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Couch Potato Challenge:Classic TV Edition (Quarterly) NEW!
2/14
Welcome Back Kotter - Red Handed
Laverne & Shirley - Always and Forever
Happy Days - To Seduce A Sinner
WKRP in Cincinatti - Regularly Scheduled Life
Gilligan's Island - Windfall
One Day at a Time - That's Our Baby!
Dallas - Long Tall Texan Summer
MASH - Baby, Our Baby!
Hawaii 5-0 - A Match for Celia
E.R. - Corralled
Green Acres - His Sexy Bad Habit
I Love Lucy! - Heat Seeker
The Brady Bunch - TBA
Star Trek -
A- Team -
Completed: 4/20Welcome Back Kotter: - The Hunger Games
Laverne & Shirley: - Deja Vu
Happy Days: - Nauti and Wild
WKRP in Cincinatti: - Charlie All Night
Gilligan's Island: -
One Day at a Time: - Angel's Peak
Dallas: -
MASH: -
Hawaii 5-0: -
E.R.: - Crossing The Line (Perfect Anatomy, #1)
Green Acres: - Hero at Large
I Love Lucy!: - Halfway to the Grave
The Brady Bunch: - Seaview Inn
Star Trek: - My Favorite Earthling
The A-Team: - Lover Unleashed
BONUS:
Early Edition: Newspaper and/or reporter - Extreme Exposure
Dark Shadows: Vampire or other paranormal - Blood Born
Knight Rider: Cars involved in storyline - Crazy Love
Streets of San Francisco: Set in San Francisco -The Perfect Play
Courtship of Eddie's Father: Single Dad - Cowgirl Up and Ride
3/15 read1. Welcome Back Kotter:
2. Laverne and Shirley: Ain't She Sweet?
3. Happy Days: Immortality is the Suck
4. WKRP in Cincinnati: Purgatory
5. Gilligan's Island: Sun, Sand, Sex
6. One Day at a Time: Divorced, Desperate and Delicious
7. Dallas: Raising Kane
8. M*A*S*H:
9. Hawaii 5-0: MIA Case Files: Wolfsbane
10. ER:
11. Green Acres: The Protector
12. I Love Lucy!: Freshman Pledge: The Magic of Love
13. The Brady Bunch: Drew and Vince
14. Star Trek: Details of the Hunt
15. A-Team: Kiss of Crimson
5/20Welcome Back Kotter: Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Laverne & Shirley: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Happy Days:
WKRP in Cincinatti: Chains by Shiloh Walker
Gilligan's Island: Crazy for Love by Victoria Dahl
One Day at a Time:
Dallas: Mustang Wild by Stacey Kayne
MASH: Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right by Kieran Kramer
Hawaii 5-0:
E.R.:
Green Acres: When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer
I Love Lucy!: Out Of Control by Shannon McKenna
The Brady Bunch: The Firebrand by Susan Wiggs
Star Trek: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
A- Team:
Bonus:
Married...with Children (dysfunctional family, shoe-salesman, Chicago setting):
The Mistress by Susan Wiggs
Taxi (taxi driver, shauffeur, mechanic):
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Black Adder (nobleman down on his luck; set in medieval times, Elizabethan era, Regency or WW I):
Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean
Law & Order (NYC setting, cop, lawyer):
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
Third Watch (fire, firefighter, arson investigator):
The Hostage by Susan Wiggs
2/20 read. A long way to go, but hey! At least we have 3 months ;)1. Kotter - (young-adult) Glimmerglass
2. Laverne/Shirley - (chick-lit) See Jane Score
3. Happy Days - (bad boy) The Rake
4. WKRP - (dj) Kitty and the Midnight Hour (re-read)
5. Gilligan's Island - (beach cover) Perfect For The Beach
6. One day @ a Time - (single parent) Simply Irresistible
7. Dallas - (texas) The Texan's Wager
8. MASH - (military) All Through the Night
9. Hawaii FiveO - (detective) Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
11. Green acres - (green cover) Passion
12. Lucy - (red cover) More Than a Mistress
13. Brady Bunch - (kids exist) Harvest Moon
14. Star Trek - (sci-fi) Shards of Honour
15. A-Team - (warriors) Lover Unleashed
Bonus
16. Facts of life (school) A Kingdom of Dreams
17. Family Ties (brothers/sisters) Sin and Sensibility
18. Bewitched (witch) Halfway Hexed
19. Cosby show (lawyer) Midnight Kiss
7/20 completedLaverne & Shirley:chick lit Your Oasis on Flame Lake
Happy Days:bad boy Stay the Night
WKRP in Cincinatti:radio personality Kitty and the Midnight Hour
Gilligan's Island:island Pirates
One Day at a Time:single mother I'm the Vampire, That's Why
Dallas:texas Queen of Shadows
Green Acres:green cover Devil of the Highlands
