my backyard (well close enough)!  I think this show would be the best behind the scenes out there, you would get to see how long it takes for wardrobe and makeup and how they piece the past and present together in every episode.  Not to mention hanging out with the cast, so much fun!

YOUR TURN, tell me what TV show(s) would you want to be trapped in for a month?

xoxo Lindsay

What Does Fall Mean To You?

For most, fall means big sweaters, copious cups of tea, stylish boots and warm cozy nights! But not this girl; I am most excited about my favourite shows returning and new shows beginning.  With the nights cooling off, I have an excuse to sit inside cuddling with my favourite tea, main squeeze, little boy and bestie, to enjoy it all, not that I have ever needed an excuse to watch TV.

And with that being said ... drum roll please... here it is:

OhSoLindsay's infamous television schedule for the 2015 fall season.  A jam packed complete guide to when your favourite shows are on and when the new shows you've been waiting for premiere!

Enjoy my friends and Happy September!

Xoxo Lindsay

(for PDF printable versions of my schedule, please email me at ohsolindz@gmail.com and I will send it over)

Summer, Summer, Summertime, Let's Just Sit back and REwind

Happy Monday My Friends,

(Better late than never right my friends)

Okay so back in the day we used to have to rewind in order to watch our shows, VHS's did not do that automatically for us, unlike today with PVR. 

Since it is summer and I know you will all be outdoors enjoying that beautiful sunshine, I thought, 'Hey, my friends would still like to know when their favourite summer shows begin, wouldn't they?' That answer I know is a big YES!

So here it is!  A mixture of returning and new shows to keep us entertained for those rainy nights, or that summer cold you may catch!

Friday, May 8
12:01 a.m. Grace and Frankie - Netflix

Two couples who have been friends for over two decades, find out their husbands have fallen in love and run off together.  Now these two women are left with each other and they don't particularly get along, but now they only have each other to lean on!  

This is the perfect binge show for the summer! And it's been renewed for a second season already!

Thursday, May 14
9:00 p.m. Wayward Pines - FOX

Featuring the all-star cast of Julliette Lewis, Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard and Carla Cugino,  A Secret Service agent goes to Wayward Pines, Idaho, in search of two federal agents who have gone missing in the bucolic town. He soon learns that he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive.  This is a MUST SEE!

Monday, May 18

9:00 p.m. - The Bachelorette - ABC

Wednesday, May 20

8:00 p.m. – Master Chef 2-Hour Premiere - FOX 

Say good bye to Joe this season and let's welcome the newest judge Chef Christina Tosi; world renowned pastry chef.  She looks like a great addition to this show!  Welcome!

8:00 p.m. - 500 Questions - ABC

Okay, my bestie Kristina absolutely LOVES Richard Quest, because 'Quest know Best!' Bring it on Richard! 

Thursday, May 21

8 p.m. - Beauty and the Beast - The CW

Monday, May 25
10:00 p.m. NEW The Island - NBC

Internationally acclaimed adventurer and survivalist Bear Grylls gives the modern American man the ultimate challenge: Can a man of today's world survive on a deserted island without the luxuries - or even the basics - of contemporary everyday life?

There are no prizes. No eliminations. No winner. No camera teams. The entire series is filmed by the men themselves. The six episodes will show 14 American men isolated on a deserted island with only the clothes on their backs and minimal survival tools, committed to filming every moment themselves.

Tuesday, May 26

8:00 p.m. - Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? - FOX

8:00 p.m. - America’s Got Talent - NBC

9:00 p.m. - Extreme Weight Loss -ABC

NEW 10:00 p.m. - I Can Do That - NBC

Wednesday, May 27

8:00 p.m. - The Briefcase - CBS

Thursday, May 28

9:00 p.m. - Aquarius - NBC

David Duchovny is BACK but this time in Los Angeles. 1967, playing a decorated World War II vet and homicide detective, barely recognizes the city he's now policing. Long hair, cheap drugs, rising crime, protests, free love, police brutality, Black Power and the Vietnam War are radically remaking the world he and the Greatest Generation saved from fascism 20 years ago.

So when Emma Karn, the 16-year-old daughter of an old girlfriend, goes missing in a sea of hippies and Hodiak agrees to find her, he faces only hostility, distrust and silence. He enlists the help of Brian Shafe - a young, idealistic undercover vice cop who's been allowed to grow his hair out - to infiltrate this new counterculture and find her. 

A little mystery is always good for the summer!

Monday, June 1

9:00 p.m. - Devious Maids – Lifetime

10:00 p.m. - Series Premiere of Unreal - Lifetime

Who doesn't love a little drama?  Am I right!  This provocative drama gives a fictitious behind-the-scenes glimpse into the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program.

