Now that my TiVo records everything I like, I'm not really tied to network schedules or thier primetime hours (which happen to by my prime-time productivity hours, unlike the first thing in the morning, which is when I elect to watch Babylon 5).

The only problem (aside from when the cable goes out, as it has been for the past several days, argh! And come to think of it, my severe abuse of parenthetical remarks (really.)) is when there's more than one thing I want to see. Then I have to bring the VCR in to play. Sometimes though, there's just too much, even for that.

Like planets that only align once every 28 years, there's just too much TV that I need to see this particular Sunday night, and this from someone who's pretty much weaned himself off from shows I 'need' to see.

First off, there's the Daria Movie. That's right, the two-hour season opener which looks to be only the second ever 'serious' Daria (the season finale being the first). Time: 7-9pm, Place: MTV.

Next, there's Witchblade. Though it looks like a rip off of both Mercedes Lackey's Oathbound series and a questionable episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I'm curious how well they can spin Matrix-era special effects, a policewoman and a big mythic gauntlet into an actual series. Call it a fetish. Time: 8pm-10pm (and 10pm-12pm. Gotta love TNT), Place: TNT.

Finally there's the La Femme Nikita Series Finale. That's it. No more. Unless they make a rumored made-for-cable movie based on the series... which was based on a movie... Time: Two episodes, first from 8-9pm, second from 10-11pm. I guess it's so hot we need an hour intermission. Place: USA.

Then of course, throw in the old standbys of Simpsons and X-Files (reruns. skippem!) and there's just too much fun. Stay up late, shed a tear for the close of a great show, and wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the first day of classes on Monday!