I Love Lucy!:readhead Pale Demon
The A-Team:band of warriors A Hunger Like No Other
BONUS:
Magnum P.I.:private investigator character C is for Corpse
Facts of Life:boarding school setting Frostbite
The Greatest American Hero:hero and mortal romance Aphrodite's Passion
The Dukes of Hazzard:bad boy brothers Blackout
Finally on the board!1/15
Welcome Back Kotter:
Laverne & Shirley:
Happy Days:
WKRP in Cincinatti:
Gilligan's Island:
One Day at a Time:
Dallas:
MASH:
Hawaii 5-0:
E.R.:
Green Acres:
I Love Lucy! (red-headed character): Fingersmith
The Brady Bunch:
Star Trek:
A- Team:
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition
3/10
1. Welcome Back Kotter: Saving Francesca by Marlina Marchetta
2. Laverne & Shirley: Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? by Jen Lancaster
3. Happy Days: Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Cruise
4.
5. Hawaii 5-0: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
6.
7.
8. I Love Lucy!: The Devil Wears Plaid by Theresa Medeiros
9. Star Trek: Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. A-Team: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionDuration: March 1 - May 31, 2011
5/20 completed
Regular Programming
Welcome Back Kotter -- Read a young adult book or a book set in high school or has a teacher as a main character.
Laverne & Shirley -- (female friendship) Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Happy Days -- Read a book with a “bad boy” or a motorcycle riding character or a cover with a similar theme.
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Read a book set in Ohio or has a DJ, radio personality or musician as a character.
Gilligan's Island -- (stranded/surviving in the remote wilderness) RiverTime by Rae Renzi
√ One Day at a Time -- (single mother) The Guy Next Door by Lori Foster, Susan Donovan, Victoria Dahl == 03/03
Dallas -- Read a book set in Texas or in a ranch or has a rich oil baron or rancher as a character.
√ MASH -- (military character) Do You Trust Me? by Desiree Holt == 03/07
Hawaii 5-0 -- Read a mystery, a book set in Hawaii or a book that has a detective as a main character.
E.R. -- Read a book with a hospital setting, or has a doctor or nurse as a main character.
Green Acres -- Read a book that has a green cover, has a farm setting or an ‘opposites attract’ theme.
I Love Lucy! -- Read a book that has a red cover, or a funny book, or has a redhead as a main character.
The Brady Bunch -- Read a romance between people who already have children.
Star Trek -- Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a story that involves aliens and/or space travel.
A- Team -- Read a book that involves a band of warriors or has a mercenary soldier as a character.
Bonus
√ Emergency! -- (firefighters) The Blonde Bomb Tech by Lara Santiago == 03/02
√ Manimal -- (shapeshifter hero) Treasure Hunting by J.B. McDonald == 03/04
√ Designing Women -- (interior designer as a main character) Arrested Holiday by Lissa Matthews == 03/05
Cheers -- (bartender as a main character) Dangerous Secrets by Katie Reus
TBD
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition. DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
2 / 15
Welcome Back Kotter -- Read a young adult book or a book set in high school or has a teacher as a main character.
1 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins3/3/11*****5 stars
Laverne & Shirley -- Read a book categorized as Chick Lit or a book featuring female friendships.
2 What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day Pearl Cleage 1997
Happy Days -- (in honor of The Fonz) Read a book with a “bad boy” or a motorcycle riding character or a cover with a similar theme
3 Dangerous Kiss: A Lucky Santangelo Novel Jackie Collins 1983 / 2004
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Read a book set in Ohio or has a DJ, radio personality or musician as a character.
4 Bird Lives! (Evan Horne Mysteries) - June 15, 2000 Bill Moody
Gilligan's Island -- Read a book which includes being stranded/surviving in an island/jungle or involves a shipwrecked or a book that has a beach scene cover.
5 Bull's Island Dorothea Benton Frank
One Day at a Time -- Read a book that has a divorced female or a single mother as a character.