A young producer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with, and among, the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage that the program’s dispassionate executive producer, Quinn King , demands.

10:01 p.m. – Series Premiere of The Whispers – ABC (Filmed right here in BC)

If you like to be scared, then this show is for you! We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone — or something — is manipulating the ones we love most to accomplish the unthinkable. Featuring Barry Sloane (Revenge) and Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes).  Bring your blanky, you are going to need it to protect you!!

Tuesday, June 2

8:00 p.m. - Pretty Little Liars Season 6 - ABC Family

9:00 p.m. - Series Premiere - Stitchers - ABC Family

A young woman is recruited into a secret government agency to be "stitched" into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders

Wednesday, June 3

8:00 p.m. - Melissa & Joey - ABC Family/ABC Spark (Last Season)

9:00 p.m. - Baby Daddy - ABC Family/ABC Spark

Thursday, June 4

10:00 p.m. - Hannibal - NBC

Friday, June 5

12:01 a.m. - Sense8 - Netflix

A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order

Monday, June 8

8:00 p.m. - The Fosters - ABC Family/ABC Spark

9:00 p.m. - Becoming Us - ABC Family/ABC Spark

In this unscripted drama, a teenager named Ben learns to live with his dad becoming a woman. The series will follow Ben, his family and his friends as they support one another through this unexpected journey and navigate their new world with Charlie now living as Carly. The show is a generational story of a loving family and circle of friends supporting one another through this unfamiliar situation.

Friday, June 12

12:01 a.m. - Season 3: Orange Is the New Black - Netflix

Thursday, June 18

8:00 p.m. - Series Premiere - The Astronaut's Wives Club - ABC

ABC's new television drama series based on the book by Lily Koppel, "The Astronaut Wives Club" focuses on seven women who were key players behind some of the biggest events in American history.  As America's astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, the lives of their young wives were transformed, seemingly overnight, from military spouses to American royalty. As their celebrity rose, and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together

9:00 p.m. - Mistresses two-hour premiere - ABC

Sunday, June 21

8:00 p.m. - Celebrity Family Feud - ABC, I can't wait to see what Celebrities join this long-time running game show!

9:00 p.m. - BattleBots - ABC

9:00 p.m. - True Detective - HBO

10:00 p.m. - Ballers - HBO

10:30 p.m. - The Brink - HBO

Wednesday, June 24

8:00 p.m. - Big Brother Part 1 Premiere - CBS

You know where me and Little Miss Mama will be this night.  TOGETHER of course, watch the newest cast to enter the Big Brother house.  What twists await them?  Can they live up to Big Brother Canada? (my personal opinion is BBCAN has stepped up their game in terms of twists and competitions)  Come on US bring it on!

Thursday, June 25

8:00 p.m. - Big Brother Part 2 Premiere – CBS

Two nights in a row Little Miss Mama, get ready!

8:00 p.m. - Boom! - FOX

Full of comedy, color, tension and excitement, BOOM! is a general knowledge quiz show that challenges teams of three players to defuse the game show’s ticking slime-bombs, by cutting the wires relating to the correct answers and leaving the wrong answers untouched. Get it right – and the players win big money. Get it wrong – and, after a tense countdown, the slime-bombs detonate, showering the players – and portions of the audience – with mystery goop that could be anything from guacamole to mashed potatoes, forcing the players out of the game.

9:00 p.m. - Under the Dome - CBS

10:00 p.m. - Rookie Blue - ABC

Friday, June 26

12:01 a.m. - What Happened Miss Simon? - Netflix

Tuesday, June 30

9:00 p.m. - Zoo – CBS

ZOO is a global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans sweeping the planet. James Wolk plays Jackson Oz, a young, renegade American zoologist who spends his days running safaris in the wilds of Africa when he begins noticing the strange behavior of the animals. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, he is thrust into the race to unlock the mystery of the pandemic before there’s no place left for people to hide.

Wednesday, July 1

10:00 p.m. - Extant - CBS

Thursday, July 2

8:00 p.m. - Food Fighters - NBC

Monday, July 6

8:00 p.m. - Penn & Teller: Fool Us - The CW

Tuesday, July 7

10:00 p.m. - Hollywood Game Night - NBC

Friday, July 10

8:00 p.m. - Masters of Illusion - the CW

Sunday, July 12

9:00 p.m. - Ray Donovan - Showtime

10:00 p.m. - Masters of Sex - Showtime

Monday, July 13

10:00 p.m. - Running Wild with Bear Gryllis - NBC

Friday, July 17

12:01 a.m. - Wet Hot American Summer - Netflix

Sunday, July 19

8:00 p.m. - Welcome to Sweden Season 2- NBC

Wednesday, July 22

9:00 p.m. - Last Comic Standing - NBC

Sunday, July 26

9:00 p.m. - As-yet Untitled Bruce Jenner Reality Series - E!

