A lot of shows aim to be funny.  These shows are called comedies. 

Sometimes, shows are half-funny, half-serious.  These are cleverly called dramedies.

Still other shows aim to be half-funny, half-serious and end up being annoying.  These shows are called Greys Anatomy. 

I end up watching a lot of comedic and dramedic shows for unknown reasons.  Possibly, it's just habit.  But why do we (read: I) watch shows that aren't actually funny.  Let's put it all on a graph, shall we?

News nuggets to get you through your mid-morning slump.

• Todd Oldham is set to host Top Design, a Project Runway-style show but this time with interior designers. It's going to hit the airwaves in January on, surprise, Bravo.
• Take shelter!  Nina Garcia is preggo!  Something must be in the Evian on the Project Runway set.  There is something oddly compelling, though, about the idea of Michael Kors sitting between two bubble-bellied women while dishing out criticism to the designers.
• In 'too little too late' news, Isaiah Washington has apologized for being an ass.  Greys Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes denies that he's being replaced, thereby blowing my Burke-kills-himself prophecy to smithereens.
• In aggressive females news, both Bravo's Work Out and the Janice Dickenson Modeling Agency have been renewed, thereby providing basic cable with two more shows for me to accidentally begin watching.
• Did you know about this shit they're pulling with Lost? After the Nov. 8 episode, the show won't air a new episode until Feb. 7.  Preposterous!