6 On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle3/6/11****4 stars Dallas -- Read a book set in Texas or in a ranch or has a rich oil baron or rancher as a character.
7 Fools Rush In (Weddings by Bella, #1) Janice Thompson 2009
MASH -- Read a book that has a military character or set during a war-time period.
8 The March: A Novel and Joe Morton (Audio CD - Sep 20, 2005) E.L. Doctorow
Hawaii 5-0 -- Read a mystery, a book set in Hawaii or a book that has a detective as a main character
9 The Little Sister and Elliott Gould CD - 2002
E.R. -- Read a book with a hospital setting, or has a doctor or nurse as a main character
10 Remember Me?: A Novel
Green Acres -- Read a book that has a green cover, has a farm setting or an ‘opposites attract’ theme.
11 Predator - Kay Scarpetta Mysteries
I Love Lucy! -- Read a book that has a red cover, or a funny book, or has a redhead as a main character.
12 Juliet, Naked 2009 Nick Hornby
The Brady Bunch -- Read a romance between people who already have children.
13 Miss Julia Stands Her Ground and Cynthia Darlow (Audio CD - Apr 2006) Ann B. Ross
Star Trek -- Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a story that involves aliens and/or space travel.
14 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Seth Grahame-Smith 2008
A- Team - Read a book that involves a band of warriors or has a mercenary soldier as a character.
15 The Hostage (The Presidential Agent #2) W.E.B. Griffin 2005
Still working on some of the list:Welcome Back Kotter -- Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
Laverne & Shirley -- Read a book categorized as Chick Lit or a book featuring female friendships.
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Read a book set in Ohio or has a DJ, radio personality or musician as a character.
Gilligan's Island -- Read a book which includes being stranded/surviving in an island/jungle or involves a shipwrecked or a book that has a beach scene cover.
One Day at a Time -- Hot Finish by Erin MacCarthy
Dallas -- Rogue by Rachel Vincent
MASH -- Breaking the Rules by Suzanne Brockmann
Hawaii 5-0 -- Read a mystery, a book set in Hawaii or a book that has a detective as a main character
E.R. -- If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl
Green Acres -- Read a book that has a green cover, has a farm setting or an ‘opposites attract’ theme.
I Love Lucy! -- This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
The Brady Bunch -- Read a romance between people who already have children.
Star Trek -- Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a story that involves aliens and/or space travel.
A- Team - Lover Unleashed by JR Ward
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionDuration: March 1, 2011- May 31, 2011
3/10 Done
Welcome Back Kotter:
Laverne & Shirley: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Happy Days: Crave by J.R. Ward
One Day at a Time:
MASH: The Queen's Lover: A Novel by Vanora Bennett
Hawaii 5-0: Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
Green Acres:Delicious by Susan Mallery
I Love Lucy: Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Star Trek:
A-Team: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionDuration: March 1 - May 31, 2011
6/20 completed
Regular Programming
Welcome Back Kotter -- Read a young adult book or a book set in high school or has a teacher as a main character.
Laverne & Shirley -- (female friendship) Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Happy Days -- Read a book with a “bad boy” or a motorcycle riding character or a cover with a similar theme.
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Read a book set in Ohio or has a DJ, radio personality or musician as a character.
Gilligan's Island -- (stranded/surviving in the remote wilderness) RiverTime by Rae Renzi
√ One Day at a Time -- (single mother) The Guy Next Door by Lori Foster, Susan Donovan, Victoria Dahl == 03/03
Dallas -- Read a book set in Texas or in a ranch or has a rich oil baron or rancher as a character.
√ MASH -- (military character) Do You Trust Me? by Desiree Holt == 03/07
Hawaii 5-0 -- Read a mystery, a book set in Hawaii or a book that has a detective as a main character.
E.R. -- Read a book with a hospital setting, or has a doctor or nurse as a main character.
Green Acres -- Read a book that has a green cover, has a farm setting or an ‘opposites attract’ theme.
I Love Lucy! -- Read a book that has a red cover, or a funny book, or has a redhead as a main character.
The Brady Bunch -- Read a romance between people who already have children.
Star Trek -- Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a story that involves aliens and/or space travel.
A- Team -- Read a book that involves a band of warriors or has a mercenary soldier as a character.