Sunday, August 2

8:00pm: Bachelor in Paradise Premiere 2-Hour Premiere - ABC

Gather your girlfriends and a good bottle (possibly more) and get ready for a drama filled, two-hour season premiere.  I know it's your guilty pleasure as much as it is mine!

Monday, August 3

8:00 p.m. - Bachelor in Paradise (regular time slot)

Wednesday, August 5

8:00 p.m. - America’s Next Top Model Cycle 22 - The CW

9:00 p.m. - A Wicked Offer - The CW

9:00 p.m. - Mr. Robinson - NBC

Every struggling artist knows the drill: you have to pay the bills while you wait for that big break. So when Craig finds himself short on cash, he takes a job as a substitute high school music teacher. It's an easy gig, right? Yet when he realizes the kids think his class is an easy A, Craig's moved to inspire his students.

9:30 p.m. - The Carmichael Show - NBCTaking the next step and moving in together, Jerrod and his girlfriend, Maxine (Amber West), are your average young couple trying to make it in the city. They’re smart, motivated and looking to build a fulfilling life together. The only thing standing in their way is family. Between Jerrod's larger-than-life brother, Bobby (Lil Rel Howery), and his smothering and passionate parents (David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine), Jerrod and Maxine are put to the test navigating the boundaries of romance, family and sanity.

Season Finale Time, Who Else Is As Sad As Me?

Happy Thursday my friends,

It’s that time of year again when our favorite shows end and we are forced to go outside and enjoy that bright, hot circle in the sky, that is referred to as the sun.

Mark your calendars my friends as May is going to be jam packed full of season finales!

Below is the list of season finales, so stock up that fridge, and get your snacks ready to enjoy the rides these finales will put you through!

And be sure to come back soon for the shows that will keep us entertained this summer!

Have a great weekend my friends!

xoxo Lindsay

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First and foremost we sadly say good-bye to the great late night host, David Letterman and the Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday May 20th @ 11:30pm, on CBS.  It's an end of an era my friends.

Thursday, April 30

Backstrom (Season 1 finale, 9pm, Fox)

Mom (Season 2 finale, 9:30pm, CBS)

Friday, May 1

Blue Bloods (Season 5 finale, 10pm, CBS)

Sunday, May 3

Madam Secretary (Season 1 finale, 8pm, CBS)

Secrets and Lies (Season 1 finale, 9pm, ABC)

Monday, May 4

Gotham (Season 1 finale, 8pm, Fox)

Tuesday, May 5

New Girl (Season 4 finale, 9pm, Fox)

Weird Loners (Season 1 finale, 9:30pm, Fox)

Person of Interest (Season 4 finale, 10pm, CBS)

Forever (Season 1 finale, 10pm, ABC)

Wednesday, May 6

Criminal Minds (Season 10 finale, 9pm, CBS)

Thursday, May 7

The Big Bang Theory (Season 8 finale, 8pm, CBS)

Dig (Miniseries finale, 10pm, USA)

Friday, May 8

Hawaii Five-0 (Two-hour Season 5 finale, 9pm, CBS)

Sunday, May 10

Once Upon a Time (Season 4 finale, 8pm, ABC)

The Good Wife (Season 6 finale, 9pm, CBS)

Revenge (Season 4 finale, 10pm, ABC)

Monday, May 11

The Originals (Season 2 finale, 8pm, The CW)

Jane the Virgin (Season 1 finale, 9pm, The CW)

Castle (Season 7 finale, 10pm, ABC)

Tuesday, May 12

NCIS (Season 12 finale, 8pm, CBS)

NCIS: New Orleans (Season 1 finale, 9pm, CBS)

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 2 finale, 9pm, ABC)

American Idol (Season 14 finale Part 1, 9pm, Fox)

Wednesday, May 13

American Idol (Season 14 finale Part 2, 8pm, Fox)

Arrow (Season 3 finale, 8pm, The CW)

The Middle (Season 6 finale, 8pm, ABC)

The Goldbergs (Season 2 finale, 8:30pm, ABC)

CSI: Cyber (Two-hour Season 1 finale, 9pm, CBS)

Nashville (Season 3 finale, 10pm, ABC)

Thursday, May 14

The Vampire Diaries (Season 6 finale, 8pm, The CW)

The Odd Couple (One-hour Season 1 finale, 8:30pm, CBS)

Reign (Season 2 finale, 9pm, The CW)

For those who are still watching Grey's Anatomy (Season 11 finale, 8pm, ABC)

Scandal (Season 4 finale, 9pm, ABC)

American Crime (Season 1 finale, 10pm, ABC)

