Top 5 Favorite TV Shows

I'll start this post off by offering a disclaimer; I have not watched nearly as many TV shows as I should have. I wish I could put shows like Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, or The Wire, but that wouldn't make sense considering I am yet to watch those series. Thus, I am by no means pretending like this list in any way represents the ten best shows of all time. (That's why the title says "favorite," not "best.") These are merely the shows I actually have managed to follow that I enjoyed the most.

Also, keep in mind that these are pre-taped, scripted programs, which means no reality shows (sorry Big Brother) or Saturday Night Live.

5. Parks and Recreation

Arcade Fire Play New Song, Appear in Skit on "SNL" Premiere

Arcade Fire, creators of next month's highly-anticipated release Reflektor, appeared on yesterday's Tina Fey-hosted season premiere of Saturday Night Live. The debuted one new song on the show, called "Afterlife," after performing the title track earlier in the night. They also showed up in one the night's funnier sketches, before NBC surprised fans by showing a 22-minute concert film after the show featured not one, not two, but THREE new tracks. This bombshell was definitely a welcome one for viewers, as we have now heard five of Reflektor's thirteen songs. Listen to their live performance of "Afterlife" in the first video below and then the three new tracks ("Normal Person," "Here Comes the Night Time," and "We Exist") in the second one. This is very exciting news for Arcade Fire's fanbase, who had no idea they'd be hearing four new tunes last night.

Note: These would easily be "song of the week" if it weren't that a) there hasn't been enough time to evaluate them and b) there are four songs, not one, and would be impossible to single one out so early on.