Bonus
√ Emergency! -- (firefighters) The Blonde Bomb Tech by Lara Santiago == 03/02
√ Manimal -- (shapeshifter hero) Treasure Hunting by J.B. McDonald == 03/04
√ Designing Women -- (interior designer as a main character) Arrested Holiday by Lissa Matthews == 03/05
√ Cheers -- (bartender as a main character) Dangerous Secrets by Katie Reus == 03/08
TBD
3/14
Welcome Back Kotter - Red Handed
Laverne & Shirley - Always and Forever
Happy Days -
WKRP in Cincinatti - Regularly Scheduled Life
Gilligan's Island - Windfall
One Day at a Time - That's Our Baby!
Dallas - Long Tall Texan Summer
MASH - Baby, Our Baby!
Hawaii 5-0 - A Match for Celia
E.R. - Corralled
Green Acres - His Sexy Bad Habit
I Love Lucy! - Heat Seeker
The Brady Bunch - TBA
Star Trek -
A- Team -
3/10 DoneWelcome Back Kotter:
WKRP in Cincinatti:
Gilligan's Island: A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene
Dallas:
ER: Hospital Station by James White
Hawaii 5-0:
MASH: Teahouse of the August Moon by Vern Sneider
Green Acres: The Werewolf Upstairs by Ashlyn Chase
I Love Lucy:
Star Trek:
Couch Potato Challenge:Classic TV Edition (Quarterly)
You can pick out 10 shows out of the 15 choices, choose all 15, or go for 20 by creating 5 more categories based on your own favorite classic TV shows.
DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
Welcome Back Kotter: The Truth about Forever
Laverne & Shirley::Finding the Dream
Happy Days :
One Day at a Time :Holding the Dream(March)
Dallas :Blue-Eyed Devil
MASH:What Happens in London
Hawaii 5-0 :A Lot Like Love(March)
E.R.:
Green Acres :A Kiss at Midnight
I Love Lucy! :The Devil Wears Plaid
A- Team :The Prize
Romance Readers Reading Challenges Couch Potato Challenge:Classic TV Edition (Quarterly) NEW!
DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
1.Welcome Back Kotter - Awakened - PC & Kristen Cast
2.
3.Happy Days - Unseen - Rachel caine
4.I Love Lucy - The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires - Katie MacAlister
5.
6.Green Acres - Real Vampires Have More to Love - Gerry Bartlett
7.A- Team - Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole
8.Bewitched - Pale Demon - Kim Harrison
9.The Bionic Woman - This Side of the Grave - Jeaniene Frost
10.Taxi - River Marked - Patricia Briggs
7/20 Read
Welcome Back Kotter -- Darkness Becomes Her
Laverne & Shirley -- Tall, Dark & Dead
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Bite Club
Gilligan's Island -- Water Bound
One Day at a Time -- The Better Part of Darkness
The Brady Bunch -- River Marked
Star Trek -- Midnight Awakening
A-Team -- Lover Unleashed
My Three Sons -- Colters' Woman
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark -- A Brush of Darkness
Bewitched -- Halfway Hexed
Facts of Life -- Demonglass
The Munsters -- The Ghoul Next Door
8/20 completedLaverne & Shirley:chick lit Your Oasis on Flame Lake
Happy Days:bad boy Stay the Night
WKRP in Cincinatti:radio personality Kitty and the Midnight Hour
Gilligan's Island:island Pirates
One Day at a Time:single mother I'm the Vampire, That's Why
Green Acres:green cover Devil of the Highlands
I Love Lucy!:readhead Pale Demon
The A-Team:band of warriors A Hunger Like No Other
BONUS:
Magnum P.I.:private investigator character C is for Corpse
Facts of Life:boarding school setting Frostbite
The Greatest American Hero:hero and mortal romance Aphrodite's Passion
The Dukes of Hazzard:bad boy brothers Blackout
Finally on the board!2/15
Welcome Back Kotter:
Laverne & Shirley:
Happy Days:
WKRP in Cincinatti:
Gilligan's Island (shipwreck): Loving A Lost Lord
One Day at a Time:
Dallas:
MASH:
Hawaii 5-0:
E.R.:
Green Acres:
I Love Lucy! (red-headed character): Fingersmith
The Brady Bunch:
Star Trek:
A- Team:
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionMarch 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011
2/10
I'm only going for 10 but not sure of which ones yet.