Elementary (Season 3 finale, 10pm, CBS)

Friday, May 15

The Amazing Race (Season 26 finale, 8pm, CBS)

Saturday, May 16

Saturday Night Live (Season 40 finale with Louis C.K. hosting, 11:30pm, NBC)

Sunday, May 17

The Simpsons (Season 26 finale, 8pm, Fox)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Season 2 finale, 8:30pm, Fox)

Family Guy (Season 13 finale, 9pm, Fox)

Mad Men (Series finale, 10pm, AMC)

Monday, May 18

The Following (Two-hour Season 3 finale, 8pm, Fox)

2 Broke Girls (Season 4 finale, 8pm, CBS)

Dancing With the Stars (Season 20 finale Part 1, 8pm, ABC)

Mike & Molly (Season 5 finale, 8:30pm, CBS)

Stalker (Season 1 finale, 9pm, CBS)**

**Stalker returns from hiatus and moves to Mondays beginning May 4.

NCIS: Los Angeles (Season 6 finale, 10pm, CBS)

Tuesday, May 19

The Flash (Season 1 finale, 8pm, The CW)

Dancing With the Stars (Season 20 finale Part 2, 9pm, ABC)

Wednesday, May 20

Survivor (Two-hour Season 30 finale, 8pm, followed by the typical reunion special at 9pm, CBS)

Supernatural (Season 10 finale, 9pm, The CW)

Modern Family (Season 6 finale, 9pm, ABC)

Black-ish (Season 1 finale, 9:30pm, ABC)

Sunday, May 24

Battle Creek (Season 1 finale, 10pm, CBS)

Thursday, June 4

Bones (Season 10 finale, 8pm, Fox)

Friday, June 5

Bitten (Season 2 finale, 8pm, Syfy)

Lost Girl (Season 5A finale, 10pm, Syfy)

Tuesday, June 9

Hell's Kitchen (Season 14 finale, 9pm, Fox)

Guess Who's Back. Back Again. OhSoLindsay's Back! Tell a Friend!

I am sorry I have been gone for so long my friends, but I’m back and ready to blog about all my new life experiences being a HOMEOWNER!  (And of course television) Yep you read right, in January of this year I purchased my first home!!  31 years in the making and I am finally living on my own, in my own home, owned by me!

For the last 31 years I have lived with my family filling my 240 square foot bedroom to the brim with clothes, purses, shoes, Starbucks mugs, trinkets, books (that I never read), sunglasses and a whole lot more.  This last year has been filled with searching for the right home, putting in offers and dealing with the rejection of homes I thought were "the one".  And now after this emotional roller coaster I am now living in the perfect home for me!  Of course with purchasing a new home and coming from a bedroom I have had the daunting task of finding furniture for every room in my house, which has been more stressful than I ever thought it would be!   When I would dream about my own home, it already had the furniture in it and all ready to move in.  NEWS FLASH: that’s not how it is in real life!  

So here’s my first question:  when do you stop trying to match everything and start buying what you like?!  Don’t get me wrong, I love each piece I have bought for my home, BUT it was a long process of thinking about it, going home and measuring, discussing for hours on end, searching other stores and then taking the step to buy it.

I have been driving myself, my family and my boyfriend crazy trying to find the ‘right’ furniture for my home that ‘matches’ with the other pieces and something that I love not just like.  I have been told by many ‘you can always get something for now and change it later on down the road’  How do I feel about this?  Well did my mom think that the dining room set bought in 1990 with the white washed oak and pink and white upholstery would still be in our house today in 2015? NOPE!  So I will continue holding out for that right piece of furniture!

I purchased my home on January 30^th 2015 and it took me until March 13^th to move in, for many reasons;

1. I wanted to do a few small renos to my place and paint it
2. I had NO furniture, not even a bed, so I was waiting for those to be delivered.  NEWS FLASH: The delivery date is NEVER the delivery date
3. I was leaving my family.  My family and I are extremely close, and I love spending time with them, so the thought of moving out, on my own, by myself was a little scary, exciting but scary

So on March 13^th, 2015 I took the day off and packed up my whole room, every single thing, which sadly fit into my jeep in one load and headed to my new home.  I cried all day.  I was sad to be leaving my family EVEN THOUGH I was going back home for dinner.  

Here we are a month later and although I LOVE, absolutely LOVE, my home, and enjoy having my own space, I still miss my family and dogs each and every day.  It’s a different feeling when you are sitting on the couch watching TV by yourself than when you do that with people around you, even if you aren't talking. 

When you first moved out of your parents’ house, were you as emotional as me?

The adventure has just begun for me, my new home and this new chapter of my life, so stay tuned.

And come back next week, for season finale rundowns and season renewals for next year!

Happy Wednesday

xoxo Lindsay