Welcome Back Kotter:
Laverne and Shirley:
Happy Days:
WKRP in Cincinatti:
Gilligan's Island:
One Day at a Time:
Dallas:
Mash:
Hawaii 5-0:
E.R.: Sin Undone by Larissa Ione
Green Acres:
I Love Lucy:Patience by Lisa Valdez (redhead)
The Brady Bunch:
Star Trek:
A-Team:
RRRC Couch Potato Challenge 20111/3/11 - 31/5/11
2/10
Welcome Back Kotter - Sea Glass
Happy Days - Destined for an Early Grave
WKRP in Cinncinati - Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
MASH - Dragon Bones
Hawaii 5-O - Glory in Death
ER -
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy - This Side of the Grave
Star Trek - In Too Deep
A-Team - Lover Enshrined
Judithe wrote: "Have a category question...Do you think
would work for "Gilligan's Island -- (stranded/surviving in the remote wilderness)"...definitely about the survival aspect..."I think that will work. :)
Thanks, Yz! Welcome back! How're your travels?
4/20 read. 1. Kotter - (young-adult) Glimmerglass
2. Laverne/Shirley - (chick-lit) See Jane Score
3. Happy Days - (bad boy) The Rake
4. WKRP - (dj) Kitty and the Midnight Hour (re-read)
5. Gilligan's Island - (beach cover) Perfect For The Beach
6. One day @ a Time - (single parent) Simply Irresistible
7. Dallas - (texas) Primal Bonds
8. MASH - (military) All Through the Night
9. Hawaii FiveO - (detective) Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
12. Lucy - (red cover) More Than a Mistress
13. Brady Bunch - (kids exist) Harvest Moon
15. A-Team - (warriors) Lover Unleashed
Bonus
16. Facts of life (school) A Kingdom of Dreams
17. Family Ties (brothers/sisters) Sin and Sensibility
18. Bewitched (witch) Halfway Hexed
19. Cosby show (lawyer) Midnight Kiss
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionMarch 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011
4/10
1. Welcome Back Kotter: Saving Francesca by Marlina Marchetta
2. Laverne & Shirley: Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? by Jen Lancaster
3.
4.
5. Hawaii 5-0: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
6.
7.
8. I Love Lucy!: The Devil Wears Plaid by Theresa Medeiros
9. Star Trek: Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. A-Team: Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition Duration: March 1 - May 31, 2011
BONUS:
4/17 DONELaverne & Shirley: Love: A User's Guide: A Novel of Romance with Attitude - Clare Naylor
WKRP In Cincinnati: Wicked Game - Jeri Smith-Ready
One Day at a Time: Flat-Out Sexy - Erin McCarthy
Dallas: Smooth Talking Stranger - Lisa Kleypas
MASH: SEALed with a Ring - Mary-Margret Daughtridge
Hawaii 5-0: Promises in Death - J.D. Robb
Green Acres: Bullet - Laurell K. Hamilton
I Love Lucy!: Demons Not Included - Cheyenne McCray
The Brady Bunch: SKIP
Star Trek: Born of Night - Sherrilyn Kenyon
A-Team: Lover Mine - J.R. Ward
BONUS:
Bewitched: - Thorn Queen - Richelle Mead
I Dream of Jeanne:I Dream of Genies - Judi Fennell
Bionic Woman: Black Wings - Christina Henry
Judithe wrote: "Thanks, Yz! Welcome back! How're your travels?"
The trip was pretty uneventful...but just loooong. : )
However, its what I found at home that is pretty hard to deal with. Still feeling a little 'shocky' at the moment. Hoping to find my balance soon.
I'm glad it was uneventful! Hope you find your balance and hang in there!Stay safe! The Pacific is rocking and rolling tonight!
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionDuration: March 1 - May 31, 2011
7/20 completed
Regular Programming
Welcome Back Kotter -- Read a young adult book or a book set in high school or has a teacher as a main character.
Laverne & Shirley -- (female friendship) Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Happy Days -- Read a book with a “bad boy” or a motorcycle riding character or a cover with a similar theme.
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Read a book set in Ohio or has a DJ, radio personality or musician as a character.
Gilligan's Island -- (stranded/surviving in the remote wilderness) RiverTime by Rae Renzi
√ One Day at a Time -- (single mother) The Guy Next Door by Lori Foster, Susan Donovan, Victoria Dahl == 03/03
Dallas -- Read a book set in Texas or in a ranch or has a rich oil baron or rancher as a character.
√ MASH -- (military character) Do You Trust Me? by Desiree Holt == 03/07
Hawaii 5-0 -- Read a mystery, a book set in Hawaii or a book that has a detective as a main character.
E.R. -- Read a book with a hospital setting, or has a doctor or nurse as a main character.
Green Acres -- Read a book that has a green cover, has a farm setting or an ‘opposites attract’ theme.
I Love Lucy! -- Read a book that has a red cover, or a funny book, or has a redhead as a main character.
The Brady Bunch -- Read a romance between people who already have children.
Star Trek -- Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a story that involves aliens and/or space travel.
A- Team -- Read a book that involves a band of warriors or has a mercenary soldier as a character.
Bonus
√ Emergency! -- (firefighters) The Blonde Bomb Tech by Lara Santiago == 03/02
√ Manimal -- (shapeshifter hero) Treasure Hunting by J.B. McDonald == 03/04
√ Designing Women -- (interior designer as a main character) Arrested Holiday by Lissa Matthews == 03/05
√ Cheers -- (bartender as a main character) Dangerous Secrets by Katie Reus == 03/08
√ Sports Night -- (sports) Hard And Fast by Lisa Renee Jones == 03/11
3/14
Welcome Back Kotter - Red Handed
Laverne & Shirley - Always and Forever
Happy Days -
WKRP in Cincinatti - Regularly Scheduled Life
Gilligan's Island - Hidden Away
One Day at a Time - That's Our Baby!
Dallas - Long Tall Texan Summer
MASH - Baby, Our Baby!
Hawaii 5-0 - A Match for Celia
E.R. - Corralled
Green Acres - His Sexy Bad Habit
I Love Lucy! - Heat Seeker
The Brady Bunch - TBA
Star Trek -
A- Team -
RRRC Couch Potato Challenge 20111/3/11 - 31/5/11
3/10
Welcome Back Kotter - Sea Glass
Happy Days - Destined for an Early Grave
WKRP in Cinncinati - Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
MASH - Dragon Bones
Hawaii 5-O - Glory in Death
ER -
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy - This Side of the Grave
Star Trek - In Too Deep
A-Team -
3/15Welcome Back Kotter:
Laverne & Shirley:
Happy Days:
WKRP in Cincinatti:
Gilligan's Island (shipwreck): Loving A Lost Lord
One Day at a Time:
Dallas:
MASH (military character): Never Less Than A Lady
Hawaii 5-0:
E.R.:
Green Acres:
I Love Lucy! (red-headed character): Fingersmith
The Brady Bunch:
Star Trek:
A- Team:
2/10 completeWelcome Back Kotter -
5 stars
Laverne & Shirley - Nearlyweds by Beth Kendrick
WKRP - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Gilligan's Island -
One Day at a Time -Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter
Dallas - BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
Hawaii 5-0 - Heat Lightning by John Sandford
E.R. - Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Green Acres - Love the One You're With by Emily Giffin
I Love Lucy! - Superstition by Karen Robards
9/20 completedLaverne & Shirley:chick lit Your Oasis on Flame Lake
Happy Days:bad boy Stay the Night
WKRP in Cincinatti:radio personality Kitty and the Midnight Hour
Gilligan's Island:island Pirates
One Day at a Time:single mother I'm the Vampire, That's Why
I Love Lucy!:readhead Pale Demon
The A-Team:band of warriors A Hunger Like No Other
BONUS:
Magnum P.I.:private investigator character C is for Corpse
Facts of Life:boarding school setting Frostbite
The Greatest American Hero:hero and mortal romance Aphrodite's Passion
The Dukes of Hazzard:bad boy brothers Blackout
RRRC - Couch Potato: Classic1st March to 31st May
1/10
Welcome Back Kotter - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Laverne and Shirley - Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson
Happy Days - At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost - Hmmmmmm Bones.....
M*A*S*H - Zoya by Danielle Steel - Russian Revolution
ER - Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
Green Acres - Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
I Love Lucy - Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
Star Trek - Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The A Team - Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
Read
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionDuration: March 1 - May 31, 2011
8/20 completed
Regular Programming
Welcome Back Kotter -- Read a young adult book or a book set in high school or has a teacher as a main character.
Laverne & Shirley -- (female friendship) Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Happy Days -- Read a book with a “bad boy” or a motorcycle riding character or a cover with a similar theme.
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Read a book set in Ohio or has a DJ, radio personality or musician as a character.
√ Gilligan's Island -- (beach scene cover) Friendly Fire by Megan Hart == 03/12
√ One Day at a Time -- (single mother) The Guy Next Door by Lori Foster, Susan Donovan, Victoria Dahl == 03/03
Dallas -- (set in Texas and has a rancher as a character) Colt's Choice by Patrice Michelle
√ MASH -- (military character) Do You Trust Me? by Desiree Holt == 03/07
Hawaii 5-0 -- Read a mystery, a book set in Hawaii or a book that has a detective as a main character.
E.R. -- Read a book with a hospital setting, or has a doctor or nurse as a main character.
Green Acres -- Read a book that has a green cover, has a farm setting or an ‘opposites attract’ theme.
I Love Lucy! -- Read a book that has a red cover, or a funny book, or has a redhead as a main character.
The Brady Bunch -- Read a romance between people who already have children.
Star Trek -- Read a sci-fi/futuristic romance, or a story that involves aliens and/or space travel.
A- Team -- Read a book that involves a band of warriors or has a mercenary soldier as a character.
Bonus
√ Emergency! -- (firefighters) The Blonde Bomb Tech by Lara Santiago == 03/02
√ Manimal -- (shapeshifter hero) Treasure Hunting by J.B. McDonald == 03/04
√ Designing Women -- (interior designer as a main character) Arrested Holiday by Lissa Matthews == 03/05
√ Cheers -- (bartender as a main character) Dangerous Secrets by Katie Reus == 03/08
√ Sports Night -- (sports) Hard And Fast by Lisa Renee Jones == 03/11
5/20 read. :)1. Kotter - (young-adult) Glimmerglass
2. Laverne/Shirley - (chick-lit) See Jane Score
3. Happy Days - (bad boy) The Rake
4. WKRP - (dj) Kitty and the Midnight Hour (re-read)
5. Gilligan's Island - (beach cover) Perfect For The Beach
6. One day @ a Time - (single parent) Simply Irresistible
8. MASH - (military) All Through the Night
9. Hawaii FiveO - (detective) Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye
12. Lucy - (red cover) More Than a Mistress
13. Brady Bunch - (kids exist) Harvest Moon
15. A-Team - (warriors) Lover Unleashed
Bonus
16. Facts of life (school) A Kingdom of Dreams
17. Family Ties (brothers/sisters) Sin and Sensibility
18. Bewitched (witch) Halfway Hexed
19. Cosby show (lawyer) Midnight Kiss
Completed: 0/201.Welcome Back Kotter
2.Laverne & Shirley
3.Happy Days
4.WKRP in Cincinatti
5.Gilligan’s Island
6.One Day at a Time
7.Dallas
8.MASH
9.Hawaii 5-0
10.E.R.
11.Green Acres
12.I Love Lucy!
13.The Brady Bunch
14.Star Trek
15.A-Team
16.Bewitched
17.I Dream of Jeannie
18.The Bionic Woman
19.Doctor Who
20.The Love Boat
RRRC Couch Potato Challenge 20111/3/11 - 31/5/11
4/10
Welcome Back Kotter - Sea Glass
Happy Days - Destined for an Early Grave
WKRP in Cinncinati - Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand
MASH - Dragon Bones
Hawaii 5-O -
ER -
Green Acres -
I Love Lucy - This Side of the Grave
Star Trek - In Too Deep
A-Team -
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV EditionMarch 1, 2011 - May 31, 2011
5/10
1. Welcome Back Kotter: Saving Francesca by Marlina Marchetta
2. Laverne & Shirley: Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who are These Idiots and Why Do They All Live Next Door to Me? by Jen Lancaster
3.
4.
5. Hawaii 5-0: One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
6.
7.
8. I Love Lucy!: The Devil Wears Plaid by Theresa Medeiros
9. Star Trek: Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10.
Couch Potato Challenge:Classic TV Edition (Quarterly)
You can pick out 10 shows out of the 15 choices, choose all 15, or go for 20 by creating 5 more categories based on your own favorite classic TV shows.
DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
Welcome Back Kotter: The Truth about Forever
Laverne & Shirley::Finding the Dream
Happy Days :
One Day at a Time :Holding the Dream(March)
Dallas :Blue-Eyed Devil
MASH:What Happens in London
Hawaii 5-0 :
E.R.:
Green Acres :A Kiss at Midnight
I Love Lucy! :The Devil Wears Plaid
A- Team :The Prize
4/14
Welcome Back Kotter - Red Handed
Laverne & Shirley -
Happy Days -
WKRP in Cincinatti - Regularly Scheduled Life
Gilligan's Island - Hidden Away
One Day at a Time - That's Our Baby!
Dallas - Long Tall Texan Summer
MASH - Baby, Our Baby!
Hawaii 5-0 - A Match for Celia
E.R. - Corralled
Green Acres - His Sexy Bad Habit
I Love Lucy! - Heat Seeker
The Brady Bunch -
Star Trek -
A- Team -
Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition. DURATION: March 1 - May 31, 2011
2/10 Completed Updated: 3/13/11
Welcome Back Kotter -- I Am Number Four (may change)
Happy Days -- One Foot in the Grave 3/13
WKRP in Cincinatti -- Love Me Forever
Gilligan's Island -- The Jungle
Dallas -- Prey
E.R. -- Zero at the Bone
Green Acres -- Golden Surrender
I Love Lucy! -- Not Quite a Husband 3/7
Star Trek -- Born of Shadows
A- Team - The Darkest Secret
13/20Welcome Back Kotter: Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Laverne & Shirley: Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Happy Days:
WKRP in Cincinatti:
Gilligan's Island:
One Day at a Time:
Dallas:
MASH: Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right by Kieran Kramer
Hawaii 5-0:
E.R.:
Green Acres: When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer
I Love Lucy!:
The Brady Bunch: The Firebrand by Susan Wiggs
Star Trek:
A- Team:
Bonus:
Married...with Children (dysfunctional family, shoe-salesman, Chicago setting):
Taxi (taxi driver, shauffeur, mechanic):
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Black Adder (nobleman down on his luck; set in medieval times, Elizabethan era, Regency or WW I):
Law & Order (NYC setting, cop, lawyer):
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
Third Watch (fire, firefighter, arson investigator):
Well, I'm going to start with all 15 + bonuses, but there will inevitably be changes...Couch Potato Challenge: Classic TV Edition
Duration: March 1 ~ May 31, 2011
6/15 Completed
4/5 Bonus Books Completed
Welcome Back Kotter ~ City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Laverne & Shirley ~ Millie's Fling by Jill Mansell
Happy Days ~
WKRP in Cincinatti ~
Gilligan's Island ~ The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks
One Day at a Time ~ Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
Dallas ~ Cowboy Trouble by Joanne Kennedy
MASH ~ A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr
Hawaii 5-0 ~
E.R. ~
Green Acres ~ Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye
I Love Lucy! ~ Conversion by S.C. Stephens
The Brady Bunch ~ Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James
Star Trek ~
The A-Team ~
BONUS:
Wonder Woman (kick ass heroine) ~ This Side of the Grave
The White Shadow (main character is athlete) ~
Bewitched (witch/wizard) ~
BJ and The Bear (animal on cover) ~
Chico & The Man (main character is mechanic) ~
Bonus:
5/10 DoneWelcome Back Kotter:
WKRP in Cincinatti:
Gilligan's Island: A Timely Vision by Joyce Lavene
Dallas:
ER: Hospital Station by James White
Hawaii 5-0:
MASH: Teahouse of the August Moon by Vern Sneider
Green Acres:
I Love Lucy:
Star Trek:
4/15 read1. Welcome Back Kotter:
2. Laverne and Shirley: Ain't She Sweet?
3. Happy Days: Immortality is the Suck
4. WKRP in Cincinnati: Purgatory
5. Gilligan's Island: Sun, Sand, Sex
6. One Day at a Time: Divorced, Desperate and Delicious
7. Dallas:
8. M*A*S*H:
9. Hawaii 5-0: MIA Case Files: Wolfsbane
10. ER:
11. Green Acres: The Protector
12. I Love Lucy!: Freshman Pledge: The Magic of Love
13. The Brady Bunch: Drew and Vince
14. Star Trek: Details of the Hunt
15. A-Team: Kiss of Crimson
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2/10 completed
1. Laverne and Shirley:
Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill- 3/3/112. One Day at a Time:
Espresso Shot by Cleo Coyle- 3/6/113. E.R.: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
4. Welcome Back Kotter: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
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